Agf Releasing Apple
Runbook for signing, notarizing, packaging and smoke-testing Apple release builds
Test report
- Verdict
- Works with setup
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 21, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · 9361d4f
Located SKILL.md via the GitHub tree API at .claude/skills/agf-releasing-apple/SKILL.md and fetched it raw. Frontmatter parses with name+description; spot-checked all four in-body references (deployment.md, versioning.md, ADR-009, the /agf-apple-release command) via raw fetch — all HTTP 200. No security smells; the skill actively forbids committing .p8/.p12/mobileprovision and mandates env-var/Keychain secrets. Could not run OUTPUT vs baseline: the skill's real work (xcodebuild, `bundle exec fastlane beta/release_dmg`, Apple notarytool, TestFlight upload, `spctl -a -vv` smoke test) needs macOS signing material and Apple developer credentials unavailable in my sandbox, so no build artifact exists to compare.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 5/10
- Docs & honesty 4/5
What Agf Releasing Apple does
A step-by-step runbook for the apple-release-engineer role: builds a signed distributable (TestFlight build, notarized DMG, or internal package) from merged-to-main code, then runs a real-output smoke test and hands off to QA. Triggers when someone asks to build, notarize, or package an Apple release distributable after code review and merge; it explicitly excludes web docker UAT and E2E/UAT acceptance testing.
How to install Agf Releasing Apple
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pcliangx/AppGenesisForge.git /tmp/agf-releasing-apple-src
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -R /tmp/agf-releasing-apple-src/.claude/skills/agf-releasing-apple ~/.claude/skills/agf-releasing-apple
# Runbook only — the actual build requires macOS + Xcode (`xcodebuild`), Ruby/Bundler + fastlane
# (`bundle exec fastlane <lane>`), an App Store Connect API key (.p8), and a `match` cert repo.
# It is tightly coupled to the AppGenesisForge repo: SKILL.md cross-references
# .claude/standards/deployment.md §7, .claude/standards/versioning.md, docs/adr/009-apple-release-pipeline.md,
# and slash command .claude/commands/agf-apple-release.md — outside that repo those links dangle.
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger Agf Releasing Apple
-
/agf-releasing-appleRunbook for signing, notarizing, packaging and smoke-testing Apple release builds
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
-
Build and notarize a TestFlight release from main -
Run pre-flight checks before releasing to Apple -
Package a notarized DMG for this release channel
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Agf Releasing Apple skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from pcliangx/AppGenesisForge. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does Agf Releasing Apple work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 21, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. Located SKILL.md via the GitHub tree API at .claude/skills/agf-releasing-apple/SKILL.md and fetched it raw. Frontmatter parses with name+description; spot-checked all four in-body references (deployment.md, versioning.md, ADR-009, the /agf-apple-release command) via raw fetch — all HTTP 200. No security smells; the skill actively forbids committing .p8/.p12/mobileprovision and mandates env-var/Keychain secrets. Could not run OUTPUT vs baseline: the skill's real work (xcodebuild, `bundle exec fastlane beta/release_dmg`, Apple notarytool, TestFlight upload, `spctl -a -vv` smoke test) needs macOS signing material and Apple developer credentials unavailable in my sandbox, so no build artifact exists to compare.
- What is the Agf Releasing Apple SkillProof Score?
- 7.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 5/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
- How do I install Agf Releasing Apple?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use Agf Releasing Apple with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.