---
name: fradser-start-release
description: "Begins a new version release using git-flow. This skill should be used when the user asks to \"start a release\", \"create release branch\", \"prepare a release\", \"git flow release start\", or wants to begin a new version release. Accepts either an explicit version or a natural-language description of the release."
license: "MIT"
disable-model-invocation: true
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  decimalai-skill-id: "18692a04-9833-4712-ab0b-a67ebfb4578b"
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  decimalai-version: "2"
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  decimalai-invocation: "user"
  decimalai-category: "devops"
  decimalai-source: "https://app.decimal.ai/s/fradser-start-release@2/SKILL.md"
---
## Workflow Execution

**Launch a general-purpose agent** that executes the start-release workflow.

Follow the pipeline in `../../references/gitflow-start-pipeline.md`:
- **Workflow Type**: `release`
- **Arguments**: `$ARGUMENTS`