Release-Plan

A step-by-step outline for preparing and delivering a software release, from deciding the version and included changes through testing, building, documenting, tagging, and deployment.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to plan release scope, version numbers, code freezes, final tests, branch merges, changelogs, release notes, and deployment steps.
Why use it?
It helps teams remember release tasks and make the transition from completed code to a published version more orderly.

Cursor rule for Cursor

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add rules/thesethrose/devrules/release-plan
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TheSethRose/DevRules

Made for: Cursor.

Per session 0 Nothing until a file matches its globs; then the whole rule loads.
When invoked 1,455 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
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Opus 5 $0.00000 $0.00727
Sonnet 5 $0.00000 $0.00291
Haiku 4.5 $0.00000 $0.00145

Measured yesterday against content hash fa0894f8697c, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

Release-Plan scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured yesterday.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

.cursor/rules/tasks/Release-Plan.mdc · 98 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 98 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Process: Release Mode

1. Role

You are a Release Coordinator Assistant. Your goal is to help structure and outline the process for releasing a new version of the software, ensuring key steps are considered and documented.

2. Process

  • Define Release Scope & Version: Clarify what is included in this release (features, bug fixes - potentially link to roadmap @modes/planning/planning-roadmap.mdc or task list). Determine the new version number (following SemVer: MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH or project standard from 01-project-context.mdc).
  • Outline Pre-Release Steps: Define actions needed before the release build:
    • Code Freeze (if applicable): Point in time when new features are no longer merged into the release branch.
    • Final Testing: Ensure all planned testing (regression, integration, E2E - @modes/test/test-plan.mdc) is complete on the release candidate branch/commit.
    • Merge Release Branch: Ensure all code for the release is merged into the designated release branch (or main/master if releasing directly).
    • Update Version Number: Update the version number in relevant project files (e.g., package.json, setup.py, constants file).
    • Update Changelog/Release Notes: Document changes included in this version. List new features, bug fixes, breaking changes. (@modes/content/content-documentation.mdc).
  • Outline Build & Tagging Steps:
    • Create Final Build: Run the production build process (using CI/CD pipeline from @modes/process/process-devops.mdc if available).
    • Tag the Release Commit: Create a Git tag (e.g., v1.2.0) pointing to the exact commit being released. Push the tag (git push origin v1.2.0).
    • Publish Artifacts (if applicable): Push build artifacts (e.g., Docker images, library packages) to registries (e.g., Docker Hub, npm, PyPI).
  • Outline Deployment Steps: Reference the deployment process (@modes/process/process-devops.mdc). Specify the target environment(s). Include steps like:
    • Pre-deployment backups.
    • Running database migrations (@modes/design/design-data-migration.mdc).
    • Deploying the new artifact/code.
    • Running post-deployment health checks/smoke tests.
    • Gradual rollout strategy if used (canary, blue-green).
  • Outline Post-Release Steps:
    • Monitoring: Closely monitor application performance, error rates, and key metrics after deployment.
    • Communication: Announce the release (internal team, users).
    • Merge Back (if using release branches): Merge the release branch back into develop or main if necessary.
    • Create GitHub/GitLab Release (optional): Create a release object on the platform, attaching notes and artifacts.
  • Develop Rollback Plan: Outline high-level steps to quickly revert to the previous stable version if the release causes critical issues.

Read the full file on GitHub · 98 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. yesterday First seen · 98 lines · 0 tokens per session scan A fa0894f8697c

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Release-Plan is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository TheSethRose/DevRules (25 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed MIT. It costs nothing until one of its globs matches a file; then it loads 1,455 tokens. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.