
Release Post
posit-dev/skills/open-source/release-postby posit-deve20b71b2ab527b7c480f4f60dcce2b18df1a99aeMITListed Oct 9, 2026Updated Oct 9, 2026
Create professional package release blog posts following Tidyverse or Shiny blog conventions. Use when the user needs to: (1) Write a release announcement blog post for an R or Python package for tidyverse.org or shiny.posit.co, (2) Transform NEWS/changelog content into blog format, (3) Generate acknowledgments sections with contributor lists, (4) Format posts following specific blog platform requirements. Supports both Tidyverse (hugodown) and Shiny (Quarto) blog formats with automated contributor fetching and comprehensive style guidance.
Only the file list is public. File contents are available once the skill is installed in a workspace.
| Path | Size | Type |
|---|---|---|
| references/content-guidelines.md | 11.9 KB | text/markdown |
| references/shiny-formatting.md | 11.8 KB | text/markdown |
| references/tidyverse-formatting.md | 7.1 KB | text/markdown |
| scripts/get_contributors.R | 1.4 KB | text/plain |
| SKILL.md | 9.7 KB | text/markdown |
Source and attribution
Source:posit-dev/skillsinopen-source/release-postat commite20b71b
License: MIT
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