Pre publish checker

Skill gemini-cli-extensions/sre/skills/pre-publish-checker

🐉 Thoroughly checks files for profanity, internal links, sensitive paths, and professionalism before publication. Use when preparing a codebase or extension for public release.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add gemini-cli-extensions/sre --skill pre-publish-checker

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SKILL.md

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Pre-Publish Checker

This skill guides you through a thorough audit of your project to ensure it meets publication standards. It combines automated script-based checks with a manual review workflow.

Policies

Do Not Simply Remove TODOs: Do not delete TODO markers just to make the check pass. Instead: 
- Action them: Resolve the task described.
- Move them: Transfer the TODO to a tracking system (e.g., GitHub Issues) and replace the marker with a link to the issue.
User Bypass: Any flagged issue can be bypassed if there is a valid reason. In PUBLICATION_CHECKLIST.md, mark the status as [Pass] and include the keyword USER_BYPASS: <explanation>.

Workflow

1. Initialization

List all relevant files: Markdown (.md), code files (.py, .js, .go, etc.), justfile, and READMEs.
Create a PUBLICATION_CHECKLIST.md in the project root by copying the template from references/checklist_template.md.
Populate the file list in the checklist.

2. Automated Audit

For each file in the checklist, run the automated check script:

uv run -s skills/pre-publish-checker/scripts/check_file.py <file_path>

Note: If uv is not available, use python3.

3. Iterative Review

Process files one by one (or in small batches).
Update the PUBLICATION_CHECKLIST.md with the status and any issues found.
Fix issues as they are identified.
For "long work", you can resume the process by reading the current state of PUBLICATION_CHECKLIST.md.
Get a Synopsis: At any point, you can generate a quick summary of remaining work by running:
```
uv run -s skills/pre-publish-checker/scripts/summarize_checklist.py
```
(Defaults to reading PUBLICATION_CHECKLIST.md)

4. Final Verification

Perform manual checks for "Google-bar professionalism" and overall quality.
Ensure all boxes in PUBLICATION_CHECKLIST.md are checked.

Check Categories

Profanity: Scans for common offensive language.
Internal Links: Finds internal shortlinks (e.g., go/ links) which are not accessible outside.
Internal Paths: Identifies local machine or company-specific paths that reveal internal infrastructure.
Professionalism: Checks for development markers (e.g., "to-do", "fix-me") that should be resolved before release.