Release window

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Claude Code config pack · 11 agents · 10 skills · 10 commands · 4 hooks · CLAUDE.md template · Solo Founder OS

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Release window planning · Solo Founder edition production-scheduling. Combines local holidays, niche industry peak/off seasons, and personal energy cycles to recommend optimal launch and major version release timing for each product. Use when a founder asks "when to ship", "which week to schedule", or "is now a good time to release".

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Release Window Planner

When to Trigger

Founder says:

"When should I ship product X"
"Is now a good time to release"
"Can I ship next week"

Or dashboard pipeline Stage 7 triggers.

Output

docs/release-calendar.md (global · shared across all products), structure:

---
type: release-calendar
year: 2026
updatedAt: 2026-04-25
freezeWindows:
  - name: "Q4 Black Friday pre-freeze"
    start: 2026-10-15
    end: 2026-12-01
    reason: "Niche industry customers under peak pressure · no code changes"
  - name: "Chinese New Year account freeze freeze"
    start: 2027-01-15
    end: 2027-02-15
    reason: "Amazon / TEMU mass account suspensions · customers in emergency mode · no code changes"
recommendedWindows:
  - name: "Q1 build-up"
    start: 2026-02-15
    end: 2026-03-31
    why: "Customer off-season · founder energy high · platform stable"
  - name: "Early Q2"
    start: 2026-04-01
    end: 2026-05-15
    why: "Customers preparing Q2 inventory · real demand for tools"
holidays:
  - { date: 2026-05-01, name: "Labor Day", days: 5, response: "low" }
  - { date: 2026-10-01, name: "National Day", days: 7, response: "none" }
  - { date: 2026-12-25, name: "Christmas", days: 1, response: "overseas low" }
  - { date: 2027-02-09, name: "Chinese New Year", days: 7, response: "none" }
personalEnergyCycle:
  - { period: "Mon-Wed", level: "high", note: "deep work" }
  - { period: "Thu-Fri", level: "medium", note: "review / customer" }
  - { period: "Sat-Sun", level: "low", note: "no releases" }
---

# Release Calendar 2026

## Current Recommended Window

[Based on today's date · show shippable version numbers for next 30 days + red marks for blocked days]

## Per-Product Launch Recommendations

### <product slug>
- Current stage: <plan / build / soft-launch / ...>
- Recommended window: <specific dates · reason>
- Not recommended window: <specific dates · reason>
- Actions during freeze: critical bug fixes only · support existing pilots · no new releases

## Holiday Response Matrix

| Holiday | Founder Response | Cross-Border Customer Response | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese New Year | low | none (account freeze period) | Freeze 14 days before |
| National Day | medium | peak (procurement wave) | Ship before · fix only during |
| Pre-Black Friday (10/15-12/1) | low (customers stressed · can't interrupt) | peak (no appetite for new tools) | Strict freeze |

Core Decision Logic

Before shipping any version, ask 5 questions:

Is customer currently in peak or off-season? Peak → defer to next off-season
How many days until the nearest freeze window? < 14 days → defer
Founder energy level this week? Low → defer (can't respond to bugs)
Are pilot customers actively using? Yes → ship Tuesday/Wednesday (lowest risk window)
Is it a domestic holiday? Yes → ship 1-2 days after (avoid mid-holiday incidents)

Ship only if all 5 are green · any red = defer.

Solo Founder Specific Constraints

No releases on Friday or weekends · no one to back you up if something breaks
No releases during domestic holidays (even if customers are overseas · you're offline too)
No new features during customer peak season (even good features · customers are too busy to learn)
Tuesday/Wednesday 14:00 is the golden window (high energy + 4 days of observability)

Collaboration with Other Skills

@planner: after generating plan.md, call this skill to annotate which Phase falls in which window
ship-checklist: call this skill before running to verify current window compliance
If an emergency release is needed during a freeze window, founder must explicitly approve and log in decisions/

Prohibited

❌ Shipping new features during a freeze window (emergency bug fixes excepted)
❌ Treating "I have free time" as a valid window (must consider customer and platform)
❌ Missing holidays in customer's country (US Thanksgiving / Christmas / Black Friday)