Guard

Skill tranhieutt/software_development_department/.claude/skills/guard

Enforces project safety constraints by blocking risky operations outside their approved scope during active development. Use when activating a safety guard or constraint for the current session.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add tranhieutt/software_development_department --skill guard

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SKILL.md

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Guard Check

Check the freeze status of the codebase. Use as a gate check before any operations on the main branch.

Workflow

1. Read `.freeze`

If it does not exist:

✅ CLEAR — No active freeze.
Development and merging can proceed normally.

Stop here.

If it exists, proceed to step 2.

2. Display Freeze Warning

🔒 CODEBASE IS FROZEN

Reason  : [REASON from .freeze]
Since   : [FROZEN_AT]
Branch  : [BRANCH]
Duration: [calculated from FROZEN_AT to current time]

⚠️  Non-critical merges are blocked during a freeze period.

3. Categorize the Request

Ask:

"What type of operation is this?"

A) Urgent Hotfix — production bug, security patch B) Release Artifact — changelog, version bump, release notes C) Non-critical — feature, refactor, chore, normal docs

If A or B: Allow to proceed with a note:

"⚠️ Permitted to proceed. Note that this is a freeze period — execute only necessary operations."

If C: Block and instruct:

"🚫 Non-critical changes must wait until after /unfreeze. Save your work and continue after the release is complete."

4. Suggestions

/unfreeze — If the release is finished
/release-checklist — If currently in the release process
/hotfix — If an urgent fix deployment is needed

Edge Cases

No .freeze: Just report CLEAR, ask no further questions.
User unsure of operation type: Ask for more details to categorize correctly before deciding.

Related Skills

/freeze — Lock codebase
/unfreeze — Remove freeze
/hotfix — Urgent deployment during freeze
/release-checklist — Full release workflow

What ships with it

Read from the repository

Just SKILL.md. No reference files, no scripts.