skill-ship

Package and finalize completed work for delivery — use when a feature is done and ready to ship

Host: Codex CLI — This skill was designed for Claude Code and adapted for Codex. Cross-reference commands use installed skill names in Codex rather than /octo:* slash commands. Use the active Codex shell and subagent tools. Do not claim a provider, model, or host subagent is available until the current session exposes it. For host tool equivalents, see skills/blocks/codex-host-adapter.md.

Ship Project - Multi-AI Delivery Validation

Finalize and deliver completed work with Multi-AI security audit, lessons capture, and archival.

Core principle: Verify ready -> Multi-AI audit -> Capture lessons -> Archive -> Ship.

When to Use

Use this skill when user asks:

"Ship the project" or "We're done"
"Finalize this" or "Let's deliver"
"Complete the project" or "Ready to ship"
"Mark as shipped" or "Time to deliver"

Do NOT use for:

Code review (use /octo:review or flow-deliver)
Implementation (use /octo:develop)
Research (use /octo:research)

The Process

Phase 1: Verify Project Ready to Ship

Step 1: Check .octo/ Exists

if [[ ! -d ".octo" ]]; then
    echo "No project initialized"
    exit 1
fi

If .octo/ does not exist:

## Cannot Ship

**Status:** No project initialized

No Claude Octopus project found in this directory.

Run `/octo:embrace [description]` to start a new project.

STOP. Do not proceed.

Step 2: Read STATE.md Status

# Check if STATE.md exists and read status
if [[ -f ".octo/STATE.md" ]]; then
    # Read current status
    STATUS=$(grep -E "^status:" .octo/STATE.md | cut -d':' -f2 | xargs || echo "unknown")
    CURRENT_PHASE=$(grep -E "^current_phase:" .octo/STATE.md | cut -d':' -f2 | xargs || echo "unknown")
else
    STATUS="unknown"
    CURRENT_PHASE="unknown"
fi

echo "Status: $STATUS"
echo "Current Phase: $CURRENT_PHASE"

Step 3: Validate Ready State

Ship is allowed when:

status = "complete" OR
current_phase = "4" (Deliver phase) OR
All four phases have entries in STATE.md history

If not ready:

## Project Not Ready to Ship

**Current Status:** {status}
**Current Phase:** {current_phase}

### To prepare for shipping:

1. Complete remaining phases:
   - [ ] Phase 1: Discover - Use `/octo:discover`
   - [ ] Phase 2: Define - Use `/octo:define`
   - [ ] Phase 3: Develop - Use `/octo:develop`
   - [ ] Phase 4: Deliver - Use `/octo:deliver`

2. Or override with: "ship anyway" (not recommended)

STOP unless user says "ship anyway".

Phase 2: Multi-AI Security Audit

Step 1: Display Visual Indicators

# Check provider availability
command -v codex &> /dev/null && codex_status="Available" || codex_status="Not installed"
command -v gemini &> /dev/null && gemini_status="Available" || gemini_status="Not installed"
command -v agy &> /dev/null && agy_status="Available" || agy_status="Not installed"

Output:

## Multi-AI Security Audit

**Providers:**
- Codex CLI: ${codex_status} - Code security analysis
- Gemini CLI: ${gemini_status} - Edge case and vulnerability detection
- Antigravity CLI: ${agy_status} - Additional external-model challenge
- Claude: Available - Synthesis and final validation

**Estimated Time:** 3-5 minutes
**Estimated Cost:** $0.02-0.08

Step 2: Execute orchestrate.sh Security Audit

You MUST execute this via native shell command tool:

# Run Multi-AI security audit for delivery
"${HOME}/.claude-octopus/plugin/scripts/orchestrate.sh" ink "Security audit for delivery - comprehensive review of all code changes for production readiness"

MANDATORY COMPLIANCE

CRITICAL: You are PROHIBITED from:

Skipping Multi-AI validation
Doing single-provider analysis instead
Claiming you're "simulating" the audit
Proceeding without running orchestrate.sh

Step 3: Verify Audit Completed

# Find the latest validation file
VALIDATION_FILE=$(find ~/.claude-octopus/results -name "ink-validation-*.md" -mmin -10 2>/dev/null | head -n1)

if [[ -z "$VALIDATION_FILE" ]]; then
    echo "AUDIT FAILED: No validation file found"
    exit 1
fi

echo "AUDIT COMPLETE: $VALIDATION_FILE"

Step 4: Display Audit Summary

Read validation file and present:

Overall status (PASSED / PASSED WITH WARNINGS / FAILED)
Quality score
Critical issues (must fix before ship)
Warnings (should fix)

If FAILED with critical issues:

## Audit Failed - Cannot Ship

Critical issues must be resolved before shipping:

1. [Issue 1 from validation]
2. [Issue 2 from validation]

Resolve issues and run `/octo:ship` again.

STOP if critical issues found.

Phase 3: Capture Lessons Learned

Step 1: Ask User for Lessons

## Lessons Learned

Before finalizing, let's capture what we learned from this project.

**Please answer the following:**

1. **What went well?** (What worked better than expected?)

2. **What could improve?** (What would you do differently?)

3. **Key learnings?** (What insights will you carry forward?)

*Reply with your answers, or type "skip" to proceed without capturing lessons.*

Wait for user response.

Step 2: Append to LESSONS.md

If user provides lessons (not "skip"):

# Generate timestamp
TIMESTAMP=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d')

# Ensure LESSONS.md exists
touch .octo/LESSONS.md

# Append lessons
cat >> .octo/LESSONS.md << EOF

## ${TIMESTAMP} - Project Delivery

### What Went Well
- ${USER_WHAT_WENT_WELL}

### What Could Improve
- ${USER_WHAT_COULD_IMPROVE}

### Key Learnings
- ${USER_KEY_LEARNINGS}

EOF

Count total lessons:

LESSON_COUNT=$(grep -c "^## " .octo/LESSONS.md 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
echo "Total lessons captured: $LESSON_COUNT"

Phase 4: Archive Project State

Step 1: Create Archive Directory

# Generate timestamp for archive
ARCHIVE_TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)
ARCHIVE_DIR=".octo/archive/${ARCHIVE_TIMESTAMP}"

# Create archive directory
mkdir -p "$ARCHIVE_DIR"

Step 2: Copy State Files to Archive

# Archive STATE.md if exists
if [[ -f ".octo/STATE.md" ]]; then
    cp .octo/STATE.md "$ARCHIVE_DIR/"
fi

# Archive PROJECT.md if exists
if [[ -f ".octo/PROJECT.md" ]]; then
    cp .octo/PROJECT.md "$ARCHIVE_DIR/"
fi

# Archive ROADMAP.md if exists
if [[ -f ".octo/ROADMAP.md" ]]; then
    cp .octo/ROADMAP.md "$ARCHIVE_DIR/"
fi

# Archive ISSUES.md if exists
if [[ -f ".octo/ISSUES.md" ]]; then
    cp .octo/ISSUES.md "$ARCHIVE_DIR/"
fi

echo "Archived to: $ARCHIVE_DIR"

IMPORTANT: NEVER archive LESSONS.md - lessons are preserved across projects.

Step 3: Verify Archive

# List archived files
ls -la "$ARCHIVE_DIR"

Phase 5: Create Delivery Summary

Step 1: Update STATE.md

# Update status to shipped
sed -i '' 's/^status:.*/status: shipped/' .octo/STATE.md 2>/dev/null || \
    sed -i 's/^status:.*/status: shipped/' .octo/STATE.md

# Append history entry
cat >> .octo/STATE.md << EOF

## History - $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')

- **Event:** Project shipped
- **Archive:** .octo/archive/${ARCHIVE_TIMESTAMP}/
- **Validation:** ${VALIDATION_FILE}

EOF

Step 2: Create Shipped Checkpoint

# Create git checkpoint tag
CHECKPOINT_TAG="octo-checkpoint-shipped-${ARCHIVE_TIMESTAMP}"

git tag -a "$CHECKPOINT_TAG" -m "Project shipped - $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')"

echo "Checkpoint created: $CHECKPOINT_TAG"

Step 3: Count Metrics

# Count resolved issues
ISSUES_RESOLVED=$(grep -c "^\- \[x\]" .octo/ISSUES.md 2>/dev/null || echo "0")

# Count total lessons
LESSONS_COUNT=$(grep -c "^## " .octo/LESSONS.md 2>/dev/null || echo "0")

echo "Issues resolved: $ISSUES_RESOLVED"
echo "Lessons captured: $LESSONS_COUNT"

Phase 6: Display Completion

Present final summary:

## Project Shipped!

**Delivered:** {timestamp}
**Phases Completed:** 4/4
**Issues Resolved:** {ISSUES_RESOLVED}
**Lessons Captured:** {LESSONS_COUNT}

### Multi-AI Audit Summary

- **Security Score:** {score}/100
- **Quality Score:** {score}/100
- **Providers Used:** Claude plus available external providers

### Archive

Location: `.octo/archive/{ARCHIVE_TIMESTAMP}/`

Contents:
- STATE.md
- PROJECT.md
- ROADMAP.md
- ISSUES.md

### Checkpoint

Tag: `{CHECKPOINT_TAG}`

Restore with: `/octo:rollback {CHECKPOINT_TAG}`


**To start a new project:** `/octo:embrace`

*Multi-AI validation powered by Claude Octopus*
*Providers: Codex | Gemini | Antigravity | Claude*

Error Handling

Error	Resolution
No .octo/ directory	Suggest `/octo:embrace`
Project not ready	Show remaining phases
orchestrate.sh fails	Show error logs, suggest retry
Critical audit issues	Block ship, show issues
Git tag fails	Warn but continue (non-blocking)

Safety Measures

Measure	Implementation
Pre-ship audit	orchestrate.sh Multi-AI validation required
Lessons preservation	LESSONS.md never archived, always preserved
Archive before ship	State files copied to archive directory
Git checkpoint	Tag created for rollback capability
No file deletion	Archive copies, doesn't delete source files

Integration with Other Skills

With /octo:deliver

User runs /octo:deliver to validate
→ Deliver phase complete
→ User runs /octo:ship to finalize

With /octo:rollback

User ships project
→ Checkpoint created
→ Later: /octo:rollback octo-checkpoint-shipped-*

With /octo:status

After ship: status shows "shipped"
→ Suggests /octo:embrace for new project

Red Flags - Never Do

Action	Why It's Wrong
Skip Multi-AI audit	Security vulnerabilities missed
Archive LESSONS.md	Loses accumulated project knowledge
Delete source files	Should copy, not move
Ship without ready check	Incomplete work shipped
Skip checkpoint creation	No rollback recovery path

Quick Reference

Step	Command	Purpose
1	Check .octo/STATE.md	Verify ready to ship
2	orchestrate.sh ink	Multi-AI security audit
3	Ask user	Capture lessons learned
4	mkdir + cp	Archive state files
5	Update STATE.md	Mark as shipped
6	git tag	Create shipped checkpoint

The Bottom Line

Ship → Ready + Audit passed + Lessons captured + Archived + Checkpoint created
Otherwise → Not shipped

Verify ready. Run Multi-AI audit. Capture lessons. Archive state. Create checkpoint. Ship.

Repository: nyldn/claude-octopus
Path: skills/skill-ship/SKILL.md
Commit: 9f39f0c

Last updated: 2 days ago
First committed: about 2 months ago

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