Skill Base Template v1.2.0

Skill Base Template v1.2.0

This release applies five maintenance fixes so repositories generated from this template inherit current defaults, correct install instructions, cleaner packages, repository hardening, and a built-in channel for routing template gaps back upstream.

Highlights

• Pin the generated workflows to actions/checkout@v7 and actions/setup-node@v6, and use a v0.0.0 placeholder for the packaging smoke test.
• Lead docs/INSTALL.md with the cross-tool .agents/skills/ location and drop the incorrect .codex/skills/.
• Skip .gitkeep and prune empty directories when packaging, so release ZIPs contain only real skill content.
• Add license to both plugin manifests and a top-level displayName to the Claude manifest, enforced by validation.
• Add bootstrap guidance for a value-first generated README that leads with value and install-from-release.
• Add a repository hardening step and make docs/RELEASING.md the single source for how changes land and how a release is cut.
• Scaffold a .skill-template-feedback/ folder in generated repositories to route template gaps back upstream.

Why It Matters

A repository generated from this template now starts on current action majors, documents install locations that the tools actually read, and produces release packages without empty placeholder folders. These were day-one defects a generated repository otherwise had to find and fix by hand.

The template also now prescribes the protections it expects: branch protection, secret scanning, push protection, and Dependabot security updates, with a single documented release process. The new .skill-template-feedback/ folder gives a generated repository a standard channel to route template gaps back upstream, turning ad hoc feedback into a repeatable loop.

Notes

Release tag: v1.2.0.