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Day-One Patch Planner

Plans and gates a small post-gold-master launch patch with QA checks and a rollback plan

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Repository
Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios
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32,965
Licence
MIT
Files
1 file

What it does

When installed, the agent helps a game team prepare a small fix-only patch to ship on launch day, after the release build is locked. It checks that a release gate was passed, lists which known bugs are safe to fix quickly, defers larger work to a later patch, and requires a written rollback plan before any code changes. Code changes go through approval steps and specialist sub-agents, followed by a targeted QA pass.

Great for

  • Game studios preparing a day-one patch after a gold master build
  • Producers and release managers who want a documented scope and rollback plan
  • Teams using the Claude Code Game Studios framework who need a structured release workflow

Skip it if

  • Projects not yet in Release or Polish stage, since the skill stops early for those
  • Teams without a passed release gate record, since the skill's reduced QA scope depends on that gate and it will stop or ask for a full QA pass instead
  • Non-game software, because the workflow assumes game platforms, cert builds and a studio folder structure

Try asking

  • “Plan a day-one patch for our gold master build, limited to known-bugs scope”
  • “Scope the cert feedback fixes for our console submission into a day-one patch”
  • “Write the rollback plan for our Release-stage build before we fix anything”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Day-One Patch PlannerInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    day-one-patch.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip day-one-patch.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip day-one-patch.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Run the release gate check first so the skill finds a passing gate record; without one it will stop or switch to a full QA pass.
  • Keep bug reports in production/qa/bugs/ with reproduction steps and affected files, since the skill relies on them to scope fixes.
  • Review the proposed scope table carefully and keep items to what can be fixed in under a day; the skill itself warns against bloated patches.

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.