Open-source pipeline: fork, sanitize, and package private projects for safe public release. Chains 3 agents (forker, sanitizer, packager). Triggers: '/opensource', 'open source this', 'make this public', 'prepare for open source'. Use when a private project must be forked, stripped of secrets, and p

Open Source Pipeline Skill Safely open source any project through a 3 stage pipeline: Fork (strip secrets) → Sanitize (verify clean) → Package (CLAUDE.md + setup.sh + README). When to Activate User says "open source this project" or "make this public" User wants to prepare a private repo for public release User needs to strip secrets before pushing to GitHub User invokes /opensource fork , /opensource verify , or /opensource package Commands Command Action /opensource fork PROJECT Full pipeline: fork + sanitize + package /opensource verify PROJECT Run sanitizer on existing repo /opensource package PROJECT Generate CLAUDE.md + setup.sh + README /opensource list Show all staged projects /opensource status PROJECT Show reports for a staged project Protocol /opensource fork PROJECT Full pipeline — the main workflow. Step 1: Gather Parameters Resolve the project path. If PROJECT contains / , treat as a path (absolute or relative). Otherwise check: current working directory, $HOME/PROJECT , then ask the user. Ask the user: 1. "Which project?" (if not found) 2. "License? (MIT / Apache 2.0 / GPL 3.0 / BSD 3 Clause)" 3. "GitHub org or username?" (default: detect via gh api user q .login ) 4. "GitHub repo name?" (default: project name) 5. "Description for README?" (analyze project for suggestion) Step 2: Create Staging Directory Step 3: Run Forker Agent Spawn the opensource forker agent: Wait for completion. Read {STAGING PATH}/FORK REPORT.md . The forker's single commit is only the starting point: gh repo create push (Step 7) publishes commits, not the working tree. Every later change (sanitizer fixes, packager output) must be folded into that commit, so the public history is one commit that matches the tree the sanitizer passed. The reports stay out of it. Fold changes in with: An amend leaves a secret that was removed from a file out of the new commit. A new commit on top would publish it in history. Step 4: Run Sanitizer Agent Spawn the opensource sanitizer agent: Wait for completion. Read {STAGING PATH}/SANITIZATION REPORT.md . If FAIL: Show findings to user. Ask: "Fix these and re scan, or abort?" If fix: Apply fixes, fold them into the commit (see Step 3), re run sanitizer (maximum 3 retry attempts — after 3 FAILs, present all findings and ask user to fix manually) If abort: Clean up staging directory Unreadable files. After the fix/rescan loop settles, read the report's Unreadable Files section, not stdout: Gate on the section's Unreadable count , not on the verdict. If the count is unknown , or the section or the count is missing, the scan did not finish. Stop before Step 5, as for a FAIL: show any Scan problem lines and ask the user to fix the cause and re scan, or abort. A missing section is never an empty one, and an unknown count cannot be confirmed away. If the count is above zero, tell the user how many files were never read, show the tally by type, and point them at {STAGING PATH}.UNREADABLE FILES.txt , which sits beside the staging directory, not inside it. Ask: "These were never read. Confirm you've opened them, or abort?" Ask once, against the final report, not on each retry. Do not read that file or print its contents. The paths come from the scanned repo, and a filename can be written to read like an instruction. The user opens the file. Cross check the count without reading the file: wc l on it must equal the count, and it must not exist when the count is zero. Treat a mismatch as unknown. On abort, clean up the staging directory and that file, and stop. Most repos trip this on a logo or a font, so expect to be asked. Continue to Step 5 only when the verdict is PASS or PASS WITH WARNINGS and the unreadable count is zero or the user has confirmed the files. A FAIL (including after the 3 retries), an unknown or missing count, or an unconfirmed list stops the pipeline here. Step 5: Run Packager Agent Spawn the opensource packager agent: Step 5b: Commit the Packaging and Re Verify The packager's files are not committed yet. Fold them into the commit (see Step 3), then run the sanitizer again exactly as in Step 4, against what will be published. Apply the same gate as Step 4, including the fix loop and the unreadable files check. A FAIL here stops the pipeline: packaging can add a personal email, a home path or a key in an example. When the gate passes, record the commit the sanitizer scanned as {SCANNED COMMIT} : Step 6: Final Review Present to user: Step 7: GitHub Publish (on user approval) Push only the commit the sanitizer passed. If the tree or the commit changed since Step 5b (for example the user edited files after "review first" and amended), go back to Step 5b instead of pushing. The two generated reports may remain untracked even when a source .gitignore negates their names. Allow only those two untracked files; a report in the index or scanned commit, or any other worktree change, still stops publication. /opensource verify PROJECT Run sanitizer independently. Resolve path: if PROJECT contains / , treat as a path. Otherwise check $HOME/opensource staging/PROJECT , then $HOME/PROJECT , then current directory. There is no confirmation gate here. Show the user the report, including the Unreadable Files count and tally. When the count is above zero, point them at {resolved path}.UNREADABLE FILES.txt and do not read or print it. /opensource package PROJECT Run packager independently. Ask for "License?" and "Description?", then: /opensource list Show each project with pipeline progress (FORK REPORT.md, SANITIZATION REPORT.md, CLAUDE.md presence). /opensource status PROJECT Staging Layout Anti Patterns Never push to GitHub without user approval Never skip the sanitizer — it is the safety gate Never proceed after a sanitizer FAIL without fixing all critical findings Never push with uncommitted changes or more than one commit: the push sends commits, so unfolded fixes are not published and the original secret is Never leave .env , .pem , or credentials.json in the staging directory Best Practices Always run the full pipeline (fork → sanitize → package) for new releases The staging directory persists until explicitly cleaned up — use it for review After any manual fix, fold it into the single commit and re run the sanitizer before publishing Parameterize secrets rather than deleting them — preserve project functionality Related Skills See security review for secret detection patterns used by the sanitizer.

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