Software_development_department freeze

Locks the codebase to prevent unintended writes during a freeze period such as before a release or during an incident. Use when the user mentions freezing, code lock, or release lockdown.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/tranhieutt/software_development_department

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/tranhieutt/software_development_department "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/.claude/skills/freeze" ~/.claude/skills/tranhieutt-software-development-department-freeze && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: .claude/skills/freeze/SKILL.md

source content

Code Freeze

Lock the codebase in preparation for a release. Create a

.freeze

file containing freeze information.

Workflow

1. Read Current Status

Check if

.freeze

already exists by reading the file. If it exists, display the information and ask:

"The codebase is currently frozen for: [REASON]. Do you want to override the current freeze? (yes/no)"

If no, stop.

2. Get Freeze Reason

If no argument is provided, ask:

"What is the reason for the freeze? (e.g., 'Release v2.1.0', 'Hotfix deployment', 'Sprint end')"

3. Create

.freeze

File

Write the following content:

FROZEN=true
REASON=[reason]
FROZEN_AT=[ISO timestamp]
BRANCH=[current branch from git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD]

4. Notification

Display:

🔒 CODEBASE FROZEN
Reason : [reason]
Time   : [timestamp]
Branch : [branch]

Non-critical merges are blocked. Only hotfixes are permitted.
To unlock: /unfreeze

5. Suggested Next Steps

```
/release-checklist
```
— Run the full release checklist
```
/guard
```
— Check the freeze status at any time
```
/unfreeze
```
— Unlock after the release is complete

Edge Cases

Existing freeze: Ask for override confirmation before overwriting.
No git repository: Still create
```
.freeze
```
but omit the BRANCH field.

Related Skills

```
/guard
```
— Check freeze status before merge/deploy
```
/unfreeze
```
— Remove freeze after release
```
/release-checklist
```
— Full release workflow
```
/hotfix
```
— Deploy urgent fixes during a freeze