Create a hotfix release branch, cherry-pick commits, bump the version, and open a draft PR. Use when: hotfix, patch release, cherry-pick to release, hotfix nuget, hotfix npm, release branch fix, backport fix.
Install
npx skills add microsoft/rayfin --skill hotfix-releasenpx skills add microsoft/rayfin --skill hotfix-release -a claude-code -gnpx skills add microsoft/rayfin --skill hotfix-release -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/microsoft/rayfin.git --path .github/skills/hotfix-releasegh skill install microsoft/rayfin hotfix-releasegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/rayfin /tmp/microsoft__rayfin
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/microsoft__rayfin/.github/skills/hotfix-release ~/.claude/skills/hotfix-release # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/microsoft__rayfin/.github/skills/hotfix-release ~/.agents/skills/hotfix-release # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode