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publish-models agent skill by replicate

Pushes and publishes custom AI models to Replicate and sets up CI/CD for releasing new model versions safely, including cog-safe-push validation.

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At a glance

Publisher	Replicate Official
Repository	replicate/skills (7 listed skills)
Category	DevOps and Cloud
License	Apache-2.0
Last commit	June 4, 2026 (repository)
SKILL.md	310 lines, 1,220 words
Bundled files	1 file
Quality score	71/100 · C Passes all seven graded checks
Security scan	Not scanned
README badge	Get the listing badge and raise the score

Before you install

Read from the skill's files at the directory's October 19, 2026 snapshot: what ships with it, what its code reads, and the terms it is published under.

Bundled scripts: none.
Commands in SKILL.md: its code blocks run pip install, which fetches or runs software from outside the skill folder.
Credential names SKILL.md mentions: REPLICATE_API_TOKEN, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, COG_TOKEN.
License: Apache-2.0, an open-source or open-content license.

Install publish-models

The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.

Skills CLI

npx skills add https://github.com/replicate/skills/tree/main/skills/publish-models

Claude Code, project-level copy

tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/replicate/skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/publish-models .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"

Codex installer

python3 ~/.codex/skills/.system/skill-installer/scripts/install-skill-from-github.py \
    --repo replicate/skills \
    --path skills/publish-models

replicate/skills is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.

How the author describes it

Push and publish custom AI models to Replicate, and set up CI/CD for releasing new model versions safely. Use when running cog push, deploying a model to Replicate, releasing a new version, validating a model with cog-safe-push before publishing, configuring a Replicate deployment, setting up GitHub Actions for model releases, or porting a community model to an official one. Trigger on phrases like "push a model to Replicate", "publish a model", "deploy a model", "release a new version", "cog push", "cog-safe-push", "model CI", "r8.im", or "schema compatibility", and when referencing github.com/replicate/cog-safe-push or github.com/replicate/model-ci-template. Covers cog push, the full cog-safe-push config (test cases, fuzz, deployment, official_model), GitHub Actions patterns, multi-model matrix pushes, and post-publish monitoring. Assumes you already have a working Cog project; see build-models if you need to package one first.

From the description field of SKILL.md. Agents read this line to decide when to load the skill.

Sections in SKILL.md

Docs
When to use this skill
Prerequisites
Plain cog push
cog-safe-push (recommended for any model with users)
cog-safe-push.yaml schema
CI/CD: GitHub Actions
Path A: roll your own
Path B: reusable workflow from model-ci-template
Multi-model matrix pushes
Two-pass push for proxy / official models
Deployments
Monitoring published models
Guidelines
Production references

Files in the skill folder

SKILL.md

Suede Skill Check: 71/100 · C

Report snapshot · October 19, 2026 · graded-v2

The rubric totals 100 points; published scores are capped at 99. Security scan: not scanned.

Source revision: 2f36e415965a. Report version ec6dcb5a4ff8. Badge URLs follow the latest listing; save the report to keep this version.

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What to review next

Recent maintenance: 3 of 9 points. 9 for a repository commit within 30 days of the snapshot; 6 within 90; 3 within 180; 1 within 365.
Description length: 1 of 5 points. 5 for 150–600 characters; 3 for 100–900; 1 for 50–1,024.
Boundary clause: 0 of 4 points. 4 when the description says when not to use the skill (“Not for …”, “Do not use …”, “Use … instead”).

Add declarations and bundled files when they describe the skill’s actual needs. Update the source, then request a fresh review with the changed commit or PR.

publish-models passes the required frontmatter check and all seven graded checks, which cover the SKILL.md format, a declared license and a commit in the last year. Those checks earn 56 of the score’s points; the rest come from description quality, instruction depth, bundled files, maintenance and curated-list citations. How the score works.

See the checks and points

Check	Result
Frontmatter parses and declares a name and a description	Pass
Name uses lowercase letters, digits and hyphens, 64 characters or fewer	Pass
Name matches the skill's folder name	Pass
Description is between 50 and 1,024 characters	Pass
Description says when an agent should use the skill	Pass
SKILL.md body is 500 lines or fewer	Pass
A license is declared in the frontmatter or the repository	Pass
Repository has a commit in the last 12 months	Pass

Score component	Points
Structural checks	56 of 56
Description length	1 of 5
Boundary clause	0 of 4
Example request	3 of 3
Instruction depth	7 of 7
Reference files	0 of 3
Bundled scripts	0 of 2
Recent maintenance	3 of 9
Curated-list citations	1 of 7
Tool permissions declared	0 of 2
Compatibility declared	0 of 2

Show the listing and raise the score

publish-models is listed with 71/100 · C. This badge links to its Suede listing. Skills scoring 80–99 add a numeric and a letter quality shield; the largest open points for publish-models are recent maintenance (6), boundary clause (4) and description length (4). Send your repository and the points you want to raise, then request a fresh review after updating the skill.

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