Semantic Release Exec
Execute custom shell commands as part of semantic-release workflows.
Dev workflow and config npm MIT
Used in agent projects
21
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#78 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
927K
npm, last 7 days, @semantic-release/exec
GitHub stars
165
last push Oct 5, 2026
How Semantic Release Exec is used
Semantic Release Exec is a dependency in 21 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #78 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use semantic-release (95.2%), @semantic-release/git (90.5%), @semantic-release/changelog (76.2%).
Often used with Semantic Release Exec
| semantic-release | 95.2% of Semantic Release Exec projects · 201.5× more than average |
|---|---|
| @semantic-release/git | 90.5% of Semantic Release Exec projects · 267.2× more than average |
| @semantic-release/changelog | 76.2% of Semantic Release Exec projects · 235.9× more than average |
| @semantic-release/github | 57.1% of Semantic Release Exec projects · 259.1× more than average |
| Husky | 57.1% of Semantic Release Exec projects · 9.1× more than average |
| Semantic Release Commit Analyzer | 47.6% of Semantic Release Exec projects · 287.9× more than average |
| Vitest | 47.6% of Semantic Release Exec projects · 3.9× more than average |
| lint-staged | 38.1% of Semantic Release Exec projects · 8.2× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 1.6% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Semantic Release Exec as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install @semantic-release/exec |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (17), Next.js (2), .NET (1), Rust (1) |
| Example projects | Maintainerr/Maintainerr, JMBeresford/retrom, Doist/todoist-mcp, blueprintui/blueprintui, AgentOrchestrator/AgentBase |
Alternatives to Semantic Release Exec
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dotenv npm Load environment variables from .env files into process.env. |
2,001 (15.8%) | 189M | 20.5K | BSD-2-Clause |
| python-dotenv pypi Load environment variables from .env files in Python applications. |
828 (6.5%) | 156M | 8,898 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Husky npm Modern Git hooks manager for running tasks on git events. |
797 (6.3%) | 36.2M | 35.3K | MIT |
| lint-staged npm Run linters on git staged files to catch issues before commit. |
591 (4.7%) | 29.5M | 14.7K | MIT |
| concurrently npm Run multiple npm scripts concurrently for efficient development workflows. |
572 (4.5%) | 22.2M | 7,856 | MIT |
| cross-env npm Set environment variables across Windows, Mac and Linux in npm scripts. |
265 (2.1%) | 25.8M | 6,521 | MIT |
| Pydantic Settings pypi Settings management and configuration from environment variables using Pydantic. |
251 (2.0%) | 96.8M | 1,475 | — |
| Rich pypi Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in terminal output. |
243 (1.9%) | 117M | 57.5K | MIT |