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packaging-notarization

Prepare macOS packaging and notarization workflows. Use when archiving apps, validating bundles, or explaining distribution-only failures.

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openai/plugins
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2026-05-30
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openai--plugins--packaging-notarization
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// install — copy + paste into any project

mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openai/plugins/HEAD/plugins/build-macos-apps/skills/packaging-notarization/SKILL.md -o .claude/skills/packaging-notarization.md

Drops the SKILL.md into .claude/skills/packaging-notarization.md. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any agent that loads SKILL.md files from .claude/skills/.

Packaging & Notarization

Quick Start

Use this skill when the work is about shipping the app rather than merely running it locally: archives, exported app bundles, notarization readiness, hardened runtime, or distribution validation.

Workflow

  1. Confirm the distribution goal.

    • Local archive validation
    • Signed distributable app
    • Notarization troubleshooting

  2. Inspect the artifact.

    • Validate app bundle structure.
    • Check nested frameworks, helper tools, and entitlements.

  3. Inspect signing and runtime prerequisites.

    • Hardened runtime
    • Signing identity
    • Nested code signatures
    • Required entitlements

  4. Explain notarization readiness or failure.

    • Separate packaging issues from trust-policy symptoms.
    • Point to the minimum follow-up validation commands.

Guardrails

  • Do not present notarization as required for ordinary local debug runs.
  • Call out when you lack the actual exported artifact and are inferring from project settings.
  • Keep advice concrete and verifiable.

Output Expectations

Provide:

  • what artifact or settings were inspected
  • whether the app looks distribution-ready
  • the top missing prerequisite or failure mode
  • the next validation or repair step