Release Frequency

Release Frequency: How often new releases are shipped to customers.

Formula

Release Frequency = Releases per period

Computable definition

The canonical formula in the GASP formula grammar. The MCP server compiles it to SQL over the datasets listed below.

count_distinct(field.release_id)

Unit: count

Notes: Releases per period, at feature or product level (distinct from code deployments).

Data requirements

Grain: Per event · Frequency: Per deploy · Aggregation: event · Staged: no · Main source: CI/CD.

Field	Dataset	Type
`release_date`	release	date
`release_id`	release	string

Example SQL (Postgres)

SELECT (SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT release_id) FROM release WHERE release_date >= :period_start AND release_date <= :period_end) AS release_frequency

From an agent: with the GASP MCP server, call lookup_metric({ "name": "Release Frequency" }) or generate_query({ "metric": "Release Frequency", "adapter": "<your adapter JSON>" }).

What It Tells You

Product development velocity.

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