Agent Skills: Devlog

Write the engineer's journal — session logs, narrative progress notes, and git journals that capture the story behind the commits. The programme notes for whoever works here next. Use when capturing what happened during a work session, why decisions were made, or what a future agent or developer will need to know.

UncategorizedID: mpazaryna/claude-toolkit/orchestra-devlog

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pnpm dlx add-skill https://github.com/mpazaryna/agentic-factory/tree/HEAD/skills/sdlc/orchestra-devlog

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Skill Metadata

Name
orchestra-devlog
Description
"Write the engineer's journal — session logs, narrative progress notes, and git journals that capture the story behind the commits. The programme notes for whoever works here next. Use when capturing what happened during a work session, why decisions were made, or what a future agent or developer will need to know."

Devlog

Document development work. From git commits to narrative logs. Output goes to .orchestra/devlog/.

Report Types

| Type | When to Use | Trigger Phrases | |------|-------------|-----------------| | Git Journal | Summarize work from commits | "journal this", "journal today's work" | | Devlog | Narrative work documentation | "devlog", "write a devlog" |

How to Use This Skill

  1. Identify the report type from the request
  2. Load the appropriate template from examples/:
    • Git journal → Read examples/github-journal.md
    • Devlog → Read examples/devlog.md
  3. Follow the workflow in that template
  4. Generate the report in the specified format

Quick Reference

| Request | Template | |---------|----------| | "Journal this", "journal the last 4 hours" | examples/github-journal.md | | "Write a devlog", "devlog update" | examples/devlog.md |

Report Purposes

Git Journal

Generates structured journal entries from git commit history. Great for:

  • End of day summaries
  • Sprint retrospectives
  • Documenting refactors or features

Devlog

Narrative-style work logs with context and decisions. Great for:

  • Explaining technical decisions
  • Sharing learnings with the team
  • Building institutional knowledge