Agent Skills: Changelog Generator

Automatically creates user-facing changelogs from git commits by analyzing commit history, categorizing changes, and transforming technical commits into clear, customer-friendly release notes. Turns hours of manual changelog writing into minutes of automated generation.

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Skill Metadata

Name
changelog-generator
Description
Automatically creates user-facing changelogs from git commits by analyzing commit history, categorizing changes, and transforming technical commits into clear, customer-friendly release notes. Turns hours of manual changelog writing into minutes of automated generation. Use when preparing release notes, summarizing product updates, or turning git commits into customer-facing changelog entries.

Changelog Generator

When to Use

  • Preparing release notes for a new version
  • Creating weekly or monthly product update summaries
  • Documenting changes for customers
  • Writing changelog entries for app store submissions
  • Generating update notifications
  • Creating internal release documentation
  • Maintaining a public changelog/product updates page

What This Skill Does

  1. Scans Git History: Analyzes commits from a specific time period or between versions
  2. Categorizes Changes: Groups commits into logical categories (features, improvements, bug fixes, breaking changes, security)
  3. Translates Technical β†’ User-Friendly: Converts developer commits into customer language
  4. Formats: Creates structured changelog entries
  5. Filters Noise: Excludes internal commits (refactoring, tests, etc.)
  6. Applies Guidelines: Follows changelog conventions and your brand voice

How to Use

Basic Usage

From your project repository:

Create a changelog from commits since last release
Generate changelog for all commits from the past week
Create release notes for version 2.5.0

With Specific Date Range

Create a changelog for all commits between March 1 and March 15

With Custom Guidelines

Create a changelog for commits since v2.4.0, using my changelog
guidelines from CHANGELOG_STYLE.md

Example

User: "Create a changelog for commits from the past 7 days"

Output:

# Updates - Week of March 10, 2024

## ✨ New Features

- **Team Workspaces**: Create separate workspaces for different
  projects. Invite team members and keep everything organized.

- **Keyboard Shortcuts**: Press ? to see all available shortcuts.
  Navigate faster without touching your mouse.

## πŸ”§ Improvements

- **Faster Sync**: Files now sync 2x faster across devices
- **Better Search**: Search now includes file contents, not just titles

## πŸ› Fixes

- Fixed issue where large images wouldn't upload
- Resolved timezone confusion in scheduled posts
- Corrected notification badge count

Inspired by: Manik Aggarwal's use case from Lenny's Newsletter

Tips

  • Run from your git repository root
  • Specify date ranges for focused changelogs
  • Use your CHANGELOG_STYLE.md for consistent formatting
  • Review and adjust the generated changelog before publishing
  • Save output directly to CHANGELOG.md

Related Use Cases

  • Creating GitHub release notes
  • Writing app store update descriptions
  • Generating email updates for users
  • Creating social media announcement posts