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Imported from shipshitdev/skills (skills/changelog-generator/SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add shipshitdev/skills --skill changelog-generator. Copyright stays with the author.

Changelog Generator

Name: changelog-generator
Author: shipshitdev

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

Scans Git History: Analyzes commits from a specific time period or between versions
Categorizes Changes: Groups commits into logical categories (features, improvements, bug fixes, breaking changes, security)
Translates Technical → User-Friendly: Converts developer commits into customer language
Formats: Creates structured changelog entries
Filters Noise: Excludes internal commits (refactoring, tests, etc.)
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.

## 🔧 Improvements

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

## 🐛 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

Use it

Copy one of these into your project. Installing also returns the manifest and these snippets.

yaml

targets:
  - https://api.opensmartroute.ai/api/v1/registry/shipshitdev-skills-changelog-generator/manifest   # or paste the manifest below

Manifest

An Open Capability Manifest: the router reads it to know what this does, what it costs and when to pick it.

shipshitdev-skills-changelog-generator.ocm.jsonjson

{
  "ocm": "1",
  "id": "shipshitdev-skills-changelog-generator",
  "kind": "skill",
  "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.",
  "publisher": "shipshitdev",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "capabilities": {
    "domains": [
      "coding",
      "customer_support"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "skill-md",
      "changelog",
      "release-notes",
      "git",
      "skills-sh"
    ],
    "languages": [
      "en"
    ]
  },
  "quality_prior": 0.6,
  "examples": [
    "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."
  ],
  "primary": false,
  "metadata": {
    "source": {
      "provider": "skills.sh",
      "repository": "https://github.com/shipshitdev/skills",
      "path": "skills/changelog-generator/SKILL.md",
      "ref": "HEAD",
      "url": "https://github.com/shipshitdev/skills/blob/HEAD/skills/changelog-generator/SKILL.md",
      "key": "shipshitdev/skills/skills/changelog-generator/SKILL.md"
    }
  },
  "instructions": "# Changelog Generator\n\n## When to Use\n\n- Preparing release notes for a new version\n- Creating weekly or monthly product update summaries\n- Documenting changes for customers\n- Writing changelog entries for app store submissions\n- Generating update notifications\n- Creating internal release documentation\n- Maintaining a public changelog/product updates page\n\n## What This Skill Does\n\n1. **Scans Git History**: Analyzes commits from a specific time period or between versions\n2. **Categorizes Changes**: Groups commits into logical categories (features, improvements, bug fixes, breaking changes, secur",
  "cost": {
    "context_tokens": 642
  }
}

Fetch it by URL: GET /api/v1/registry/shipshitdev-skills-changelog-generator/manifest?version=1.0.0

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