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changelog-generator
Automated changelog generation from commits and PRs
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SKILL.md
Changelog Generator Skill
Overview
This skill automates changelog generation from conventional commits and pull requests, producing well-formatted release notes for SDK versions.
Capabilities
- Parse conventional commits for changelog entries
- Generate release notes from PR descriptions
- Categorize changes (features, fixes, breaking)
- Support multiple output formats (Markdown, JSON)
- Link to issues and PRs automatically
- Generate upgrade guides for breaking changes
- Support changelog templates
- Integrate with release automation
Target Processes
- SDK Versioning and Release Management
- API Versioning Strategy
- Backward Compatibility Management
Integration Points
- semantic-release for automation
- conventional-changelog
- GitHub/GitLab releases
- Release note platforms
- Documentation sites
Input Requirements
- Commit convention (conventional commits)
- Change categories
- Output format preferences
- Template requirements
- Link generation rules
Output Artifacts
- CHANGELOG.md file
- Release notes per version
- Upgrade guides
- Breaking change documentation
- Automated release integration
Usage Example
skill:
name: changelog-generator
context:
convention: conventional-commits
categories:
- type: feat
title: Features
- type: fix
title: Bug Fixes
- type: breaking
title: BREAKING CHANGES
output:
format: markdown
file: CHANGELOG.md
linkTemplates:
commit: "https://github.com/org/repo/commit/{hash}"
issue: "https://github.com/org/repo/issues/{id}"
includeUpgradeGuide: true
Best Practices
- Enforce conventional commit messages
- Generate changelogs on every release
- Highlight breaking changes prominently
- Link to relevant issues and PRs
- Include upgrade guides
- Support multiple formats
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