Changelog Review

Name: Changelog Review
Author: laurigates

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by laurigates · vlatest · Repository

Analyzes changelogs for clarity, completeness, and consistency against specified guidelines, improving release notes quality.

Install on your platform

We auto-selected Claude Code based on this skill’s supported platforms.

Run in terminal (recommended)

terminal

claude mcp add changelog-review npx -- -y @trustedskills/changelog-review

Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json

~/.claude/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "changelog-review": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@trustedskills/changelog-review"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.

About This Skill

What it does

This skill analyzes Claude Code releases to help developers understand their impact on existing plugins. It identifies breaking changes, new features, deprecations, and other updates that may require plugin modifications or enhancements. The analysis is categorized by impact level (High, Medium, Low) and provides specific actions recommended for each category.

When to use it

After a Claude Code release when you need to quickly assess the potential impact on your plugins.
To proactively identify deprecations before they affect plugin functionality.
When developing new plugins that leverage Claude Code features, ensuring alignment with current best practices.
To track changes related to specific areas of Claude Code, such as Hooks or Permissions.

Key capabilities

Identifies breaking changes requiring immediate updates.
Highlights new features that plugins can utilize.
Tracks deprecations and suggests removal of deprecated usage.
Categorizes changelog entries by impact level (High, Medium, Low).
Maps Claude Code areas to affected plugins based on a predefined matrix.
Maintains version tracking information in a .claude-code-version-check.json file.

Example prompts

"Analyze the latest Claude Code changelog and tell me what actions I need to take regarding my hooks-plugin."
"What new features were introduced in the last Claude Code release that could benefit plugins?"
"Show me any deprecations listed in the changelog that might affect plugins using hooks."

Tips & gotchas

This skill is specifically designed for analyzing Claude Code changelogs.
The impact matrix provides a guide, but manual review of changes may still be necessary.
The .claude-code-version-check.json file stores version tracking information and should be preserved.

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Details

Version: vlatest
License
Author: laurigates
Installs: 36

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