Changelog
The Changelog skill generates concise, informative release notes summarizing changes, streamlining documentation and improving user understanding.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add johnlindquist-changelog npx -- -y @trustedskills/johnlindquist-changelog
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"johnlindquist-changelog": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/johnlindquist-changelog"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill, johnlindquist-changelog, allows AI agents to generate and format changelogs. It can parse commit messages from a Git repository and transform them into human-readable release notes. The resulting changelog includes details like version numbers, dates, and descriptions of changes made in each commit.
When to use it
- Generating Release Notes: Automatically create changelogs for software releases based on Git commit history.
- Summarizing Project Activity: Quickly understand the evolution of a project by generating a summary of recent changes.
- Documenting API Updates: Produce clear and concise documentation outlining modifications to an API.
- Creating User-Facing Change Logs: Produce changelogs suitable for distribution to end users, explaining new features or bug fixes.
Key capabilities
- Parses Git commit messages.
- Formats output into a human-readable changelog.
- Includes version numbers and dates in the generated changelog.
- Provides descriptions of changes made in each commit.
Example prompts
- "Generate a changelog for this repository."
- "Create a release notes document from the last 10 commits."
- "Summarize the changes between version 1.0 and 2.0."
Tips & gotchas
- The skill relies on accurate and well-formatted commit messages in the Git repository for optimal results. Poorly written commit messages will lead to a less informative changelog.
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