Skills Development Git Changelog Generator

Git Changelog Generator

v20260929
wiki-changelog
Generate structured changelogs from git history. Groups commits by time period, classifies features, fixes, refactors and breaking changes, and writes concise user-facing release notes with migration hints.
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Overview

Wiki Changelog

Generate structured changelogs from git history.

When to Use

  • User asks "what changed recently", "generate a changelog", "summarize commits"
  • User wants to understand recent development activity

Procedure

  1. Examine git log (commits, dates, authors, messages)
  2. Group by time period: daily (last 7 days), weekly (older)
  3. Classify each commit: Features (๐Ÿ†•), Fixes (๐Ÿ›), Refactoring (๐Ÿ”„), Docs (๐Ÿ“), Config (๐Ÿ”ง), Dependencies (๐Ÿ“ฆ), Breaking (โš ๏ธ)
  4. Generate concise user-facing descriptions using project terminology

Example

User request:

Generate a changelog from the recent git history, grouping user-visible changes and linking each claim to its commit.

Constraints

  • Focus on user-facing changes
  • Merge related commits into coherent descriptions
  • Use project terminology from README
  • Highlight breaking changes prominently with migration notes

When to Use

This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.

Info
Category Development
Name wiki-changelog
Version v20260929
Size 1.29KB
Updated At 2026-09-30
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