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.
This skill transforms technical git commits into polished, user-friendly changelogs that your customers and users will actually understand and appreciate.
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
Create a changelog for all commits between March 1 and March 15
Create a changelog for commits since v2.4.0, using my changelog
guidelines from CHANGELOG_STYLE.md
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
Copy a source-pinned command for your client. You run it yourself.
Destination: .claude/skills/changelog-generator · pinned to the source commit
# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 5cc17cf267132cc690dee82239b80a99ec82e4f8
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/cli-tool/components/skills/development/changelog-generator" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmpReview the source before running. This copies files into your project; it is not a one-click install and does not verify runtime safety.
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y gitnpm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 5cc17cf267132cc690dee82239b80a99ec82e4f8
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/cli-tool/components/skills/development/changelog-generator" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmpDestination: .claude/skills/changelog-generator
Scanner static-checks@0.1.0 · commit 5cc17cf26713. Static checks cannot prove runtime safety – review the source and the exact diff before installing. How checks work.
No static rules matched. This is not a safety guarantee.