changelog-generator

# Changelog Generator This skill transforms technical git commits into polished, user-friendly changelogs that your customers and users will actually understand and appreciate. ## When to Use This Skill - Preparing release notes for a new version - Creating weekly or monthly product update summaries - Documenting changes for customers - Writing changelog entries for app store submissions - Generating update notifications - Creating internal release documentation - Maintaining a public changelog/product updates page ## What This Skill Does 1. **Scans Git History**: Analyzes commits from a specific time period or between versions 2. **Categorizes Changes**: Groups commits into logical categories (features, improvements, bug fixes, breaking changes, security) 3. **Translates Technical → User-Friendly**: Converts developer commits into customer language 4. **Formats Professionally**: Creates clean, structured changelog entries 5. **Filters Noise**: Excludes internal commits (refactoring, tests, etc.) 6. **Follows Best Practices**: Applies changelog guidelines and your brand voice 7. **Markdown friendly output**: Output should be github markdown (.md) friendly. ## How to Use ### Basic Usage 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 ``` ### With Specific Date Range ``` Create a changelog for all commits between March 1 and March 15 ``` ### With Custom Guidelines ``` Create a changelog for commits since v2.4.0, using my changelog guidelines from CHANGELOG.md ``` ## Example **User**: "Create a changelog for commits from the past 7 days" ## Tips - Run from your git repository root - Specify date ranges for focused changelogs - Use existing CHANGELOG.md for consistent formatting - Review and adjust the generated changelog before publishing - Save output directly to CHANGELOG.md ## Related Use Cases - Creating GitHub release notes - Writing app store update descriptions - Generating email updates for users - Creating social media announcement posts