Classify release impact, discover the repo's release law, and draft the correct release artifact or PR copy for the current workspace.
Determine whether the change is major, minor, patch, or none.
Discover the repo's release law from AGENTS.md, README.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, PR templates, and versioning or governance docs before deciding how to update release artifacts.
If the repo explicitly uses unreleased changelog entries, draft the CHANGELOG.md update it expects.
If the repo uses change fragments or release-managed changelog/version files, draft or update the fragment and leave VERSION and CHANGELOG.md alone unless the task is explicit release preparation.
When explicitly preparing a release, move the entry into the dated release section and verify VERSION.
Suggest a Conventional Commit style title that matches the real scope.
Produce a short PR summary with:
what changed
why it changed
what was validated
remaining risks or assumptions
Do not invent version bumps, release notes, or changelog edits that conflict with the repo's documented policy.