// Summarizes uncommitted git changes in a concise machine-readable format. Use in CI pipelines, scripts, or headless invocations where the output will be piped or captured.
Explains code in plain language for someone unfamiliar with the programming language. Use when asked to explain code, walk through logic, describe what a function does, or when the user says "explain this" or "walk me through this".
Explains what a skill is and demonstrates that skills are working. Use when testing skills, when asked about skills, or when asked to demonstrate how skills work.
Demonstrates the personal scope for Claude Code skills. Use when testing personal-scoped skills or when the user wants to understand the difference between personal and project skill scopes.
Lists the conventions for this project and demonstrates the project scope for Claude Code skills. Use when asked about project conventions, code style, or as a demonstration of project-scoped skills.
Draft a CHANGELOG.md entry for the current changes in Keep a Changelog format. Use when releasing, tagging a version, or updating CHANGELOG.md.
Review code against a standard checklist covering security, correctness, performance, and readability. Use when asked to review code, check a PR, or audit changes.
| title | summarize-changes-headless |
| name | summarize-changes-headless |
| description | Summarizes uncommitted git changes in a concise machine-readable format. Use in CI pipelines, scripts, or headless invocations where the output will be piped or captured. |
!git diff HEAD
If the diff above is empty, output exactly: No uncommitted changes.
Otherwise, output the summary in the following format with no surrounding prose:
SUMMARY
- [bullet point describing the first logical change]
- [bullet point describing the second logical change]
[continue as needed, two to five bullets maximum]
RISKS
- [risk] or NONE
Rules for the SUMMARY section:
Rules for the RISKS section:
Output nothing else. No preamble, no "Here is the summary:", no closing remarks. The output must be parseable by a script that splits on the SUMMARY and RISKS headers.
Note: this skill is optimized for headless use with claude -p "/summarize-changes-headless". The concise, structured output can be captured with claude -p "/summarize-changes-headless" > summary.txt and processed by downstream tools. Compare this to the interactive summarize-changes skill, which produces more readable prose suited to an interactive session. In headless mode, conciseness and consistent structure matter more than readability, because there is no follow-up turn to ask for clarification or a reformatted response.