name	changelog-release-notes
description	Maintain Con's CHANGELOG.md and release notes. Use when updating changelog entries, preparing a beta/dev release, reviewing PR release-note coverage, or ensuring contributor PR credit is present.

Changelog Release Notes

Use this skill whenever CHANGELOG.md, PR release notes, or release summaries are touched.

Workflow

Verify the latest released beta before choosing a heading:
- git fetch --tags origin
- git tag --sort=-v:refname | rg '^v[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+-beta\\.' | head
- gh release view <tag> when GitHub release state matters
Put pending work under the next unreleased beta only. If the latest shipped beta is v0.1.0-beta.63, the top unreleased heading is v0.1.0-beta.64; do not create beta.65 until beta.64 is tagged and released.
Gather PR and author context for every entry:
- gh pr view <number> --json number,title,author,url,mergedAt
- for merged work, git log <latest-tag>..HEAD --merges --oneline helps find the included PRs
Every PR-derived changelog bullet must end with PR and author credit:
- _(PR [#149](https://github.com/nowledge-co/con-terminal/pull/149) by [@sundy-li](https://github.com/sundy-li))_
Credit contributors exactly by GitHub login. Preserve external contributor credit even when follow-up commits refine the same feature.
Keep shipped historical sections stable. Only edit old sections to correct a factual mistake, missing credit, or broken link.

Writing Rules

Write for users first: describe the visible behavior or benefit, not the internal implementation unless it explains a risk or platform boundary.
Use Added, Changed, and Fixed sections. Group bullets under concise audience/platform labels such as macOS, Windows, Linux, Panes, or Developer Experience.
Do not mention "workspace restore" or other baseline continuity as novelty unless the user-facing behavior truly changed. Default expected behavior should read as polish or reliability, not marketing.
Add release dates only when a version is actually tagged/released.
If a bullet combines multiple PRs, include all relevant PR/author credits.

Validation

Confirm the heading matches the latest shipped beta plus one.
Confirm every new PR-derived bullet has PR [#...] and by [@...].
Run python3 scripts/docs/validate-manifest.py when docs routing may be affected.
Run git diff --check before committing.

Changelog Release Notes

Use this skill whenever CHANGELOG.md, PR release notes, or release summaries are touched.

Workflow

Verify the latest released beta before choosing a heading:

git fetch --tags origin
git tag --sort=-v:refname | rg '^v[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+-beta\\.' | head
gh release view <tag> when GitHub release state matters

Put pending work under the next unreleased beta only. If the latest shipped beta is v0.1.0-beta.63, the top unreleased heading is v0.1.0-beta.64; do not create beta.65 until beta.64 is tagged and released.

Gather PR and author context for every entry:

gh pr view <number> --json number,title,author,url,mergedAt
for merged work, git log <latest-tag>..HEAD --merges --oneline helps find the included PRs

Every PR-derived changelog bullet must end with PR and author credit:

_(PR [#149](https://github.com/nowledge-co/con-terminal/pull/149) by [@sundy-li](https://github.com/sundy-li))_

Credit contributors exactly by GitHub login. Preserve external contributor credit even when follow-up commits refine the same feature.

Keep shipped historical sections stable. Only edit old sections to correct a factual mistake, missing credit, or broken link.

Writing Rules

Write for users first: describe the visible behavior or benefit, not the internal implementation unless it explains a risk or platform boundary.

Use Added, Changed, and Fixed sections. Group bullets under concise audience/platform labels such as macOS, Windows, Linux, Panes, or Developer Experience.

Do not mention "workspace restore" or other baseline continuity as novelty unless the user-facing behavior truly changed. Default expected behavior should read as polish or reliability, not marketing.

Add release dates only when a version is actually tagged/released.

If a bullet combines multiple PRs, include all relevant PR/author credits.

Validation

Confirm the heading matches the latest shipped beta plus one.

Confirm every new PR-derived bullet has PR [#...] and by [@...].

Run python3 scripts/docs/validate-manifest.py when docs routing may be affected.

Run git diff --check before committing.

changelog-release-notes