release-notes

name	release-notes
description	Build human-readable release notes from a range of commits or merged PRs
when_to_use	["User invokes /release-notes v1.2.0..v1.3.0","Scheduled as part of a release job"]
toolsets	["terminal","github"]
parameters	{"range":{"type":"string","description":"Git range (e.g. v1.2.0..HEAD) OR a GitHub milestone name","required":true},"repo":{"type":"string","description":"owner/repo (default is current dir's origin)"}}
security	{"trust":"trusted","notes":"Reads commit messages and PR titles (low-risk but externally authored);\nwrites only a draft document. Publishing the notes stays behind approval.\n"}
model_hint	anthropic/claude-sonnet-5

release-notes — Generate Release Notes

Produce a release-notes document following the "What's New / Improvements / Fixes / Breaking / Acknowledgements" structure used by Hermes, React, VS Code, etc.

Procedure

1. Resolve the range:

   • If range: looks like a git range (X..Y), use git log --pretty to list commits.
   • Otherwise treat it as a GitHub milestone name and pull the closed PRs via github MCP.

2. For each commit/PR, extract:

   • Type from Conventional Commits prefix (feat:, fix:, docs:, security:, perf:, refactor:, chore:)
   • Scope (inside the parentheses)
   • Summary (the first line after the prefix)
   • Body / PR description for context
   • Author + association (CONTRIBUTOR / COLLABORATOR / MEMBER)

3. Group:

   • 🚀 What's New — all feat: with scope outside ci|deps|docs
   • ⚡ Improvements — perf: and refactor:
   • 🐛 Fixes — fix:
   • 🔒 Security — security: + any PR labeled security regardless of prefix
   • 💥 Breaking — any PR labeled breaking or any commit with !: marker
   • 📚 Docs — docs:
   • 🙏 Acknowledgements — list of all non-MEMBER authors

4. Write in plain English. For each entry, rewrite the conventional-commit summary into a reader-friendly one-liner. Example:

   • Input: feat(mcp): add http transport with reconnect backoff
   • Output: HTTP MCP servers now reconnect automatically with exponential backoff.

5. Include PR links where available: ([#1234](https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/1234))

6. Output as markdown, ready to paste into a GitHub release.

Example output shape

# v1.3.0 — "Thunderbolt"

## 🚀 What's New
- HTTP MCP servers now reconnect automatically with exponential backoff. ([#1234](…))
- Gemini OAuth is now a first-class provider. ([#1270](…))

## ⚡ Improvements
- 40% faster skill load via async frontmatter parsing. ([#1205](…))

## 🐛 Fixes
- Telegram voice transcripts no longer truncate at 60s. ([#1240](…))

## 🔒 Security
- Redact GitHub PATs in log output. ([#1256](…))

## 🙏 Acknowledgements
Thanks to @alice, @bob, @charlie for contributions this release.

Cron wiring

hermes cron create "0 16 * * 5" \
  "Generate release notes for origin/main..last release" \
  --skill release-notes --name weekly-release-preview --deliver telegram