// Generate consistent, well-structured release notes from git history. Triggered on release tags following semver patterns (v*.*.*) to produce categorized changelog with breaking changes, features, fixes, and contributor attribution.
This skill should be used when the user asks to "monitor a GitHub repository", "watch GitHub for issues or PRs", "respond to @OpenHands mentions on GitHub", "set up an OpenHands GitHub integration", "trigger OpenHands from a GitHub comment", or "poll a GitHub repo for a trigger phrase". Guides the user through creating a cron automation that polls a single repository and starts an OpenHands conversation whenever a configurable trigger phrase is detected in an issue or PR comment.
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This skill should be used when the user asks to "create an automation", "schedule a task", "set up a cron job", "webhook integration", "event-triggered automation", or mentions automations, scheduled tasks, cron scheduling, or webhook events in OpenHands Cloud.
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| name | release-notes |
| description | Generate consistent, well-structured release notes from git history. Triggered on release tags following semver patterns (v*.*.*) to produce categorized changelog with breaking changes, features, fixes, and contributor attribution. |
| triggers | ["/release-notes"] |
Automates the generation of standardized release notes for OpenHands repositories using an OpenHands agent. The agent reviews the release range, judges significance, groups related PRs, and produces concise markdown for GitHub releases or changelogs.
### 🔎 Small Fixes/Internal Changes section grouped by author when needed so every PR and author in the release range is still listed somewhere in the final markdownCopy the workflow file to your repository:
mkdir -p .github/workflows
curl -o .github/workflows/release-notes.yml \
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenHands/extensions/main/plugins/release-notes/workflows/release-notes.yml
Configure required secrets (see the README for details).
Use the /release-notes trigger in an OpenHands conversation to generate release notes for the current repository.
Generated release notes follow this structure:
## [v1.2.0] - 2026-03-06
### ⚠️ Breaking Changes
- Remove deprecated `--legacy` CLI flag (#456) @maintainer
### ✨ New Features
- Add support for Claude Sonnet 4.6 model (#445) @contributor1
### 🐛 Bug Fixes
- Fix WebSocket reconnection on network interruption (#451) @contributor3
### 📚 Documentation
- Update installation guide (#442) @contributor2
### 👥 New Contributors
- @contributor3 made their first contribution in #451
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/org/repo/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0
Changes are categorized based on:
feat:, fix:, docs:, chore:, BREAKING:breaking-change, bug, enhancement, documentation| Category | Commit Prefixes | PR Labels |
|---|---|---|
| Breaking Changes | BREAKING:, !: suffix | breaking-change, breaking |
| Features | feat:, feature: | enhancement, feature |
| Bug Fixes | fix:, bugfix: | bug, bugfix |
| Documentation | docs: | documentation, docs |
| Internal | chore:, ci:, refactor:, test: | internal, chore, ci |
See the README for full configuration options and workflow setup instructions.