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Jrv Changelog Gen by dvcrn — Agent Skill

Name: Jrv Changelog Gen
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

Jrv Changelog Gen

Generate changelogs from git commit history with conventional commit parsing. Use when asked to generate a changelog, create release notes, summarize git history, list changes between tags or dates, or prepare release documentation. Supports conventional commits (feat, fix, docs, etc.), breaking change detection, grouped output, and markdown or JSON format. No external dependencies.

dvcrn Updated Sep 8, 2026 32 repo stars

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Changelog Generator

Generate clean, professional changelogs from git commit history.

Quick Start

python3 scripts/changelog_gen.py
python3 scripts/changelog_gen.py --since v1.0.0 --group
python3 scripts/changelog_gen.py --since v1.0.0 --until v2.0.0 --format json
python3 scripts/changelog_gen.py --repo /path/to/project --since "2026-01-01" -o CHANGELOG.md

Features

Conventional commit parsing — auto-detects feat, fix, docs, refactor, perf, test, build, ci, chore, revert
Breaking change detection — from ! suffix or BREAKING CHANGE in body
Grouped output — organize by commit type with --group
Tag ranges — generate changelogs between any two tags or refs
Dual format — markdown (default) or JSON
File output — write directly to CHANGELOG.md with -o
No dependencies — Python stdlib + git

Options

Flag	Description
`--repo PATH`	Path to git repo (default: cwd)
`--since REF`	Start ref — tag, branch, or commit
`--until REF`	End ref (default: HEAD)
`--format md\|json`	Output format (default: md)
`--group`	Group commits by type
`-o FILE`	Write to file

Conventional Commit Types

feat, fix, docs, style, refactor, perf, test, build, ci, chore, revert — all parsed automatically.

Frequently asked questions