How do I install the Changelog skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add https-deeplearning-ai/changelog in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Changelog safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Changelog?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Changelog free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Changelog?

https-deeplearning-ai (@https-deeplearning-ai) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Changelog by https-deeplearning-ai — Agent Skill

Name: Changelog
Author: https-deeplearning-ai

Changelog

Maintains CHANGELOG.md in the project root using git commit history. Use when the user invokes /changelog, asks to "update the changelog", "generate a changelog", or wants to record what changed before merging a branch. Creates the file from scratch if it doesn't exist (all commits grouped by date); otherwise appends only commits newer than the last recorded date.

File contents

Changelog Skill

Workflow

Run the script from the project root:

python3 <skill-dir>/scripts/changelog.py

Where <skill-dir> is the directory containing this skill. Claude Code exposes the skill path — use it directly.

The script handles both cases automatically:
- No CHANGELOG.md: reads full git history, writes the file with all dates
- CHANGELOG.md exists: finds the newest ## YYYY-MM-DD heading, fetches commits after that date, prepends new sections
Review the output, edit bullet wording if needed, then commit CHANGELOG.md as part of the merge commit.

Format

# Changelog

## 2026-03-31

- Add responsive design to layout and CSS
- Add Vitest test suite for components and routes

## 2026-03-30

- Initial project scaffold

One # Changelog title at the top
Date headings as ## YYYY-MM-DD, newest first
Each commit is one bullet; wording may be cleaned up manually after generation

Notes

Run from the project root (same directory as .git/)
Commit subjects come directly from git log; clean them up manually if needed
The script is idempotent: re-running when nothing is new prints a message and exits without modifying the file

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