# Changelog

> Generate changelogs from git history and validate conventional commits. Usage: /changelog <generate|lint> [options]

- Skill: `nous-hermeshub/changelog` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add nous-hermeshub/changelog`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/nous-hermeshub/changelog/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- License: MIT
- Author: nous-hermeshub (https://skillmd.com/u/nous-hermeshub)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/nous-hermeshub/changelog

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# /changelog

Generate Keep a Changelog entries from git history and validate commit message format.

## Usage

```
/changelog generate [--from-tag <tag>] [--to-tag <tag>]    Generate changelog entries
/changelog lint [--from-ref <ref>] [--to-ref <ref>]       Lint commit messages
```

## Examples

```
/changelog generate --from-tag v2.0.0
/changelog lint --from-ref main --to-ref dev
/changelog generate --from-tag v2.0.0 --to-tag v2.1.0 --format markdown
```

## Scripts
- `engineering/skills/changelog-generator/scripts/generate_changelog.py` — Parse commits, render changelog (`--from-tag`, `--to-tag`, `--from-ref`, `--to-ref`, `--format markdown|json`)
- `engineering/skills/changelog-generator/scripts/commit_linter.py` — Validate conventional commit format (`--from-ref`, `--to-ref`, `--strict`, `--format text|json`)

## Skill Reference
→ `engineering/skills/changelog-generator/SKILL.md`