# Changelog Summary

> Summarize recent CHANGELOG.md entries since the last release tag. Uses git + cat. Does not modify files or call external services. Use when you want a paragraph summary of what shipped since the last tag, suitable for pasting into a Slack post or a release email.

- Skill: `skills-lock/changelog-summary` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add skills-lock/changelog-summary`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/skills-lock/changelog-summary/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- Author: skills-lock (https://skillmd.com/u/skills-lock)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/skills-lock/changelog-summary

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# changelog-summary

Walk the repo's `CHANGELOG.md` and produce a 2-3 sentence summary of
changes since the last release tag.

## Steps

1. Find the last release tag:

```bash
git describe --tags --abbrev=0
```

2. Read the changelog:

```bash
cat CHANGELOG.md
```

3. Identify the section for the most recent release and summarize it
   in 2-3 sentences. Highlight breaking changes first, then notable
   features, then bug fixes.

## Constraints

- Read-only. Do not push, do not modify files, do not call any
  network endpoint.
- If `CHANGELOG.md` is missing, report that and stop.