How do I install the Changelog skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add stijnvanhulle/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.

What does the Changelog skill do?

Turn commit history and changesets into user-facing release notes. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Changelog safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: makes network calls. 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?

stijnvanhulle (@stijnvanhulle) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Changelog by stijnvanhulle — Agent Skill

Name: Changelog
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: stijnvanhulle

File contents

Changelog and versioning

Turn technical git commits into user-facing changelog entries. This monorepo uses Changesets for versioning and builds the changelog from changeset entries.

When to use

Preparing release notes for a new version
Documenting changes for the website or docs pages
Keeping a consistent writing style across release notes

How it works

Scan git history for the relevant range.
Categorize commits (features, improvements, bug fixes, breaking changes) and filter noise (refactor, test, chore).
Translate developer commits into customer-facing language.
Format entries per the repo conventions.

References

Reference	Covers
format.md	`docs/changelog.md` structure, change-type sections, and examples

Related skills

Skill	Use for
changeset	Writing the changeset a release note comes from
documentation	Documentation style for changelog entries

Checklist

Code changes have matching documentation updates
Changeset added via pnpm changeset for code changes
Changelog updated in docs/changelog.md

Resources

Changesets: https://github.com/changesets/changesets
VitePress markdown extensions: https://vitepress.dev/guide/markdown

Frequently asked questions