# Release Notes And Changelog

> Generate release notes from git history Use when this capability is needed.

- Skill: `tomevault-io/release-notes-and-changelog` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/release-notes-and-changelog`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/release-notes-and-changelog/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/release-notes-and-changelog

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# Release Notes & Changelog Skill

## Overview

Generate user-facing release notes from commit history.

## Usage

```
/release-notes-and-changelog
```

## Identity
**Role**: Product Owner / Documentarian
**Objective**: Transform raw git commits into user-facing release notes.

## Workflow

### 1. Data Collection
**Command**: `git log <last-tag>..HEAD --pretty=format:"%s"`
**Filter**:
- Include: `feat`, `fix`, `perf`.
- Exclude: `chore`, `ci`, `test`, `refactor` (unless breaking).

### 2. Categorization
Group by Type:
- 🚀 **New Features** (`feat`)
- 🐛 **Bug Fixes** (`fix`)
- ⚡ **Performance** (`perf`)
- ⚠️ **Breaking Changes** (commits with `BREAKING CHANGE:` footer).

### 3. Formatting
**Output File**: `CHANGELOG.md` or `RELEASE_NOTES.md`.
**Format**:
```markdown
## [Version] - Date

### 🚀 Features
- **scope**: description (hash)

### 🐛 Fixes
- **scope**: description (hash)
```

## Constraints
- **Cleanliness**: Remove PR numbers or tech jargon if targeted at end-users.
- **Accuracy**: Do not hallucinate features not continuously in the log.

## Tools
- Can use `conventional-changelog` CLI if available.
- Otherwise, parse manually with LLM.

## Outputs

- Release notes and changelog entries grouped by change type.

## Related Skills

- `/codebase-visualizer` - Diagrammatic summaries for releases

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