# Cms Changelog Sync

> Sync ComfyUI release notes to Strapi CMS: LLM-simplify English changelog for in-app popup, translate to zh/ja/ko/fr/ru/es in staging, push drafts to CMS. Resolves docs/local/cloud bullet URLs (blog.comfy.org, workflow_templates index.json, Cloud ?template=, user UTM, GitHub PRs). Use when updating changelog/index.mdx for CMS, running cms:prepare/cms:sync, Strapi release-notes, published-versions.json, CMS staging, simplifying release notes for the notification popup, or cms:publish to go live.

- Skill: `wenerme/cms-changelog-sync` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add wenerme/cms-changelog-sync`
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- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: wenerme (https://skillmd.com/u/wenerme)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/wenerme/cms-changelog-sync

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# CMS Changelog Sync

Push **draft** release notes to Strapi (`release-notes` content type). Docs changelog stays full; CMS uses committed staging with popup-sized copy.

## Architecture

Three **separate** steps — stop for human review between each:

```
changelog/index.mdx                    ← docs source of truth (full EN)
        │
        ▼  Step 1: pnpm cms:prepare:en
staging/en/changelog/index.mdx         ← simplified popup EN → **review & approve**
        │
        ▼  Step 2: pnpm cms:prepare:locales
staging/{zh,ja,ko,fr,ru,es}/…          ← translated from staging EN → **review & approve**
        │
        ▼  Step 3: pnpm cms:preview → cms:sync  (only after user confirms)
Strapi CMS (draft) → manual Publish → published-versions.json
```

**Never** edit docs `zh/changelog/` for CMS. **Never** auto-publish in Strapi. **Never** use `pnpm translate` for CMS — that pipeline is for Mintlify docs only.

## Three-step workflow (local)

| Step | Command | What it does | Gate |
|------|---------|--------------|------|
| **1. Simplify EN** | `pnpm cms:prepare:en -- --force v0.26.0` | docs → LLM → `staging/en/` | Review EN staging |
| **2. Translate** | `pnpm cms:prepare:locales -- --force v0.26.0` | `staging/en/` → `staging/{zh,ja,ko,fr,ru,es}/` | Review locale staging |
| **3. Push CMS** | `pnpm cms:preview` then `pnpm cms:sync` | staging → Strapi **drafts** | Strapi review → `cms:publish` |

`pnpm cms:prepare` without `--en-only` / `--translate-only` prints help and exits — use the step-specific scripts above.

## Translation workflow (CMS staging)

Step 2 only. **Input = simplified EN staging**, not docs changelog.

```
staging/en/changelog/index.mdx          ← input (Step 1 output, human-approved)
        │
        ▼  pnpm cms:prepare:locales -- v0.26.0
staging/zh|ja|ko|fr|ru|es/changelog/…   ← output (popup copy per locale, ready to sync)
        │
        ▼  pnpm cms:sync  (Step 3, after user confirms)
Strapi release-notes (draft)
```

| | Mintlify docs (`pnpm translate`) | CMS popup (`pnpm cms:prepare:locales`) |
|--|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| English source | `changelog/index.mdx` (full docs) | `staging/en/changelog/index.mdx` (simplified popup) |
| Output path | `zh/changelog/index.mdx`, etc. | `staging/zh/changelog/index.mdx`, etc. |
| Purpose | Docs site | Strapi in-app notification |
| Mix pipelines? | **No** | **No** |

**Key points:**

- `cms:prepare:locales` does **not** re-simplify English — it reads each project's own staging EN (`staging/en/` and `staging/cloud/en/`)
- If staging EN is missing the version, translate fails — run `cms:prepare:en` first
- Target locales: **zh, ja, ko, fr, ru, es** (see `cms-config.json`)
- `--force` re-translates existing locale blocks (common after manual EN edits)
- Never copy comfyui locale files onto cloud; cloud campaign shortlinks live on cloud EN

## Environment (`.env.local`)

| Variable | Used by | Notes |
|----------|---------|-------|
| `TRANSLATE_API_KEY` | prepare | Same as `pnpm translate` |
| `TRANSLATE_API_BASE_URL` | prepare | e.g. `https://api.deepseek.com` |
| `TRANSLATE_API_MODEL` | prepare | e.g. `deepseek-v4-pro` |
| `CMS_BASE_URL` | sync, delete-drafts | e.g. `https://cms.comfy.org` |
| `CMS_API_TOKEN` | sync, delete-drafts | Strapi API token |
| `CMS_PROJECT` | optional | Default `comfyui`; also `--project cloud` on CLI |

CI: `CMS_BASE_URL` / `TRANSLATE_API_BASE_URL` → GitHub **Variables**; tokens → **Secrets**.

## Simplification rules (EN popup)

Prompt: `.github/scripts/cms/cms-simplify-prompt.ts`  
Config: `.github/scripts/cms/cms-config.json` → `simplify`

| Rule | Value |
|------|-------|
| Total bullets per version | **up to 10** (`max_bullets_total: 10`) |
| Section headings max | **3** (`max_sections: 3`) |
| Section order | **New Open-Source Model Support** → **Partner Node Updates** → **New Node Updates** (optional) |
| Words per version | ~60–120 |
| Bullet format | `[**Name**](pr_url): 6–12 words with one key trait` |
| PR links | **Keep** when source has them; never invent URLs |
| New Node Updates | **Optional by default.** Omit from CMS popup even if docs has **New Nodes**; add only when a human explicitly asks |
| Drop | Bug fixes, performance, pure Load3D plumbing, internal refactors, **ComfyUI-WIKI dependency bumps** (see below), and New Nodes unless requested. **Do not drop** partner removals, deprecations, or EOL |

Style: principle-only prompt in `cms-simplify-prompt.ts` (no concrete version examples — avoids LLM contamination).

`prepare:en` copies docs URLs and local-length copy into Cloud. After it runs, rewrite **Cloud EN** (links and wording) before translating. Never invent URLs.

**Copy length (local vs Cloud):** Cloud popup users skim. After merge, shorten Cloud bullets so they do not list every node, mode, or task type. One short clause is enough: added the model, or one capability. Local CMS (`staging/en/`) and docs `changelog/index.mdx` can keep the fuller scope (which nodes, which modes). Do not shorten local to match Cloud.

Example: docs/local may say H3 Max landed on text-to-video, first-last-frame, and reference nodes. Cloud: `Added H3 Max model support`.

**OSS bullets name the model, not the plumbing.** After `prepare:en`, rewrite open-source bullets to match names users already see in `tutorials/` (checkpoint family, `fl2va` / `ref2va`, ControlNet Union, and similar). If a tutorial page already documents the model, the popup should say we added support for that model. Do not describe loader internals: optional VAE, keyframe wiring, skipped LoRA keys, unless that is the only user-facing change.

**LoRA / trainer format:** say we support LoRAs trained in that format (or by that trainer). Do not mention the previous load bug.

**Removals, deprecations, EOL:** keep them on the popup (do not drop as housekeeping). On Cloud, still list the retired node or model names so users know which graphs break. The "one short clause" Cloud rule does not apply to removal bullets.

## Bullet links (docs, local CMS, Cloud CMS)

Resolve each feature bullet **before** `cms:prepare:locales`. Search these sources every time a new version lands:

| Source | Where |
|--------|--------|
| Template index | [templates/index.json](https://github.com/Comfy-Org/workflow_templates/blob/main/templates/index.json) (raw: `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Comfy-Org/workflow_templates/main/templates/index.json`) |
| Blog | [blog.comfy.org](https://blog.comfy.org/) ([archive](https://blog.comfy.org/archive)) |

Match a template by `name`, `title`, or `models` to the changelog item. Search the **whole** index: partner `api_*` and OSS `video_*`, `image_*`, `3d_*` (and any other prefix). Do not grep `api_` only. Match a blog post only if it covers **this** product or version (MiniMax H3 day-0 is not MiniMax H3 Max).

**Video templates:** when several templates exist, pick one by suffix on `name`, in this order: **r2v → i2v → t2v**. Example: `api_minimax_h3_max_r2v` over `_i2v` / `_t2v`. If none of those suffixes exist, use the remaining matching template (`flf2v`, `edit`, `fun_controlnet_union`, and similar). Cloud URL shape: `https://cloud.comfy.org/?template=<name>` (no UTM unless the user supplied one).

| Surface | Link priority (first match wins) |
|---------|----------------------------------|
| **Cloud** CMS (`staging/cloud/`) | 1. UTM / `links.comfy.org` URL **the user provided** 2. Cloud template URL from the index 3. GitHub PR 4. ComfyUI repo commit/tag/compare |
| **Docs** `changelog/index.mdx` and **local** CMS (`staging/en/` etc.) | 1. Matching [blog.comfy.org](https://blog.comfy.org/) post 2. GitHub PR 3. ComfyUI repo commit/tag/compare |

Do **not** put Cloud `?template=` URLs on docs or local popup. Do **not** copy local blog/PR links onto Cloud when a template (or user UTM) exists. After `prepare:en` merges comfyui → cloud, replace Cloud bullets that still point at PRs if the index has a template.

## ComfyUI-WIKI commits (omit from changelog)

When curating `changelog/index.mdx` from ComfyUI git history, **do not add bullets** for commits routinely opened by **[ComfyUI-WIKI](https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI-WIKI)** — they are dependency/content syncs, not core release features:

| Skip | Typical commit / PR pattern |
|------|----------------------------|
| **Embedded docs** | `chore: update embedded docs to v…`, `comfyui-embedded-docs` in `requirements.txt` |
| **Workflow templates** | `chore: update workflow templates to v…`, `comfyui-workflow-templates` in `requirements.txt` |
| **Model blueprints** | `Add new model blueprints`, blueprint starter workflows in template library |

Also omit standalone **frontend package semver bumps** unless tied to a user-visible fix worth its own bullet. CMS simplify must never promote WIKI-only items into popup copy even if they appear in the full docs block.

Example staging shape (placeholders only). **New Node Updates** is optional and usually omitted:

```markdown
**New Open-Source Model Support**
* [**Model Name**](source_url): Short description with 1–2 traits from the release data

**Partner Node Updates**
* [**Partner Node**](source_url): Partner scope and capability from the release data
```

Only when a human asks to include nodes:

```markdown
**New Node Updates**
* [**Node Name**](source_url): What the node does and why it matters
```

Sync adds header: `# ComfyUI vX.Y.Z` via `format-cms-content.ts`.

## Projects (comfyui + cloud)

`cms:prepare` may generate both projects so staging stays mirrored. For `cms:sync` and `cms:publish`, agents must treat **comfyui as the default project** and pass `--project comfyui`. Only sync or publish **cloud** after the user explicitly confirms cloud, using `--project cloud`.

Same changelog content; Strapi `project` field and CMS header differ (`# ComfyUI` vs `# Cloud`).

| Project | Staging path | CMS header |
|---------|--------------|------------|
| `comfyui` | `staging/{locale}/…` | `# ComfyUI vX.Y.Z` |
| `cloud` | `staging/cloud/{locale}/…` | `# Cloud vX.Y.Z` |

When prepare:en targets both projects, it runs the LLM once on comfyui, then merges those version blocks into cloud while keeping any tracking shortlinks already on cloud EN for that version. `prepare:locales` translates each project from its own staging EN. It does not copy comfyui locale files onto cloud. With `--project cloud` alone, cloud is prepared directly. Sync/publish must be project-scoped by agents: `--project comfyui` first, then `--project cloud` only after explicit cloud approval.

Single project: `--project comfyui`, `--project cloud`, or `CMS_PROJECT=<project>`.

Mark a version **high** attention:

```bash
pnpm cms:set-attention -- cloud v0.24.0 high --save
```

## Commands

| Command | Action |
|---------|--------|
| `pnpm cms:prepare:en` | **Step 1** — LLM simplify docs EN → `staging/en/` (no translation) |
| `pnpm cms:prepare:locales` | **Step 2** — translate `staging/en/` → `staging/{zh,ja,ko,fr,ru,es}/` (does not re-simplify EN) |
| `pnpm cms:preview -- v0.25.1` | **Step 3a** — Dry-run Strapi push |
| `pnpm cms:sync -- v0.25.1` | **Step 3b** — Push/update **drafts** (run only after user confirms staging) |
| `pnpm cms:publish -- v0.25.1` | Publish + refresh `published-versions.json` |
| `pnpm cms:prepare` | Prints three-step help and exits when no mode flag is passed |
| `pnpm cms:set-attention -- cloud v0.24.0 high` | Set attention low/high in Strapi |
| `pnpm cms:delete-drafts --preview` | List deletable Strapi drafts |
| `pnpm cms:delete-drafts` | Delete drafts (keeps published) |

Flags (after `--`):

- `--force` — re-simplify/re-translate even if staging has the version; on **sync**, update already-**published** CMS entries (default skips published)
- `--preview` / `--dry-run` — no API writes
- `--project cloud` — single project only (default = both)
- `v0.25.1` — explicit version(s)

Env:

- `CMS_SYNC_ALL=1` — include already-published versions (backfill)
- Without it, local default = **all unpublished EN versions** per `published-versions.json`

Requires **Bun**. Loads `.env.local` automatically.

## Standard workflow

### New release version

1. Add full `<Update>` block to `changelog/index.mdx` (docs quality — unchanged). Set each bullet URL using **Bullet links** (blog → PR → repo for docs).

2. **Step 1 — Simplify EN** — review before translating:

   ```bash
   pnpm cms:prepare:en -- --force v0.25.1
   ```

   Inspect: `.github/scripts/cms/staging/en/changelog/index.mdx` (blog/PR/repo, fuller copy). Rewrite `.github/scripts/cms/staging/cloud/en/changelog/index.mdx`: user UTM or `?template=` from the index, and **shorter** bullets (model support, not every node). → **stop until approved**

3. **Step 2 — Translate** — from approved staging EN only:

   ```bash
   pnpm cms:prepare:locales -- v0.25.1          # first translate
   pnpm cms:prepare:locales -- --force v0.25.1 # re-translate after EN edits
   ```

   Inspect: `.github/scripts/cms/staging/zh/changelog/index.mdx` (and other locales) → **stop until approved**

4. **Step 3 — Push ComfyUI drafts** (only after user confirms staging):

   ```bash
   pnpm cms:preview -- --project comfyui v0.25.1
   pnpm cms:sync -- --project comfyui v0.25.1
   ```

5. **Publish ComfyUI** after Strapi review:

   ```bash
   pnpm cms:publish --preview -- --project comfyui v0.25.1
   pnpm cms:publish -- --project comfyui v0.25.1
   ```

6. **Cloud is separate**: run cloud preview/sync/publish only after the user explicitly confirms cloud, using `--project cloud`.

7. Commit `.github/scripts/cms/staging/` and `.github/scripts/cms/published-versions.json` after publish.

### Catch up all unpublished versions locally

```bash
pnpm cms:prepare:en -- --force              # Step 1: all unpublished EN
pnpm cms:prepare:locales -- --force         # Step 2: all locales
pnpm cms:preview
pnpm cms:sync                               # Step 3: after review
```

### After prompt or config changes

Re-run with `--force`. Staging without `--force` **skips** existing `<Update>` blocks.

## Version selection logic

| Context | Versions processed |
|---------|-------------------|
| Local, no args | EN not in `published-versions.json` (≥ `min_version` 0.21.0) |
| Local + `CMS_SYNC_ALL=1` | All ≥ min_version |
| Explicit `v0.25.1` | That version only |
| CI (`CMS_SYNC_BEFORE` / `CMS_SYNC_AFTER`) | New/changed `<Update>` blocks in git diff only |

`cms:sync` skips locales already published per registry. Published EN in CMS is never overwritten.

## Key files

| Path | Role |
|------|------|
| `changelog/index.mdx` | Full docs EN changelog |
| `.github/scripts/cms/staging/` | CMS popup content generated by prepare; review and commit |
| `.github/scripts/cms/cms-config.json` | Locales, min version, simplify limits |
| `.github/scripts/cms/published-versions.json` | Published registry (commit after Strapi publish) |
| `.github/scripts/cms/prepare-cms-changelog.ts` | Prepare pipeline |
| `.github/scripts/cms/sync-to-strapi.ts` | Strapi draft sync |
| `.github/scripts/cms/publish-cms-drafts.ts` | Draft → published |
| `.github/scripts/cms/delete-cms-drafts.ts` | Clean bad drafts |
| `.github/workflows/cms-changelog-sync.yml` | CI: prepare → preview → sync on main (changelog paths only) |

## Agent checklist

When user asks to update CMS release notes:

- [ ] Confirm `changelog/index.mdx` has the new `<Update>` block
- [ ] Resolve bullet URLs: search the **full** template `index.json` (`api_*` and OSS `video_*` / `image_*` / `3d_*`) and [blog.comfy.org/archive](https://blog.comfy.org/archive); Cloud = user UTM then `?template=` (video r2v → i2v → t2v); docs/local = blog then PR then repo
- [ ] Align OSS popup names with existing `tutorials/` model names (added support for X). Not loader plumbing
- [ ] Shorten Cloud EN bullets (added model support, skip node lists). Keep local/docs more detailed. Exception: Cloud removal/EOL bullets still list what was retired
- [ ] LoRA format bullets: support that trainer/format, not the previous skip-keys bug
- [ ] Omit ComfyUI-WIKI items (embedded docs, workflow templates, model blueprints) unless user explicitly asks
- [ ] Run `pnpm cms:prepare:en`; rewrite Cloud EN links; show staging EN → **wait for user approval**
- [ ] Run `pnpm cms:prepare:locales` (not `cms:prepare:en`) → **wait for user approval**
- [ ] Run `pnpm cms:preview -- --project comfyui ...` then `pnpm cms:sync -- --project comfyui ...` **only after user confirms staging**
- [ ] Run cloud `cms:sync` / `cms:publish` only after separate explicit cloud confirmation
- [ ] Remind: Strapi publish is manual; then `--write` on published-versions
- [ ] Commit `.github/scripts/cms/staging/` together with `published-versions.json` after publish
- [ ] Do **not** shorten docs changelog for CMS — staging is separate
- [ ] Do **not** run bulk `CMS_SYNC_ALL` prepare/sync without user consent (many API calls)

## Troubleshooting

| Issue | Fix |
|-------|-----|
| Only one version simplified | Old behavior was latest-only; now defaults to unpublished. Use `CMS_SYNC_ALL=1` for all. |
| Staging skipped | Version already exists — add `--force` |
| Strapi VERSION shows `-` | Bulk sync bug: `version` field null; delete drafts and re-sync |
| Delete draft 500 | Use `pnpm cms:delete-drafts` (locale-only DELETE, not `status=draft`) |
| `English base draft missing` on locale sync | Ensure EN draft exists first; sync creates EN before other locales |
| Background prepare still running | `pkill -f prepare-cms-changelog.ts` |

## Related skills

- **`docs-i18n-translate`** — Mintlify docs ja/zh/ko (`pnpm translate`)
- **`docs-i18n-review`** — translation quality review (`pnpm translate:review`)

## Docs vs CMS (do not confuse)

| | Docs site | CMS popup |
|--|-----------|-----------|
| Source | `changelog/index.mdx` | `staging/en/…` |
| Length | Full detail | 3–5 bullets |
| New Nodes | Keep in full changelog | **Optional**; omit by default unless a human asks |
| i18n | `zh/changelog/` etc. | `staging/zh/` etc. |
| Deploy | Mintlify | Strapi draft → publish |