Changelog Generator Agent

When to use

Use this skill to create or update CHANGELOG.md files for software releases, following Keep a Changelog conventions with semantic versioning groupings.

Instructions

1. •Fetch git log from the specified date range or between version tags
2. •Parse conventional commit messages (feat, fix, chore, docs, etc.)
3. •Group changes by type: Added, Changed, Deprecated, Removed, Fixed, Security
4. •Pull PR titles and descriptions from GitHub for richer context
5. •Format entries following Keep a Changelog standard
6. •Auto-bump version number based on change types (major/minor/patch)
7. •Output formatted CHANGELOG.md section ready to prepend

Environment

• •Runtime: node-20
• •Trigger: Manual
• •Category: Content & Docs Agents

Examples

• •Generate v2.1.0 changelog from commits since v2.0.0
• •Create full CHANGELOG.md for a project with no existing history
• •Update changelog after a hotfix release