Automatically creates user-facing changelogs from git commits by analyzing commit history, categorizing changes, and transforming technical commits into clear, customer-friendly release notes. Turns hours of manual changelog writing into minutes of automated generation.

Changelog Generator This skill transforms technical git commits into polished, user friendly changelogs that your customers and users will actually understand and appreciate. When to Use This Skill Preparing release notes for a new version Creating weekly or monthly product update summaries Documenting changes for customers Writing changelog entries for app store submissions Generating update notifications Creating internal release documentation Maintaining a public changelog/product updates page What This Skill Does 1. Scans Git History : Analyzes commits from a specific time period or between versions 2. Categorizes Changes : Groups commits into logical categories (features, improvements, bug fixes, breaking changes, security) 3. Translates Technical → User Friendly : Converts developer commits into customer language 4. Formats Professionally : Creates clean, structured changelog entries 5. Filters Noise : Excludes internal commits (refactoring, tests, etc.) 6. Follows Best Practices : Applies changelog guidelines and your brand voice How to Use Basic Usage From your project repository: With Specific Date Range With Custom Guidelines Example User : "Create a changelog for commits from the past 7 days" Output : Inspired by: Manik Aggarwal's use case from Lenny's Newsletter Tips Run from your git repository root Specify date ranges for focused changelogs Use your CHANGELOG STYLE.md for consistent formatting Review and adjust the generated changelog before publishing Save output directly to CHANGELOG.md Related Use Cases Creating GitHub release notes Writing app store update descriptions Generating email updates for users Creating social media announcement posts

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