# changelog-demo-command

Explore changelog generation and format checks using Git history. The command is useful for reviewing release-note workflows and their tests.

- command · `type=command` · Claude Code · 156 installs
- Author: davila7
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/commands/deployment/changelog-demo-command.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/commands/changelog-demo-command

## What it does

The command reads the project’s `CHANGELOG.md` and version details from `package.json`, `pyproject.toml`, or `Cargo.toml` when present. It also fetches recent commits with `git log` and recent tags with `git tag`.

Its demos cover generating entries from commits, Keep a Changelog and conventional-changelog formats, change categories, and semantic versioning. You can inspect format checks, suggested fixes, tests with different commit-message patterns, and error handling. Another section measures speed and memory use against large commit histories.

Use `--generate`, `--validate`, or `--demo`, or pass a format as an argument. This is a demo command; its integration-testing section exercises the workflow without affecting the main process.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **claude-code-templates**
```bash
npx claude-code-templates@latest --command deployment/changelog-demo-command
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/commands/changelog-demo-command.md` — Call it with /changelog-demo-command. For all projects use ~/.claude/commands/

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.codex/prompts/changelog-demo-command.md` — Call it with /prompts:changelog-demo-command. Codex marks this format deprecated in favour of skills

### GitHub Copilot

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/prompts/changelog-demo-command.prompt.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.gemini/commands/changelog-demo-command.toml` — Gemini stores commands as TOML: the prompt text goes into the prompt field

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/commands/deployment/changelog-demo-command.md

## When to use it
- Create sample changelog entries from Git commits
- Compare Keep a Changelog with conventional-changelog
- Check an existing changelog for format compliance
- Test handling of different commit-message patterns
- Measure speed and memory use on a large commit history

## Example prompts
- Show the changelog generation demo: `/changelog-demo-command --generate`
- Check the current changelog format: `/changelog-demo-command --validate`
- Run the full changelog automation demo: `/changelog-demo-command --demo`

## Source text · changelog-demo-command.md · MIT

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---
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash
argument-hint: "[format] | --generate | --validate | --demo"
description: Demonstrate changelog automation features with real examples and validation
---

# Changelog Automation Demo

Demonstrate changelog automation features: $ARGUMENTS

## Current Project State

- Existing changelog: @CHANGELOG.md (if exists)
- Package version: @package.json or @pyproject.toml or @Cargo.toml (if exists)
- Recent commits: !`git log --oneline -10`
- Git tags: !`git tag -l | tail -5`

## Demo Features

### 1. **Changelog Generation Demo**
- Generate sample changelog entries from git commits
- Show different changelog formats (Keep a Changelog, conventional-changelog)
- Demonstrate automatic categorization of changes
- Show version numbering and semantic versioning

### 2. **Format Validation Demo**
- Validate existing changelog format compliance
- Show format inconsistencies and suggestions
- Demonstrate automated formatting fixes
- Show integration with release automation

### 3. **Integration Testing**
- Test changelog automation without affecting main workflow
- Validate changelog generation pipeline
- Test different commit message patterns
- Show error handling and recovery

### 4. **Performance Benchmarking**
- Measure changelog generation speed
- Test with large commit histories
- Show memory usage and optimization
- Benchmark different parsing strategies
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