# changelog

Turns recent commits and merged PRs into a user-facing change summary. Save it in a repository or prepare a changelog PR for a separate docs site.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 783
- Author: aeonfun
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aeonfun/aeon/tree/HEAD/skills/changelog/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/changelog

## What it does

The skill scans commits and merged pull requests from the last 7 days across selected repositories. It filters routine noise, then groups user-visible changes under Keep a Changelog headings such as Breaking, Added, Changed, Fixed, and Security. Entries are rewritten in plain language and linked to a PR or commit.

In in-repo mode, the article is saved as `output/articles/changelog-${today}.md`. It can use repositories listed in `memory/watched-repos.md` or scan a single repository supplied as a selector. With `push-to:`, it prepares a changelog PR for a separate website repository; the product repository comes from configuration. GitHub access is needed for that route. In-repo mode does not require `GH_GLOBAL`.

A run without a repository selector stops if `memory/watched-repos.md` is missing. A failure in one repository is tracked separately, so the other repositories can still be processed.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill changelog -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/changelog/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/changelog/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill changelog -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/changelog/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill changelog -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/changelog/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aeonfun/aeon changelog
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/changelog/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill changelog -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aeonfun/aeon --path skills/changelog
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/changelog/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill changelog -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/aeonfun/aeon/tree/HEAD/skills/changelog/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- turn recent commits and merged PRs into a user-facing changelog
- filter bot and internal activity from release notes
- group product changes under Keep a Changelog categories
- prepare a changelog PR for a separate docs repository

## Example prompts
- Create a changelog for the last 7 days using the repositories in `memory/watched-repos.md`.
- Generate a changelog for `owner/repo` only.
- Prepare a changelog PR for `owner/website-repo` using the product repository from configuration.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: changelog
description: Generate a user-facing changelog from recent commits/PRs across watched repos - write it in-repo (Keep a Changelog format) or open a cross-repo changelog PR on a docs/marketing repo.
metadata:
  title: Changelog
  category: dev
  var: ""
  tags:
    - dev
    - content
    - build
  mode: write
  commits: true
  permissions:
    - contents:write
    - pull-requests:write
  requires:
    - GH_GLOBAL?
---
<!-- autoresearch: variation B — sharper output: Keep a Changelog categories, breaking-change surfacing, plain-English rewrites, noise filtering -->

> **${var}** — Selects the mode and target:
> - **empty** → in-repo changelog across every repo in `memory/watched-repos.md`.
> - **`owner/repo`** (bare slug) → in-repo changelog for that single repo only.
> - **`push-to:owner/website-repo`** → cross-repo mode: publish the product's merged PRs as a changelog PR on `owner/website-repo` (product repo comes from `memory/docs-sync.md`).
> - **`owner/product->owner/website`** (arrow form) → cross-repo mode with both product and website repos given explicitly.

## Why this skill exists

A changelog is not a commit log. Raw commit dumps grouped by conventional prefix are the noise anti-pattern — users can't tell what matters. This skill produces a [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/)-style summary: categorized, plain-English, breaking changes surfaced, internal churn filtered out. It runs in two modes: **in-repo** (write the article into this repo) or **push-to** (open a changelog PR on a separate marketing/docs website repo).

---

## 0. Preamble — read memory and parse the selector

Read `memory/MEMORY.md` and the last 3 days of `memory/logs/` for context (prior runs, known issues). Before notifying, drop anything already reported in that window.

Parse `${var}` to pick the branch:

| `${var}` | Branch | Target |
|----------|--------|--------|
| empty | **A — in-repo** | all repos in `memory/watched-repos.md` |
| `owner/repo` (no `push-to:`, no `->`) | **A — in-repo** | only that repo |
| `push-to:owner/website-repo` | **B — push-to** | website = `owner/website-repo`; product = config `product_repo` |
| `owner/product->owner/website` | **B — push-to** | product = `owner/product`; website = `owner/website` |

Disambiguation: a `push-to:` prefix **or** a `->` arrow selects Branch B; anything else (empty or a bare `owner/repo`) selects Branch A. Then jump to the matching branch below.

---

# Branch A — in-repo changelog

Writes a categorized changelog article into this repo. No cross-repo PR; `GH_GLOBAL` is not needed here.

## A.Config

Reads repos from `memory/watched-repos.md`. If the file doesn't exist, abort and notify: "changelog: `memory/watched-repos.md` missing — nothing to scan." Do not create it silently.

```markdown
# memory/watched-repos.md
- owner/repo
- another-owner/another-repo
```

If `${var}` is set to a bare `owner/repo`, scan only that repo (skip the file list).

### A.1. Pick the scan set
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