# release-announcement

Drafts detailed release announcements and changelog pages for the ax project. It pairs Git commit ranges with agent session logs to explain why code changed.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 121
- Author: Necmttn
- License: AGPL-3.0 · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/Necmttn/ax/tree/HEAD/skills/release-announcement/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-07
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/release-announcement

## What it does

The skill manages curated version write-ups under `docs/releases/`, leaving standard `CHANGELOG.md` updates to Release Please. It moves past raw commit lists by linking code changes directly to agent problem-solving sessions. That context reveals why specific trade-offs won out.

Executing `bun run release:announcement -- X.Y.Z` drafts the markdown file by inspecting diffs and commit histories across release tags. The agent then runs `ax sessions` and `ax recall` to extract decisions behind schema or CLI changes. Static assets go into `apps/site/public/releases/assets/`, with local previews tested on Bun at `127.0.0.1:4175`.

Workflows rely on an available `ax` executable in `PATH` alongside an active local repository database. Without that database connection, the skill falls back to inspecting pure Git logs, omitting the background story.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Necmttn/ax --skill release-announcement -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Necmttn/ax --skill release-announcement -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Necmttn/ax --skill release-announcement -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Necmttn/ax release-announcement
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Necmttn/ax --skill release-announcement -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Necmttn/ax --path skills/release-announcement
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Necmttn/ax --skill release-announcement -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/Necmttn/ax/tree/HEAD/skills/release-announcement/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- draft structured release articles in docs/releases/
- recover rationale behind code changes via ax sessions
- categorize diffs by touched subsystem instead of git chronology
- verify release page rendering on port 4175 before publishing

## Example prompts
- draft release announcement for v1.2.0
- what changed in v2.1.0 and why did we build it this way?
- update the website changelog for the newest tag

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