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wiki-changelog — Claude Code skill: changelogs and setup

Q: How do I install wiki-changelog in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill wiki-changelog -a claude-code`, then check `~/.claude/skills/wiki-changelog/SKILL.md`.

Turns Git commit history into a categorized changelog. Use it to review recent repository activity or explain what changed across a project.

Install into Claude Code · Skills CLI (Vercel) All methods and platforms ↓

npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill wiki-changelog -a claude-code

Open on GitHub

What wiki-changelog does

wiki-changelog reads commit dates, authors, messages, and other details from Git history. It sorts the last 7 days by day and older commits by week, then assigns entries to feature, fix, refactoring, documentation, configuration, dependency, or breaking-change groups.

The skill checks git remote get-url origin before it writes a changelog and asks whether the project is local-only or tied to a source repository. With a repository URL, commit hashes and changed files can point to linked references; otherwise the output keeps plain hashes and paths. Its summaries focus on changes visible to users, follow terminology from the README, and call out migration notes for breaking changes. It runs in Claude Code and GitHub Copilot.

What it helps with

build a changelog from Git history
sort recent commits by change type
group repository activity by day and week
flag breaking changes with migration notes

Example prompts for the agent

Create a changelog from the recent repository history.
Summarize what changed in the last 7 days of Git commits.
Group the commits by type and highlight breaking changes.

How to install wiki-changelog

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill wiki-changelog -a claude-code

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/wiki-changelog/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/wiki-changelog/

Manually: put the files in place

.agents/skills/wiki-changelog/SKILL.md

For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

Manually: put the files in place

.cursor/skills/wiki-changelog/SKILL.md

Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

1GitHub CLI

gh skill install microsoft/skills wiki-changelog

2Manually: put the files in place

.github/skills/wiki-changelog/SKILL.md

Platform CLI

gemini skills install https://github.com/microsoft/skills --path .github/plugins/deep-wiki/skills/wiki-changelog

Manually: put the files in place

.devin/skills/wiki-changelog/SKILL.md

The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about wiki-changelog

How do I install wiki-changelog in Claude Code?

Run npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill wiki-changelog -a claude-code, then check ~/.claude/skills/wiki-changelog/SKILL.md.

What does wiki-changelog do?

It reads Git history, organizes commits by time period and change type, and produces a user-facing changelog with breaking changes called out.

Why does wiki-changelog ask for a source repository URL?

A repository URL lets the generated changelog link commit hashes and changed files. A local-only project uses plain hashes and paths, but the repository context must be resolved first.

Source text

SKILL.md · MIT

---
name: wiki-changelog
description: Analyzes git commit history and generates structured changelogs categorized by change type. Use when the user asks about recent changes, wants a changelog, or needs to understand what changed in the repository.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: Microsoft
  version: "1.0.0"
---

# Wiki Changelog

Generate structured changelogs from git history.

## Source Repository Resolution (MUST DO FIRST)

Before generating any changelog, you MUST determine the source repository context:

1. **Check for git remote**: Run `git remote get-url origin` to detect if a remote exists
2. **Ask the user**: _"Is this a local-only repository, or do you have a source repository URL (e.g., GitHub, Azure DevOps)?"_
   - Remote URL provided → store as `REPO_URL`, use **linked citations** for commit hashes and file references
   - Local-only → use plain commit hashes and file references
3. **Do NOT proceed** until source repo context is resolved

## When to Activate

- User asks "what changed recently", "generate a changelog", "summarize commits"
- User wants to understand recent development activity

## Procedure

1. Examine git log (commits, dates, authors, messages)
2. Group by time period: daily (last 7 days), weekly (older)
3. Classify each commit: Features (🆕), Fixes (🐛), Refactoring (🔄), Docs (📝), Config (🔧), Dependencies (📦), Breaking (⚠️)
4. Generate concise user-facing descriptions using project terminology

## Constraints

- Focus on user-facing changes
- Merge related commits into coherent descriptions
- Use project terminology from README
- Highlight breaking changes prominently with migration notes
- When `REPO_URL` is available, link commit hashes: `[abc1234](REPO_URL/commit/abc1234)` and changed files: `[file_path](REPO_URL/blob/BRANCH/file_path)`

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