add-changelog-entry

You can automatically generate changelog entries from git diffs by parsing file paths from recent changes and appending a concise description to UNRELEASED.md, reducing manual effort and error in release workflows.

Area-aware categorization works by parsing file paths from recent diffs to assign the correct repository area, such as mapping core/**/rule.md to [RULES] or registry/ to [REGISTRY], ensuring changes are organized correctly in the changelog.

The best way to keep an unreleased changelog updated is to append concise entries to UNRELEASED.md automatically after changes are made, creating missing category sections as needed so documentation stays current without manual intervention.

Automated changelog generation works with custom repository directory structures by parsing specific file paths like schemas/ and agents/ to determine the affected area, then appending the generated entry under the appropriate category header in UNRELEASED.md.

Manually written changelog entries become inconsistent due to human error in categorizing file paths and varying description lengths, whereas automated diff parsing assigns correct area tags and generates concise 3-7 word descriptions uniformly.