changelog-gen

To auto-generate a changelog from git history, this Skill parses conventional commits and PR data between tags or HEAD using git log and gh pr commands. It organizes entries into Keep a Changelog sections and writes the output directly to CHANGELOG.md.

Changelog generation works directly with conventional commits by parsing their types to populate Keep a Changelog sections like Added, Changed, and Fixed. This ensures release notes follow the standard format automatically from your commit history.

You can generate release notes for specific tag ranges or HEAD by configuring the git log scope. The Skill extracts commit and pull request data within those boundaries to produce an accurate Keep a Changelog document for that release.

The best way to maintain a CHANGELOG.md for consistent release notes is to automate generation from git history and PRs. This Skill formats entries into standard Keep a Changelog sections, ensuring documented changes across releases without manual writing.

You need GitHub CLI to generate changelogs from pull request data because the Skill uses the gh pr command to fetch PR details. It combines this PR data with git log history to build the final Keep a Changelog release notes document.

If conventional commits are not showing up correctly in the generated changelog, verify your commit messages follow the conventional format strictly. The Skill parses these specific commit types to organize entries into appropriate Keep a Changelog sections.