docs-and-changelogs

Generate CHANGELOG.md automatically by parsing your repository's Conventional Commits, categorizing entries by type (feat, fix, breaking changes), and formatting them according to Keep a Changelog standards. This Skill applies commit history directly to produce structured release notes without manual formatting.

Maintain release notes by integrating Conventional Commits with semantic versioning workflows. This Skill automates changelog updates tied to version bumps, ensuring each release entry reflects breaking changes, features, and fixes in a consistent, versioned format.

Yes. This Skill scaffolds Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) as templates, providing structured starting points for documentation governance and decision tracking across your project lifecycle.

Yes. This Skill requires repositories using Conventional Commits format to parse commit history accurately, categorize changes by type, and detect breaking changes needed for automated changelog generation and semantic versioning.

Conventional Commits enforce a structured commit message format that signals intent—feat, fix, breaking changes—enabling automated parsing, accurate categorization, and consistent changelog output without manual review or reformatting.

This Skill formats changelog outputs according to Keep a Changelog standards automatically. If your existing CHANGELOG doesn't follow this format, the Skill scaffolds compliant entries; migration of legacy entries would require manual alignment or preprocessing.