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generating-release-notes

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Automate release notes with smart categorization.

Software Engineering#automation#changelog#versioning#github#release#gh-cli#pr-merge
AuthorNASA-PDS
Version1.0.0
Installs0

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What problem does it solve?

GitHub release notes are time-consuming to assemble; this skill automates the process by aggregating merged PRs and issues, applying automated categorization, detecting breaking changes, and optionally uploading the notes to a GitHub release.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Automatic categorization of changes into New, Improvements, Fixes, Security, and Breaking Changes.
  • Breaking-change detection to surface structural and compatibility impacts.
  • Optional upload via gh CLI to publish the release notes alongside a GitHub release.
  • Use cases include preparing release notes for software versions, changelogs, and version announcements.

Quick Start

Provide the repo, tag/version, date, and changes input to generate release notes.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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Name: generating-release-notes
Download link: https://github.com/NASA-PDS/pds-agent-skills/archive/main.zip#generating-release-notes

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