release-notes-author

Generate release notes by providing a start and end tag, which aggregates git commits and PR data to produce a structured changelog. The skill parses commit subjects and bodies, mapping touched files to organize changes by product surface.

Automate changelog creation by grouping aggregated commit data by Android, Node, and Docs surfaces. Deterministic keep and drop eligibility rules are applied to construct a coherent, publish-ready block with PR links for each surface.

Generating release notes requires both git and gh dependencies to function. The git dependency gathers commit data, while gh fetches PR information to ensure traceability and include PR links in the final user-facing changelog.

Deterministic changelogs are produced by parsing SUBJECT and BODY fields from commits and applying fixed keep and drop rules. This ensures consistency and traceability across versions by organizing changes and PR links into a structured format.

Commits are dropped from the changelog block based on deterministic eligibility rules applied during aggregation. The skill filters the commit data across product surfaces to ensure only relevant changes are included in the final release notes.

You can use this generator with any git repository that has tagged versions. By specifying a start tag and end reference, the script aggregates the commit history and PR information within that range to output a publish-ready changelog.