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changelog-automation

@wshobson Updated 2026-07-22

Automate changelog generation from commits, PRs, and releases following Keep a Changelog format. Use when setting up release workflows, generating release notes, or standardizing commit conventions.

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Install

With your agent

Install OMGSkills skill "wshobson/agents:changelog-automation" into this agent's normal skills directory: call the OMGSkills MCP get_install_plan tool for your agent and run the script it returns (it installs only the pinned commit and verifies SKILL.md), and stop if MCP or the pin is unavailable. Do not overwrite or change existing skills without asking me.

Manual command

git clone https://github.com/wshobson/agents /tmp/agents && ln -s /tmp/agents/plugins/documentation-generation/skills/changelog-automation ~/.claude/skills/changelog-automation

From README

Changelog Automation Patterns and tools for automating changelog generation, release notes, and version management following industry standards. When to Use This Skill Setting up automated changelog generation Implementing Conventional Commits Creating release note workflows Standardizing commit message formats Generating GitHub/GitLab release notes Managing semantic versioning Core Concepts Keep a Changelog Format Commit Message Examples Best Practices Do's Follow Conventional Commits - Enables automation Write clear messages - Future you will thank you Reference issues - Link commits to tickets Use scopes consistently - Define team conventions Automate releases - Reduce manual errors Don'ts Don't mix changes - One logical change per commit Don't skip validation - Use commitlint Don't manual edit - Generated changelogs only Don't forget breaking changes - Mark with ! or footer Don't ignore CI - Validate commits in pipeline