Manage Changelog
Skill Verified ActiveMaintain a changelog following Keep a Changelog format. Covers entry categorization (Added, Changed, Deprecated, Removed, Fixed, Security), version section management, and unreleased tracking. Use when starting a new project that needs a changelog, adding entries after completing features or fixes, preparing a release by promoting Unreleased entries to a versioned section, or converting a free-form changelog to Keep a Changelog format.
To streamline and standardize project changelog management, ensuring compliance with the Keep a Changelog format and facilitating clear communication of project changes.
Features
- Maintains changelogs in Keep a Changelog format
- Categorizes entries into Added, Changed, Removed, Fixed, Security, Deprecated
- Manages the [Unreleased] section for pending changes
- Promotes entries to versioned sections upon release
- Validates changelog format and structure
Use Cases
- Starting a new project that needs a changelog
- Adding entries after completing features or fixes
- Preparing a release by moving Unreleased entries to a versioned section
- Converting a free-form changelog to Keep a Changelog format
Non-Goals
- Managing changelogs in formats other than Keep a Changelog or R NEWS.md
- Automatically determining semantic version numbers
- Writing the actual code changes described in the changelog entries
Scope
- info:Dry-run previewThe skill has a `--dry-run` flag mentioned in the Unreleased section of the SKILL.md, but it is not explicitly detailed as a preview mechanism for the entire workflow.
Installation
/plugin install agent-almanac@pjt222-agent-almanacQuality Score
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