changelog-generator

# Changelog Generator **Tier:** POWERFUL **Category:** Engineering **Domain:** Release Management / Documentation ## Overview Use this skill to produce consistent, auditable release notes from Conventional Commits. It separates commit parsing, semantic bump logic, and changelog rendering so teams can automate releases without losing editorial control. ## Core Capabilities - Parse commit messages using Conventional Commit rules - Detect semantic bump (`major`, `minor`, `patch`) from commit stream - Render Keep a Changelog sections (`Added`, `Changed`, `Fixed`, etc.) - Generate release entries from git ranges or provided commit input - Enforce commit format with a dedicated linter script - Support CI integration via machine-readable JSON output ## When to Use - Before publishing a release tag - During CI to generate release notes automatically - During PR checks to block invalid commit message formats - In monorepos where package changelogs require scoped filtering - When converting raw git history into user-facing notes ## Key Workflows ### 1. Generate Changelog Entry From Git ```bash python3 scripts/generate_changelog.py \ --from-tag v1.3.0 \ --to-tag v1.4.0 \ --next-version v1.4.0 \ --format markdown ``` ### 2. Generate Entry From stdin/File Input ```bash git log v1.3.0..v1.4.0 --pretty=format:'%s' | \ python3 scripts/generate_changelog.py --next-version v1.4.0 --format markdown python3 scripts/generate_changelog.py --input commits.txt --next-versi...