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/changelog-generator

Produce consistent, auditable release notes from Conventional Commits. Separates commit parsing, semantic-bump logic, and changelog rendering for automated releases with editorial control. Use when cutting a release, generating CHANGELOG.md from git history, computing the next

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Produce consistent, auditable release notes from Conventional Commits. Separates commit parsing, semantic-bump logic, and changelog rendering for automated releases with editorial control. Use when cutting a release, generating CHANGELOG.md from git history, computing the next

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---
name: "changelog-generator"
description: "Produce consistent, auditable release notes from Conventional Commits. Separates commit parsing, semantic-bump logic, and changelog rendering for automated releases with editorial control. Use when cutting a release, generating CHANGELOG.md from git history, computing the next semantic version from commits, automating release notes in CI, or planning a hotfix/rollback. Examples: 'generate the changelog for v1.4.0', 'what version bump do these commits require', 'we need an emergency hotfix process'."
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# 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