/docs-updater

name: docs-updater
description: Provides automated documentation updates by analyzing git changes between the current branch and the last release tag. Performs git diff analysis to identify modifications, then updates README.md, CHANGELOG.md following Keep a Changelog standard, and discovers documentation folders for contextual updates. Use when preparing a release, maintaining documentation sync, or before creating a pull request. Triggers on "update docs", "update changelog", "sync documentation", "update readme", "prepare release documentation".
allowed-tools: Read, Edit, Bash

Universal Documentation Updater

Analyzes git changes since the latest release tag and updates the documentation files that should change with them.

Overview

Use git history to identify release-relevant changes, then update `README.md`, `CHANGELOG.md`, and any relevant documentation folders. Keep the workflow focused on explicit user approval, precise edits, and repository-specific documentation structure.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• Preparing release notes or an `Unreleased` changelog update
• Syncing `README.md` or documentation after feature work lands
• Reviewing what changed since the last release before a PR or release

Prerequisites

Before starting, verify that the following conditions are met:

# Verify we're in a git repository
git rev-parse --git-dir

# Check that git tags exist
git tag --list | head -5

# Verify documentation files exist
test -f README.md || echo "README.md not found"
test -f CHANGELOG.md || echo "CHANGELOG.md not found"

If no tags exist, inform the user that this skill requires at least one release tag to compare against.

Instructions

Phase 1: Detect Last Release Version

**Goal**: Identify the latest released version to compare against.

**Actions:**

1. Detect the comparison baseline and display it:

LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null)

if [ -z "$LATEST_TAG" ]; then
    echo "No git tags found. This skill requires at least one release tag."
    echo "Please create a release tag first (e.g., git tag -a v1.0.0 -m 'Initial release')"
    exit 1
fi

CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
VERSION=$(echo "$LATEST_TAG" | sed -E 's/^[^0-9]*([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+).*/\1/')

echo "Latest release tag: $LATEST_TAG"
echo "Version detected: $VERSION"
echo "Comparing: $LATEST_TAG -> $CURRENT_BRANCH"

Phase 2: Perform Git Diff Analysis

**Goal**: Analyze all changes between the last release and current branch.

**Actions:**

1. Get the commit range and statistics:

# Get commit count between tag and HEAD
COMMIT_COUNT=$(git rev-list --count ${LATEST_TAG}..HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
echo "Commits since $LATEST_TAG: $COMMIT_COUNT"

# Get file change statistics
git diff --stat ${LATEST_TAG}..HEAD

2. Extract commit messages for analysis:

# Get all commit messages in the range
COMMITS=$(git log ${LATEST_TAG}..HEAD --pretty=format:"%h|%s|%b" --reverse)

# Display commits for review
echo "$COMMITS"

3. Get detailed file changes:

# Get list of changed files
CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only ${LATEST_TAG}..HEAD)

# Show add/modify/delete status for quick categorization
git diff --name-status ${LATEST_TAG}..HEAD

4. Identify component areas based on file paths:

# Detect which components/areas changed
echo "$CHANGED_FILES" | grep -E "^plugins/" | cut -d'/' -f2 | sort -u

Phase 3: Discover Documentation Structure

**Goal**: Identify all relevant documentation locations in the project.

**Actions:**

1. Find standard documentation folders:

# Check for common documentation locations
DOC_FOLDERS=()

[ -d "docs" ] && DOC_FOLDERS+=("docs/")
[ -d "documentation" ] && DOC_FOLDERS+=("documentation/")
[ -d "doc" ] && DOC_FOLDERS+=("doc/")

# Find plugin-specific docs
for plugin_dir in plugins/*/; do
    if [ -d "${plugin_dir}docs" ]; then
        DOC_FOLDERS+=("${plugin_dir}docs/")
    fi
done

echo "Documentation folders found:"
printf '  - %s\n' "${DOC_FOLDERS[@]}"

2. Identify existing documentation files:

# Check for standard doc files
DOC_FILES=()

[ -f "README.md" ] && DOC_FILES+=("README.md")
[ -f "CHANGELOG.md" ] && DOC_FILES+=("CHANGELOG.md")
[ -f "CONTRIBUTING.md" ] && DOC_FILES+=("CONTRIBUTING.md")
[ -f "docs/GUIDE.md" ] && DOC_FILES+=("docs/GUIDE.md")

echo "Documentation files found:"
printf '  - %s\n' "${DOC_FILES[@]}"

Phase 4: Generate CHANGELOG Updates

**Goal**: Create categorized changelog entries following Keep a Changelog standard.

**Actions:**

1. Parse commits using conventional commit semantics and map them into Keep a Changelog sections such as `Added`, `Changed`, `Fixed`, `Removed`, and `Security`.

2. Read the existing CHANGELOG.md to understand structure, then generate new entries following Keep a Changelog format.

See `references/examples.md` for detailed bash commands and changelog templates.

Phase 5: Update README.md

**Goal**: Update the main README with relevant high-level changes.

**Actions:**

1. Read the current README.md to understand its structure 2. Identify sections needing updates (features list, skills/agents, setup instructions, version references) 3. Apply updates using Edit tool: preserve structure, maintain tone, update version numbers

Phase 6: Update Documentation Folders

**Goal**: Propagate changes to relevant documentation in docs/ folders.

**Actions:**

1. For each documentation folder found, check for files referencing changed code 2. Map changed files to their documentation 3. Generate updates: add new feature docs, update API references, fix outdated examples

See `references/examples.md` for detailed discovery patterns and update strategies.

Phase 7: Present Changes for Review

**Goal**: Show the user what will be updated before applying changes.

**Actions:**

1. Present a summary of proposed changes:

## Proposed Documentation Updates

### Version