changelog-generator
Automatically creates user-facing changelogs from git commits by analyzing commit history, categorizing changes, and transforming technical commits into clear, customer-friendly release notes. Turns hours of manual changelog writing into minutes of automated generation.
npx skills add composio-community/awesome-codex-skills --skill changelog-generator --agent codex
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for claude-code, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Changelog Generator This skill transforms technical git commits into polished, user-friendly changelogs that your customers and users will actually understand and appreciate. ## When to Use This Skill - Preparing release notes for a new version - Creating weekly or monthly product update summaries - Documenting changes for customers - Writing changelog entries for app store submissions - Generating update notifications - Creating internal release documentation - Maintaining a public changelog/product updates page ## What This Skill Does 1. **Scans Git History**: Analyzes commits from a specific time period or between versions 2. **Categorizes Changes**: Groups commits into logical categories (features, improvements, bug fixes, breaking changes, security) 3. **Translates Technical → User-Friendly**: Converts developer commits into customer language 4. **Formats Professionally**: Creates clean, structured changelog entries 5. **Filters Noise**: Excludes internal commits (refactoring, tests, etc.) 6. **Follows Best Practices**: Applies changelog guidelines and your brand voice ## How to Use ### Basic Usage From your project repository: ``` Create a changelog from commits since last
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What does the changelog-generator skill do?
Automatically creates user-facing changelogs from git commits by analyzing commit history, categorizing changes, and transforming technical commits into clear, customer-friendly release notes. Turns hours of manual changelog writing into minutes of automated generation.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add composio-community/awesome-codex-skills --skill changelog-generator --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From composio-community/awesome-codex-skills, a repository with 15,591 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.