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wiki-changelog

Helps your agent generate summaries of code changes. It analyzes Git history to show what has been changed recently.

What it does

This agent creates summaries of what has changed in a programming project by looking at its history. It organizes these changes by date and type (like new features or fixes).

When to use it

  • ✓When you want to know what was recently added or fixed in a project.
  • ✓To generate a summary of software updates.
  • ✓When you need to understand changes made by developers.

Example of what to ask your AI

“Generate a summary of the latest project changes, focusing on user-facing updates.”

Want more? Open the sections below.

How to use

The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.

Skill link

https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/blob/main/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/wiki-changelog/SKILL.md

Ready-to-paste message

Use this skill to help me: https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/blob/main/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/wiki-changelog/SKILL.md Read the SKILL.md file at that link and follow its instructions for my task.
How it works

It examines the project's change history, groups changes by day or week, and classifies them as new features, fixes, etc. Then, it writes easy-to-understand descriptions.

Installation

Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.

In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:

npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill wiki-changelog

Or download just the file:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/main/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/wiki-changelog/SKILL.md -o SKILL.md
Technical content (original SKILL.md)

Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.

Wiki Changelog

Generate structured changelogs from git history.

When to Use

  • User asks "what changed recently", "generate a changelog", "summarize commits"
  • User wants to understand recent development activity

Procedure

  1. Examine git log (commits, dates, authors, messages)
  2. Group by time period: daily (last 7 days), weekly (older)
  3. Classify each commit: Features (🆕), Fixes (🐛), Refactoring (🔄), Docs (📝), Config (🔧), Dependencies (📦), Breaking (⚠️)
  4. Generate concise user-facing descriptions using project terminology

Example

User request:

Generate a changelog from the recent git history, grouping user-visible changes and linking each claim to its commit.

Constraints

  • Focus on user-facing changes
  • Merge related commits into coherent descriptions
  • Use project terminology from README
  • Highlight breaking changes prominently with migration notes

When to Use

This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.

FAQ

What are 'commits'?

They are like 'saves' of the code that developers make, each with a message explaining what was changed.

What do 'Breaking Changes' mean?

These are changes that might break existing functionality, requiring special attention.

Does it use complicated technical terms?

It tries to use the project's language and focus on what's important to the user, avoiding unnecessary jargon.

Details

Original description by the author

Generate structured changelogs from git history. Use when user asks \"what changed recently\", \"generate a changelog\", \"summarize commits\" or user wants to understand recent development activity.

repo: sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills

Popularity

GitHub stars
48k
Ranking position
#4564
License
MIT
Updated
10/15/2026

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