Agent skill

Concise Changelog Entries

by 0xMiden in 0xMiden/protocol

Keep CHANGELOG.md entries to a single concise sentence. An agent skill from 0xMiden/protocol.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Concise Changelog Entries

skills CLI
$ npx skills add 0xMiden/protocol --skill concise-changelog-entries -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install 0xMiden/protocol concise-changelog-entries --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/0xMiden/protocol.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/concise-changelog-entries .claude/skills/concise-changelog-entries && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
concise-changelog-entries
GitHub stars
133
Token cost
~805 tokens
SKILL.md length
229 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
35
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Keep CHANGELOG.md entries to a single concise sentence. An agent skill from 0xMiden/protocol.

  • Editing entries in CHANGELOG.md
  • SKILL.md covers Rule, Examples and When a second sentence is…
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes

What it does

Concise Changelog Entries is an agent skill from 0xMiden/protocol. Keep CHANGELOG.md entries to a single concise sentence. Use when adding or editing entries in CHANGELOG.md.

Its SKILL.md is about 810 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Changelog and release notes. The repository describes itself as: Core components of the Miden protocol. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Editing entries in CHANGELOG.md
  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes

Example prompts

  • “/concise-changelog-entries”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 62b59ec. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are markdown).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Concise Changelog Entries loads about 805 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 33 tokens; SKILL.md has 229 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~33
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~805

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from 0xMiden/protocol at commit 62b59ec, republished under its MIT licence (© 0xMiden). 229 words, ~805 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/concise-changelog-entries/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
concise-changelog-entries
description
Keep CHANGELOG.md entries to a single concise sentence. Use when adding or editing entries in CHANGELOG.md.

Concise CHANGELOG Entries

Rule

A CHANGELOG entry is one sentence: what changed, at a glance. Most of the time the first sentence of the description is enough — drop the rest.

Do NOT put in the CHANGELOG:

  • The mechanism / how it works (which flag, which procedure, the algorithm).
  • Consequences, edge cases, and downstream effects.
  • Rationale or motivation.

Those belong in the PR description and the commit message, which the entry's link points to. The reader gets "what changed" from the CHANGELOG and one click away for the details.

When trimming, don't drop:

  • The trailing PR/issue link, e.g. ([#3310](https://github.com/0xMiden/protocol/issues/3310)).
  • A leading [BREAKING] tag if one is already there. Condensing an entry must not silently change whether it's marked breaking.

The [BREAKING] tag is not about verbosity — it belongs only on changes that actually break users of a prior version (removed/renamed/behavior-changed public APIs). Purely additive changes (new APIs, new features) get no tag, however large. Add or remove the tag based on the change itself, never as a side effect of shortening the sentence.

Examples

Avoid (verbose — mechanism + consequences inline):

markdown
- [BREAKING] Unified the two account-origin authenticators in the transaction kernel's `api.masm` into a single `authenticate_account_origin` procedure that conditionally tracks the call: a kernel procedure call is recorded (via the `was_called` flag) only when the active account is the native account and the account's authentication procedure is not currently executing. As a result the read-only introspection procedures (`account_has_procedure`, ...) are now tracked in the native context, and `account_upgrade` is now gated by the authenticator ([#3310](https://github.com/0xMiden/protocol/issues/3310)).

Good (first sentence only):

markdown
- [BREAKING] Unified the two account-origin authenticators in `api.masm` into a single `authenticate_account_origin` procedure that conditionally tracks the call ([#3310](https://github.com/0xMiden/protocol/issues/3310)).

Avoid:

markdown
- [BREAKING] Transaction fees are now paid by the authentication procedure creating a public TX_FEE note before the transaction summary is created, so the fee payment is covered by the signature (`miden::standards::fee`). The payment asset and conversion rate are committed to via the auth args (see `FeeConversionInfo`); on zero-base-fee chains no note is created ([#2899](https://github.com/0xMiden/protocol/discussions/2899)).

Good:

markdown
- [BREAKING] Transaction fees are now paid by the authentication procedure creating a public TX_FEE note covered by the signature ([#2899](https://github.com/0xMiden/protocol/discussions/2899)).

When a second sentence is warranted

Rarely — only when a single sentence would leave a user unable to react to the change (e.g. a migration note they must act on). Even then, keep it to one short clause, not a paragraph. When in doubt, cut it.

© 0xMiden, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/concise-changelog-entries of 0xMiden/protocol.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 62b59ec

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Questions about Concise Changelog Entries

What does Concise Changelog Entries do?

Keep CHANGELOG.md entries to a single concise sentence. An agent skill from 0xMiden/protocol. Concise Changelog Entries is an agent skill from 0xMiden/protocol.md entries to a single concise sentence.

When should I use Concise Changelog Entries?

Concise Changelog Entries fits situations like: editing entries in CHANGELOG.md; tasks that involve Changelog and release notes.

How do I install Concise Changelog Entries in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add 0xMiden/protocol --skill concise-changelog-entries -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/concise-changelog-entries in 0xMiden/protocol) into .claude/skills/concise-changelog-entries in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Concise Changelog Entries in Codex?

Run `npx skills add 0xMiden/protocol --skill concise-changelog-entries -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/concise-changelog-entries in 0xMiden/protocol) into .agents/skills/concise-changelog-entries in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Concise Changelog Entries in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add 0xMiden/protocol --skill concise-changelog-entries -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/concise-changelog-entries, .gemini/skills/concise-changelog-entries, .github/skills/concise-changelog-entries and .opencode/skills/concise-changelog-entries in your project.

What does Concise Changelog Entries need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Concise Changelog Entries is instructions for the agent only.

Does Concise Changelog Entries access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Concise Changelog Entries safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Concise Changelog Entries use?

Concise Changelog Entries is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Concise Changelog Entries use?

About 805 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Concise Changelog Entries?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Concise Changelog Entries: Simple English (moeru-ai/airi, 50k stars), StarRocks Release Notes (StarRocks/starrocks, 12k stars), Cutting A Release (TriliumNext/Trilium, 38k stars) and Rea Changelog Update (morluto/rea, 80k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Concise Changelog Entries?

0xMiden (a GitHub organization) maintains it in 0xMiden/protocol, which has 133 GitHub stars. The repository holds 35 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: 0xMiden/protocol on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.