Agent skill

Phoenix Release Notes

by Arize-ai in Arize-ai/phoenix

Create Phoenix release documentation grounded in actual code changes.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Phoenix Release Notes

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Arize-ai/phoenix --skill phoenix-release-notes -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Arize-ai/phoenix phoenix-release-notes --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/Arize-ai/phoenix.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/phoenix-release-notes .claude/skills/phoenix-release-notes && 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
phoenix-release-notes
GitHub stars
12k
Token cost
~6.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
2,895 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
39
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Create Phoenix release documentation grounded in actual code changes.

  • Works in 8 steps: Identify Undocumented Releases → Analyze Commits → Draft MDX Files → …
  • The user asks to write release notes
  • SKILL.md covers Tone and Style, Packages to Track, Step 1: Identify Undocumented… and Step 2: Analyze Commits, plus 8 more sections
  • Calls gh and git; reaches docs.arize.com

What it does

Phoenix Release Notes is an agent skill from Arize-ai/phoenix. Create Phoenix release documentation grounded in actual code changes. Use this skill whenever the user asks to write release notes, document a release, update release documentation, or mentions undocumented releases. Also trigger when the user wants to update GitHub release descriptions, add entries to the release notes page, or asks what changed in a recent Phoenix version.

Its SKILL.md is about 6.7k 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 and LLM observability. It works with Arize Phoenix, GitHub, npm and OpenTelemetry. The repository describes itself as: AI Observability & Evaluation.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks to write release notes
  • Document a release
  • Update release documentation
  • Mentions undocumented releases

Example prompts

  • “/phoenix-release-notes”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Identify Undocumented Releases
  2. Analyze Commits
  3. Draft MDX Files
  4. Update the Year Overview
  5. Update Navigation
  6. Update GitHub Release Description (Optional)
  7. Verify
  8. Slack-Friendly Overview

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3383f07. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • gh
    • git

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • docs.arize.com

    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

Phoenix Release Notes loads about 6.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 100 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,895 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~100
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~6.7k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 2,895 words (~6,692 tokens).

“Create and publish release documentation for Phoenix. This skill walks through a structured workflow: identify undocumented releases, analyze commits by reading the actual code, draft MDX files, and update all the documentation touchpoints.”

— opening of SKILL.md by Arize-ai, Custom licence
name
phoenix-release-notes
metadata.internal
true

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/phoenix-release-notes of Arize-ai/phoenix.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3383f07

Compare with similar skills

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Verdaccio Pull Request Workflowverdaccio/verdaccio18k—~1.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Hunk Release Workflowmodem-dev/hunk9.5k—~3.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Version ReleaseNG-ZORRO/ng-zorro-antd9.2k—~3.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Phoenix Release Notes

What does Phoenix Release Notes do?

Create Phoenix release documentation grounded in actual code changes. Phoenix Release Notes is an agent skill from Arize-ai/phoenix. Create Phoenix release documentation grounded in actual code changes.

When should I use Phoenix Release Notes?

Phoenix Release Notes fits situations like: the user asks to write release notes; document a release; update release documentation; mentions undocumented releases.

How do I install Phoenix Release Notes in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Arize-ai/phoenix --skill phoenix-release-notes -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/phoenix-release-notes in Arize-ai/phoenix) into .claude/skills/phoenix-release-notes in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Phoenix Release Notes in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Arize-ai/phoenix --skill phoenix-release-notes -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/phoenix-release-notes in Arize-ai/phoenix) into .agents/skills/phoenix-release-notes in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Phoenix Release Notes 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 Arize-ai/phoenix --skill phoenix-release-notes -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/phoenix-release-notes, .gemini/skills/phoenix-release-notes, .github/skills/phoenix-release-notes and .opencode/skills/phoenix-release-notes in your project.

What does Phoenix Release Notes need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Phoenix Release Notes needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gh and git). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Phoenix Release Notes access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: docs.arize.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Phoenix Release Notes 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 Phoenix Release Notes use?

Phoenix Release Notes has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Phoenix Release Notes use?

About 6.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 27k 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 Phoenix Release Notes?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Phoenix Release Notes: Project Release (swimmwatch/cloakbrowser-mcp, 161 stars), Cutting A Release (TriliumNext/Trilium, 38k stars), Verdaccio Pull Request Workflow (verdaccio/verdaccio, 18k stars) and Hunk Release Workflow (modem-dev/hunk, 9.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Phoenix Release Notes?

Arize-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Arize-ai/phoenix, which has 11,738 GitHub stars. The repository holds 39 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: Arize-ai/phoenix on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.