Agent skill

Release Notes

by bagofwords1 in bagofwords1/bagofwords

Bump the version and write a CHANGELOG.md release-notes entry after a user-facing change ships.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Release Notes

skills CLI
$ npx skills add bagofwords1/bagofwords --skill release-notes -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install bagofwords1/bagofwords 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/bagofwords1/bagofwords.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/release-notes .claude/skills/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
release-notes
GitHub stars
458
Token cost
~857 tokens
SKILL.md length
328 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
13
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Bump the version and write a CHANGELOG.md release-notes entry after a user-facing change ships.

  • Works in 3 steps: Bump VERSION. Increment the patch by one… → Add a section at the top of… → Commit both files together: Bump version…
  • Asked to bump the version
  • SKILL.md covers Steps, How to write a bullet and Examples
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Release Notes is an agent skill from bagofwords1/bagofwords. Bump the version and write a CHANGELOG.md release-notes entry after a user-facing change ships. Use when asked to "bump the version", "cut a release", "add a changelog entry", or "write release notes". Produces one minimal, user-facing, technical bullet per change.

Its SKILL.md is about 860 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: Chat with your data - with memory, rules, and observability built in. Deploy in 2 minutes.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked to bump the version
  • Add a changelog entry
  • Write release notes

Example prompts

  • “bump the version”
  • “cut a release”
  • “add a changelog entry”
  • “/release-notes”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Bump VERSION. Increment the patch by one (0.0.448 → 0.0.449)
  2. Add a section at the top of CHANGELOG.md, directly under
  3. Commit both files together: Bump version to with changelog entry.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ed624e0. 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.

    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

Release Notes loads about 857 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 328 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~70
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~857

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 328 words (~857 tokens).

“Two files, one commit. VERSION drives the release; CHANGELOG.md is the human-readable history.”

— opening of SKILL.md by bagofwords1, Custom licence
name
release-notes

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/release-notes of bagofwords1/bagofwords.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ed624e0

Compare with similar skills

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Mole CLI Release Flowtw93/Mole70k—~2.5kAutomated safety check: PassGPL-3.0

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Categories

Questions about Release Notes

What does Release Notes do?

Bump the version and write a CHANGELOG.md release-notes entry after a user-facing change ships. Release Notes is an agent skill from bagofwords1/bagofwords.md release-notes entry after a user-facing change ships.

When should I use Release Notes?

Release Notes fits situations like: asked to bump the version; add a changelog entry; write release notes.

How do I install Release Notes in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add bagofwords1/bagofwords --skill release-notes -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/release-notes in bagofwords1/bagofwords) into .claude/skills/release-notes in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Release Notes in Codex?

Run `npx skills add bagofwords1/bagofwords --skill release-notes -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/release-notes in bagofwords1/bagofwords) into .agents/skills/release-notes in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use 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 bagofwords1/bagofwords --skill 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/release-notes, .gemini/skills/release-notes, .github/skills/release-notes and .opencode/skills/release-notes in your project.

What does Release Notes need to run?

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

Does Release Notes 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 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 Release Notes use?

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 Release Notes use?

About 857 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.4k 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 Release Notes?

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Who maintains Release Notes?

bagofwords1 (a GitHub organization) maintains it in bagofwords1/bagofwords, which has 458 GitHub stars. The repository holds 13 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: bagofwords1/bagofwords on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.