Agent skill

Changelog Entry

by certinia in certinia/debug-log-analyzer

Write, review or trim CHANGELOG.md entries. An agent skill from certinia/debug-log-analyzer.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Changelog Entry

skills CLI
$ npx skills add certinia/debug-log-analyzer --skill changelog-entry -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install certinia/debug-log-analyzer changelog-entry --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/certinia/debug-log-analyzer.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/changelog-entry .claude/skills/changelog-entry && 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
changelog-entry
GitHub stars
114
Token cost
~1.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
903 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Write, review or trim CHANGELOG.md entries. An agent skill from certinia/debug-log-analyzer.

  • Works in 9 steps: Find the bounds: grep -n '^## ['… → Read the whole section before changing a… → Draft the replacement in one pass. Keep… → …
  • Editing CHANGELOG.md
  • SKILL.md covers The shape of an entry, This repo's house style, Write for the reader, not the… and What earns an entry, plus 4 more sections
  • Reaches github.com

What it does

Changelog Entry is an agent skill from certinia/debug-log-analyzer. Write, review or trim CHANGELOG.md entries. Use when editing CHANGELOG.md, when a PR needs a changelog line, when a section is too long or a change may be breaking, or on a changelog conflict.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.9k 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 Performance optimization. It works with Visual Studio Code and Salesforce. The repository describes itself as: Salesforce Apex Debug Log Analyzer: Fast VS Code extension for Salesforce developers. Visualize and debug Apex logs with interactive flame charts, dynamic call trees, and…

When your agent uses it

  • Editing CHANGELOG.md
  • A PR needs a changelog line
  • A section is too long
  • A change may be breaking

Example prompts

  • “/changelog-entry”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Find the bounds: grep -n '^## [' CHANGELOG.md.
  2. Read the whole section before changing a word.
  3. Draft the replacement in one pass. Keep three sub-bullets at most under a headline; fold the
  4. Merge entries that name the same surface or the same fix. Three styling entries are one entry.
  5. Drop what the reader cannot see, by the rules above.
  6. Re-order each section by impact. A trimmed section in the old order still buries the lead.
  7. Keep every issue reference. Losing one loses the trail to the detail you cut.
  8. Splice it in, then check the references — left column is used but undefined, right is defined but
  9. Run the repo's formatter.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b3f4775. 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 and bash).

    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:

    • github.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

Changelog Entry loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 52 tokens; SKILL.md has 903 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~52
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.9k

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 903 words (~1,850 tokens).

“A changelog is written for the person who upgrades. How the change was made, what it cost, and which files moved belong in the issue and the pull request.”

— opening of SKILL.md by certinia, Custom licence
name
changelog-entry

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/changelog-entry of certinia/debug-log-analyzer.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b3f4775

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Changelog Entry next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Changelog Entry this skillcertinia/debug-log-analyzer114—~1.9kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
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Release Roslynatordotnet/roslynator3.5k—~1kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Releasesignageos/vscode-sops122—~2.2kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Releasequerylenshq/ef-querylens225—~887Automated safety check: PassMIT
Changelogforcedotcom/salesforcedx-vscode1k—~3.3kAutomated safety check: PassBSD-3-Clause

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Categories

Questions about Changelog Entry

What does Changelog Entry do?

Write, review or trim CHANGELOG.md entries. An agent skill from certinia/debug-log-analyzer. Changelog Entry is an agent skill from certinia/debug-log-analyzer.md entries.

When should I use Changelog Entry?

Changelog Entry fits situations like: editing CHANGELOG.md; A PR needs a changelog line; A section is too long; A change may be breaking.

How do I install Changelog Entry in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add certinia/debug-log-analyzer --skill changelog-entry -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/changelog-entry in certinia/debug-log-analyzer) into .claude/skills/changelog-entry in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Changelog Entry in Codex?

Run `npx skills add certinia/debug-log-analyzer --skill changelog-entry -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/changelog-entry in certinia/debug-log-analyzer) into .agents/skills/changelog-entry in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Changelog Entry 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 certinia/debug-log-analyzer --skill changelog-entry -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/changelog-entry, .gemini/skills/changelog-entry, .github/skills/changelog-entry and .opencode/skills/changelog-entry in your project.

What does Changelog Entry need to run?

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

Does Changelog Entry access the network?

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

Is Changelog Entry 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 Changelog Entry use?

Changelog Entry 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 Changelog Entry use?

About 1.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.4k 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 Changelog Entry?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Changelog Entry: Promotion Branches (hardisgroupcom/sfdx-hardis, 402 stars), Release Roslynator (dotnet/roslynator, 3.5k stars), Release (signageos/vscode-sops, 122 stars) and Release (querylenshq/ef-querylens, 225 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Changelog Entry?

certinia (a GitHub organization) maintains it in certinia/debug-log-analyzer, which has 114 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: certinia/debug-log-analyzer on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.