Agent skill

Review Release Notes

by chef in chef/chef-web-docs

Read a release notes file and edit it using Jira release data and GitHub pull requests as co-equal, optional sources.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Review Release Notes

skills CLI
$ npx skills add chef/chef-web-docs --skill review-release-notes -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install chef/chef-web-docs review-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/chef/chef-web-docs.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/review-release-notes .claude/skills/review-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
review-release-notes
GitHub stars
143
Token cost
~5.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
2,822 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
3
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Read a release notes file and edit it using Jira release data and GitHub pull requests as co-equal, optional sources.

  • Works in 5 steps: Determine available inputs → Parse the release notes file → Fetch Jira release issues → …
  • : review release notes
  • SKILL.md covers What to ask the user, Stage 0: Determine available…, Stage 1: Parse the release… and Stage 2: Fetch Jira release…, plus 3 more sections
  • Reaches github.com and progresssoftware.atlassian.net

What it does

Review Release Notes is an agent skill from chef/chef-web-docs. Read a release notes file and edit it using Jira release data and GitHub pull requests as co-equal, optional sources. If entries are already drafted, review and improve them using the available source data; if not, add new sections. If no sources are provided, edit the file for style and structure only. Uses read-only Atlassian and GitHub MCP operations. Never create, update, or delete anything in GitHub or Jira. Triggers on: review release notes, update release notes, fix release notes, release notes from PRs…

Its SKILL.md is about 5.2k 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 Pull requests. It works with Jira, GitHub and Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: All The Documentation.

When your agent uses it

  • : review release notes
  • Update release notes
  • Fix release notes
  • Release notes from PRs

Example prompts

  • “/review-release-notes”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Determine available inputs
  2. Parse the release notes file
  3. Fetch Jira release issues
  4. Fetch pull request details from GitHub
  5. Edit the release notes

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e0c87d0. 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

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

    • github.com
    • progresssoftware.atlassian.net

    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

Review Release Notes loads about 5.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 159 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,822 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~159
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~5.2k

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 2,822 words (~5,202 tokens).

“Runs a five-stage workflow to review a release notes file using Jira release data and GitHub pull requests as optional sources. If entries for the release are already drafted, the skill reviews and improves them using the available source data…”

— opening of SKILL.md by chef, Custom licence
name
review-release-notes
argument-hint
Path to the release notes file. Optionally add one or both sources: docs/release-notes.md https://example.atlassian.net/projects/CHEF/versions/43153/tab/releas…

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .github/skills/review-release-notes of chef/chef-web-docs.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e0c87d0

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Questions about Review Release Notes

What does Review Release Notes do?

Read a release notes file and edit it using Jira release data and GitHub pull requests as co-equal, optional sources. Review Release Notes is an agent skill from chef/chef-web-docs. Read a release notes file and edit it using Jira release data and GitHub pull requests as co-equal, optional sources.

When should I use Review Release Notes?

Review Release Notes fits situations like: : review release notes; update release notes; fix release notes; release notes from PRs.

How do I install Review Release Notes in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Review Release Notes in Codex?

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

Can I use Review 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 chef/chef-web-docs --skill review-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/review-release-notes, .gemini/skills/review-release-notes, .github/skills/review-release-notes and .opencode/skills/review-release-notes in your project.

What does Review Release Notes need to run?

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

Does Review Release Notes access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: github.com and progresssoftware.atlassian.net; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Review 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 Review Release Notes use?

Review 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 Review Release Notes use?

About 5.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 21k 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 Review Release Notes?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Review Release Notes: Plane Release Notes Generator (makeplane/plane, 61k stars), Link Ticket To Session (JayantDevkar/claude-code-karma, 329 stars), Create Epic Recap (DataDog/datadog-agent, 3.8k stars) and Verdaccio Pull Request Workflow (verdaccio/verdaccio, 18k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Review Release Notes?

chef (a GitHub organization) maintains it in chef/chef-web-docs, which has 143 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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