Agent skill

Educates Release Notes

by educates in educates/educates-training-platform

Create release notes for an Educates version. An agent skill from educates/educates-training-platform.

Apache-2.0Auto-check: notesDevelopment

Install Educates Release Notes

skills CLI
$ npx skills add educates/educates-training-platform --skill educates-release-notes -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install educates/educates-training-platform educates-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/educates/educates-training-platform.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/educates-release-notes .claude/skills/educates-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
educates-release-notes
GitHub stars
161
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
430 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
7
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Create release notes for an Educates version. An agent skill from educates/educates-training-platform.

  • Works in 7 steps: Determine the Version → Find the Previous Release → Analyze Git Changes → …
  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes
  • SKILL.md covers Step 1: Determine the Version, Step 2: Find the Previous…, Step 3: Analyze Git Changes and Step 4: Categorize Changes, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls git

What it does

Educates Release Notes is an agent skill from educates/educates-training-platform. Create release notes for an Educates version. Invoke when asked to "create release notes", "prepare for a release", "generate release notes", or "document changes for version X.Y.Z". Creates a versioned markdown file in project-docs/release-notes/ and updates project-docs/index.rst.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k 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. It works with Kubernetes. The repository describes itself as: A platform for hosting interactive workshop environments in Kubernetes, or on top of a local container runtime. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes

Example prompts

  • “create release notes”
  • “prepare for a release”
  • “generate release notes”
  • “/educates-release-notes”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Glob, Bash

Workflow steps

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

  1. Determine the Version
  2. Find the Previous Release
  3. Analyze Git Changes
  4. Categorize Changes
  5. Create the Release Notes File
  6. Update project-docs/index.rst
  7. Review

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a648c25. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Glob
    • Bash

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Educates Release Notes loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 77 tokens; SKILL.md has 430 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~77
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Glob, Bash

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 educates/educates-training-platform at commit a648c25, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© educates). 430 words, ~1,210 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/educates-release-notes/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
educates-release-notes
description
Create release notes for an Educates version. Invoke when asked to "create release notes", "prepare for a release", "generate release notes", or "document changes for version X.Y.Z". Creates a versioned markdown file in project-docs/release-notes/ and updates project-docs/index.rst.
allowed-tools
Read, Glob, Bash
argument-hint
<version> (e.g. 4.1.0)

Educates Release Notes Creation

Create release notes for version $ARGUMENTS of the educates-training-platform.

If no version is specified in $ARGUMENTS, check project-docs/release-notes/ for the latest version-*.md file and increment the patch version.

Step 1: Determine the Version

Use the version from $ARGUMENTS (e.g. 4.1.0). If not provided:

bash
ls project-docs/release-notes/version-*.md | sort -V | tail -1

Increment the patch version (or minor/major as appropriate).

Step 2: Find the Previous Release

bash
ls project-docs/release-notes/version-*.md | sort -V

Identify the version immediately before the target version. Then find its git tag or the commit where it was merged. Educates release tags are plain X.Y.Z (and X.Y.Z-alpha.N/-beta.N/-rc.N pre-releases) with no v prefix:

bash
git tag --sort=-version:refname | grep -E '^[0-9]' | head
git log --oneline --grep="version-<previous>" -- project-docs/release-notes/

Step 3: Analyze Git Changes

Get all commits since the previous release:

bash
git log --oneline <previous-tag-or-commit>..HEAD

Get changed files:

bash
git diff --name-only <previous-tag-or-commit>..HEAD
git diff --stat <previous-tag-or-commit>..HEAD

Get commit messages formatted for analysis:

bash
git log --pretty=format:"%s" <previous-tag-or-commit>..HEAD

Check for merge commits (feature branches):

bash
git log --merges <previous-tag-or-commit>..HEAD

Step 4: Categorize Changes

Map changes to sections by scanning commits and file diffs:

CategoryWhat to look for
New FeaturesNew files, new commands, new config options; commit keywords: "add", "new", "feature", "support for"
Features ChangedModified existing files, version bumps, config changes; keywords: "update", "change", "modify", "improve", "refactor"
Bugs FixedError handling, corrections; keywords: "fix", "bug", "error", "issue", "correct"
DeprecationsThings still supported but on the way out; keywords: "deprecate", "deprecated". Note the removal timeline (and any upstream timeline it tracks).
Known IssuesManual entry — from issue tracker or known limitations

A user-facing change is only "done" when it has a release-notes entry — this is a project norm (see CLAUDE.md), so the running version-*.md may already carry many entries. Treat your job as filling gaps and tidying, not writing from scratch.

Common patterns:

  • go.mod/go.sum changes → dependency updates (Features Changed)
  • Dockerfile changes → base image or tool version updates (Features Changed)
  • New files in project-docs/ → documentation (New Features or Features Changed)
  • kubectl version blocks in workshop-images/base-environment/Dockerfile → Kubernetes version support change
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Step 5: Create the Release Notes File

Create project-docs/release-notes/version-{x.y.z}.md using this exact format:

markdown
Version {x.y.z}
=============

New Features
------------

* Description of new feature.

Features Changed
----------------

* Description of changed feature.

Bugs Fixed
----------

* Description of bug fix.

Deprecations
------------

* Description of a feature that still works but is slated for removal, with the
  removal timeline (if any).

Known Issues
------------

* Description of known issue (if any).

Formatting rules:

  • Main heading uses = underline (same length as the heading text)
  • Section headings use - underline
  • Bullet points use *
  • Omit sections that have no entries
  • Write in third person, concise, specific
  • Include version numbers for dependency updates
  • Clearly flag breaking changes

Step 6: Update project-docs/index.rst

Read project-docs/index.rst and find the Release Notes: toctree section (around line 80–82). Add the new entry at the top of the list (newest first):

rst
.. toctree::
  :maxdepth: 2
  :caption: Release Notes:

  release-notes/version-{x.y.z}
  release-notes/version-{previous}
  ...

Maintain 2-space indentation and keep entries sorted newest first.

Step 7: Review

  • Verify version number is correct and consistent in filename and heading
  • Confirm all major changes from git log are covered
  • Check formatting matches existing release notes files (read one for comparison)
  • Verify the index.rst entry was added correctly and the file renders as valid RST

© educates, Apache-2.0. 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/educates-release-notes of educates/educates-training-platform.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a648c25

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Questions about Educates Release Notes

What does Educates Release Notes do?

Create release notes for an Educates version. An agent skill from educates/educates-training-platform. Educates Release Notes is an agent skill from educates/educates-training-platform. Create release notes for an Educates version.

When should I use Educates Release Notes?

Educates Release Notes fits situations like: tasks that involve Changelog and release notes.

How do I install Educates Release Notes in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Educates Release Notes in Codex?

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

Can I use Educates 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 educates/educates-training-platform --skill educates-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/educates-release-notes, .gemini/skills/educates-release-notes, .github/skills/educates-release-notes and .opencode/skills/educates-release-notes in your project.

What does Educates Release Notes need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Educates Release Notes needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git). Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Glob, Bash.

Does Educates Release Notes access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Educates Release Notes safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Educates Release Notes use?

Educates Release Notes is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Educates Release Notes use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Skills that share tags, products or a category with Educates Release Notes: Review Envoy Gateway PR (envoyproxy/gateway, 3.1k stars), Release (ngrok/ngrok-operator, 272 stars), Mariadb Operator Release Notes (mariadb-operator/mariadb-operator, 1k stars) and Lade Release (zifeo/lade, 133 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Educates Release Notes?

educates (a GitHub organization) maintains it in educates/educates-training-platform, which has 161 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 3, 2026.

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