Agent skill

Changelog

by exelearning in exelearning/exelearning

Draft a new release-note block or update the current draft from merged pull requests, preserving published changelog history.

AGPL-3.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Changelog

skills CLI
$ npx skills add exelearning/exelearning --skill changelog -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install exelearning/exelearning changelog --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/exelearning/exelearning.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/changelog .claude/skills/changelog && 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
GitHub stars
145
Token cost
~242 tokens
SKILL.md length
114 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
AGPL-3.0

At a glance

Draft a new release-note block or update the current draft from merged pull requests, preserving published changelog history.

  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Tasks that involve Pull requests

What it does

Changelog is an agent skill from exelearning/exelearning. Draft a new release-note block or update the current draft from merged pull requests, preserving published changelog history.

Its SKILL.md is about 240 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/procedure.md`).

It sits in Development, covering Changelog and release notes and Pull requests. The repository describes itself as: eXeLearning is an AGPL-licensed free/libre tool to create and publish open educational resources. The licence is AGPL-3.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes
  • Tasks that involve Pull requests

Example prompts

  • “/changelog”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 319b5d2. 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

Changelog loads about 242 tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 34 tokens; SKILL.md has 114 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~34
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~242
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~2.5k

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

The full file from exelearning/exelearning at commit 319b5d2, republished under its AGPL-3.0 licence (© exelearning). 114 words, ~242 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/changelog/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
changelog
description
Draft a new release-note block or update the current draft from merged pull requests, preserving published changelog history.

Changelog draft

Use the requested mode: create a new version block, or append changes since an already-covered PR. Use the version/cutoff already provided; ask only if the required value is missing. Do not infer a new release version. Read the procedure for PR collection, classification and existing entry style; its questions apply only when the request has not answered them.

Review actual merged PR descriptions and relevant diffs, paginate if the result limit is reached, verify dependency versions, and remove semantic duplicates. Write user-visible outcomes in the existing Added/Fixed/Upgraded/Removed style. Preserve published blocks and mark the result as a draft for review. This skill does not authorize tagging, publishing or sending messages to reviewers.

© exelearning, AGPL-3.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in .agents/skills/changelog of exelearning/exelearning.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/procedure.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 319b5d2

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Categories

Questions about Changelog

What does Changelog do?

Draft a new release-note block or update the current draft from merged pull requests, preserving published changelog history. Changelog is an agent skill from exelearning/exelearning. Draft a new release-note block or update the current draft from merged pull requests, preserving published changelog history.

When should I use Changelog?

Changelog fits situations like: tasks that involve Changelog and release notes; tasks that involve Pull requests.

How do I install Changelog in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Changelog in Codex?

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

Can I use Changelog 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 exelearning/exelearning --skill changelog -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, .gemini/skills/changelog, .github/skills/changelog and .opencode/skills/changelog in your project.

What does Changelog need to run?

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

Does Changelog 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 Changelog 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 use?

Changelog is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Changelog use?

About 242 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 968 characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Changelog?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Changelog: StarRocks Release Notes (StarRocks/starrocks, 12k stars), Git Workflow and Versioning (addyosmani/agent-skills, 102k stars), Verdaccio Pull Request Workflow (verdaccio/verdaccio, 18k stars) and pybind11 Release Preparation (pybind/pybind11, 18k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Changelog?

exelearning (a GitHub organization) maintains it in exelearning/exelearning, which has 145 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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