Agent skill

Changelog Writer

by jihe520 in jihe520/mindpocket

A skill your agent uses when the user wants to create or update a changelog, release notes, product updates, or an MDX changelog page from git history or local code changes.

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Install Changelog Writer

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jihe520/mindpocket --skill changelog-writer -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jihe520/mindpocket changelog-writer --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/jihe520/mindpocket.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/changelog-writer .claude/skills/changelog-writer && 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-writer
GitHub stars
350
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
351 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when the user wants to create or update a changelog, release notes, product updates, or an MDX changelog page from git history or local code changes.

  • Works in 3 steps: What changed for users → Why it matters → What became easier, faster, or more…
  • The user wants to create
  • SKILL.md covers Use this skill when, Goal, Workflow and Writing rules, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls git

What it does

Changelog Writer is an agent skill from jihe520/mindpocket. Use this skill when the user wants to create or update a changelog, release notes, product updates, or an MDX changelog page from git history or local code changes. This skill reads git status, diff, and commits, extracts user-visible product changes, and writes a changelog entry for the site in MDX format.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k 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, Markdown and Git workflow. It works with Git and Vercel. The repository describes itself as: Open-source, free, multi-platform, one-click deploy, AI Agent–integrated personal bookmarking system|完全开源、免费、多端、一键部署、AI Agent 集成的个人收藏夹系统.

When your agent uses it

  • The user wants to create
  • Update a changelog
  • Product updates
  • An MDX changelog page from git history

Example prompts

  • “/changelog-writer”

Workflow steps

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

  1. What changed for users
  2. Why it matters
  3. What became easier, faster, or more reliable

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit caf493d. 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

    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

Changelog Writer loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 81 tokens; SKILL.md has 351 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~81
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 351 words (~1,051 tokens).

“Write changelog entries from the product perspective, not the implementation perspective.”

— opening of SKILL.md by jihe520
name
changelog-writer

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/changelog-writer of jihe520/mindpocket.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit caf493d

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Questions about Changelog Writer

What does Changelog Writer do?

A skill your agent uses when the user wants to create or update a changelog, release notes, product updates, or an MDX changelog page from git history or local code changes. Changelog Writer is an agent skill from jihe520/mindpocket. Use this skill when the user wants to create or update a changelog, release notes, product updates, or an MDX changelog page from git history or local code changes.

When should I use Changelog Writer?

Changelog Writer fits situations like: the user wants to create; update a changelog; product updates; an MDX changelog page from git history.

How do I install Changelog Writer in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jihe520/mindpocket --skill changelog-writer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/changelog-writer in jihe520/mindpocket) into .claude/skills/changelog-writer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Changelog Writer in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jihe520/mindpocket --skill changelog-writer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/changelog-writer in jihe520/mindpocket) into .agents/skills/changelog-writer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Changelog Writer 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 jihe520/mindpocket --skill changelog-writer -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-writer, .gemini/skills/changelog-writer, .github/skills/changelog-writer and .opencode/skills/changelog-writer in your project.

What does Changelog Writer need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Changelog Writer needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git).

Does Changelog Writer 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 Changelog Writer 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 Writer use?

No licence was found for Changelog Writer or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Changelog Writer use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.2k 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 Writer?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Changelog Writer: Release Bump (jamiepine/voicebox, 57k stars), Git Workflow and Versioning (addyosmani/agent-skills, 105k stars), Go-Redis Release Preparation (redis/go-redis, 22k stars) and Hunk Release Workflow (modem-dev/hunk, 9.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Changelog Writer?

jihe520 (a GitHub user) maintains it in jihe520/mindpocket, which has 350 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 28, 2026.

Source: jihe520/mindpocket on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.