Agent skill

Changelog

by natnew in natnew/awesome-physical-ai

Maintains CHANGELOG.md in the project root using git commit history.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Changelog

skills CLI
$ npx skills add natnew/awesome-physical-ai --skill changelog -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install natnew/awesome-physical-ai 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/natnew/awesome-physical-ai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/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
157
Token cost
~410 tokens
SKILL.md length
147 words
Files
2 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
2
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Maintains CHANGELOG.md in the project root using git commit history.

  • Works in 2 steps: The script handles both cases… → Review the output, edit bullet wording…
  • The user invokes /changelog
  • SKILL.md covers Workflow, Format and Notes
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3 and git

What it does

Changelog is an agent skill from natnew/awesome-physical-ai. Maintains CHANGELOG.md in the project root using git commit history. Use when the user invokes /changelog, asks to "update the changelog", "generate a changelog", or wants to record what changed before merging a branch. Creates the file from scratch if it doesn't exist (all commits grouped by date); otherwise appends only commits newer than the last recorded date.

Its SKILL.md is about 410 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/changelog.py`).

It sits in Development, covering Changelog and release notes and Commit messages. The repository describes itself as: A curated list of Robotics + AI resources to learn, build, deploy, and stay current in Physical AI / Embodied AI. 🌟 Star if you like it! The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user invokes /changelog
  • Asks to update the changelog
  • Generate a changelog
  • Wants to record what changed before merging a branch

Example prompts

  • “update the changelog”
  • “generate a changelog”
  • “Use the changelog skill to maintain CHANGELOG.md in the project root using git commit history”
  • “/changelog”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. The script handles both cases automatically
  2. Review the output, edit bullet wording if needed, then commit CHANGELOG.md as part of the merge commit.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5ba1e94. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python3
    • 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 loads about 410 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 94 tokens; SKILL.md has 147 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~94
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~410

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from natnew/awesome-physical-ai at commit 5ba1e94, republished under its MIT licence (© natnew). 147 words, ~410 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
Maintains CHANGELOG.md in the project root using git commit history. Use when the user invokes /changelog, asks to "update the changelog", "generate a changelog", or wants to record what changed before merging a branch. Creates the file from scratch if it doesn't exist (all commits grouped by date); otherwise appends only commits newer than the last recorded date.

Changelog Skill

Workflow

  1. Run the script from the project root:
bash
python3 <skill-dir>/scripts/changelog.py

Where <skill-dir> is the directory containing this skill. Claude Code exposes the skill path — use it directly.

  1. The script handles both cases automatically:

    • No CHANGELOG.md: reads full git history, writes the file with all dates
    • CHANGELOG.md exists: finds the newest ## YYYY-MM-DD heading, fetches commits after that date, prepends new sections
  2. Review the output, edit bullet wording if needed, then commit CHANGELOG.md as part of the merge commit.

Format

markdown
# Changelog

## 2026-03-31

- Add responsive design to layout and CSS
- Add Vitest test suite for components and routes

## 2026-03-30

- Initial project scaffold
  • One # Changelog title at the top
  • Date headings as ## YYYY-MM-DD, newest first
  • Each commit is one bullet; wording may be cleaned up manually after generation

Notes

  • Run from the project root (same directory as .git/)
  • Commit subjects come directly from git log; clean them up manually if needed
  • The script is idempotent: re-running when nothing is new prints a message and exits without modifying the file

© natnew, MIT. 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 (scripts) in skills/changelog of natnew/awesome-physical-ai.

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/changelog.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5ba1e94

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Questions about Changelog

What does Changelog do?

Maintains CHANGELOG.md in the project root using git commit history. Changelog is an agent skill from natnew/awesome-physical-ai.md in the project root using git commit history.

When should I use Changelog?

Changelog fits situations like: the user invokes /changelog; asks to update the changelog; generate a changelog; wants to record what changed before merging a branch.

How do I install Changelog in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add natnew/awesome-physical-ai --skill changelog -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/changelog in natnew/awesome-physical-ai) 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 natnew/awesome-physical-ai --skill changelog -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/changelog in natnew/awesome-physical-ai) 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 natnew/awesome-physical-ai --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?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Changelog needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3 and git). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Changelog 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 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Changelog use?

Changelog is published under the MIT 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 410 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.6k 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?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Changelog: React Router Release Notes Prep (remix-run/react-router, 57k stars), Git Workflow and Versioning (addyosmani/agent-skills, 103k stars), Verdaccio Pull Request Workflow (verdaccio/verdaccio, 18k stars) and Commitizen (commitizen-tools/commitizen, 3.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Changelog?

natnew (a GitHub user) maintains it in natnew/awesome-physical-ai, which has 157 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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