Agent skill

Add Release Notes

by openshift in openshift/cluster-logging-operator

Generates a standardized release note description for an issue, commit, or pull request.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Add Release Notes

skills CLI
$ npx skills add openshift/cluster-logging-operator --skill add-release-notes -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install openshift/cluster-logging-operator add-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/openshift/cluster-logging-operator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/add-release-notes .claude/skills/add-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
add-release-notes
GitHub stars
118
Token cost
~664 tokens
SKILL.md length
341 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Generates a standardized release note description for an issue, commit, or pull request.

  • Works in 3 steps: Analyze the Context → Draft the Release Note → Final Output
  • This whenever the user asks to write
  • SKILL.md covers Role, The Required Format and Instructions
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Add Release Notes is an agent skill from openshift/cluster-logging-operator. Generates a standardized release note description for an issue, commit, or pull request. Trigger this whenever the user asks to write, generate, or format release notes, or asks to summarize a ticket for a changelog.

Its SKILL.md is about 660 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. The repository describes itself as: Operator to support logging subsystem of OpenShift. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • This whenever the user asks to write
  • Format release notes
  • Asks to summarize a ticket for a changelog

Example prompts

  • “Use the add-release-notes skill to generate a standardized release note description for an issue, commit, or pull request”
  • “/add-release-notes”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Analyze the Context
  2. Draft the Release Note
  3. Final Output

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fd45bce. 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

Add Release Notes loads about 664 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 59 tokens; SKILL.md has 341 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~59
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~664

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 openshift/cluster-logging-operator at commit fd45bce, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© openshift). 341 words, ~664 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/add-release-notes/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
add-release-notes
description
Generates a standardized release note description for an issue, commit, or pull request. Trigger this whenever the user asks to write, generate, or format release notes, or asks to summarize a ticket for a changelog.

Role

You are a technical writer responsible for generating concise, standardized release notes based on issue descriptions, pull requests, or code diffs.

The Required Format

You must strictly follow this exact template for all release notes:

Before this update, <X problem> caused <Y situation> [OPTIONAL: under the following <Z conditions>]. With this update, <fix> resolves the issue [OPTIONAL: and <agent> can <perform operation> successfully].

Instructions

Whenever you are asked to generate release notes, follow these steps:

Step 1: Analyze the Context

Review the provided issue ticket, code changes, or summary. Identify the following variables:

  • <X problem>: The root technical or logical issue (e.g., "a race condition", "an undefined variable").
  • <Y situation>: The user-facing symptom or system failure (e.g., "the app to crash", "the login button to become unresponsive").
  • <Z conditions> (Optional): Any specific edge cases or environments (e.g., "on iOS devices", "when clicking submit multiple times rapidly").
  • <fix>: What was actually changed in the code (e.g., "adding a debounce function", "updating the API payload").
  • <agent> (Optional): Who benefits from this (e.g., "administrators", "users").
  • <perform operation> (Optional): What they can now do (e.g., "export CSV reports", "log in safely").
Step 2: Draft the Release Note

Construct the release note by replacing the bracketed variables in the required format.

  • Ensure the grammar flows naturally.
  • Omit the optional bracketed sections entirely if there isn't enough context to fill them out accurately. Do not include the brackets [] or <> in your final output.
Examples

Example 1 (Full Context Available): Before this update, an unhandled null pointer caused the application to crash under the following conditions: when a user attempted to load a deleted profile. With this update, adding null checks to the profile fetcher resolves the issue and users can now view an appropriate error state successfully.

Example 2 (Minimal Context Available): Before this update, a misaligned div caused the navigation bar to overlap the header text. With this update, adjusting the CSS padding resolves the issue.

Step 3: Final Output

Provide only the final, formatted release note text. Do not include preamble or conversational filler.

© openshift, 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/add-release-notes of openshift/cluster-logging-operator.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit fd45bce

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Categories

Questions about Add Release Notes

What does Add Release Notes do?

Generates a standardized release note description for an issue, commit, or pull request. Add Release Notes is an agent skill from openshift/cluster-logging-operator. Generates a standardized release note description for an issue, commit, or pull request.

When should I use Add Release Notes?

Add Release Notes fits situations like: this whenever the user asks to write; format release notes; asks to summarize a ticket for a changelog.

How do I install Add Release Notes in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Add Release Notes in Codex?

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

Can I use Add 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 openshift/cluster-logging-operator --skill add-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/add-release-notes, .gemini/skills/add-release-notes, .github/skills/add-release-notes and .opencode/skills/add-release-notes in your project.

What does Add Release Notes need to run?

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

Does Add Release Notes 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 Add 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 Add Release Notes use?

Add 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 Add Release Notes use?

About 664 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.7k 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 Add Release Notes?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Add Release Notes: Simple English (moeru-ai/airi, 50k stars), StarRocks Release Notes (StarRocks/starrocks, 12k stars), Cutting A Release (TriliumNext/Trilium, 38k stars) and React Router Release Notes Prep (remix-run/react-router, 57k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Add Release Notes?

openshift (a GitHub organization) maintains it in openshift/cluster-logging-operator, which has 118 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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