Agent skill

Changelog Generator

Full pipeline where an agent team collaborates to perform release management.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Changelog Generator

skills CLI

$ npx skills add revfactory/harness-100 --skill changelog-generator -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install revfactory/harness-100 changelog-generator --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/revfactory/harness-100.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/en/39-changelog-generator/.claude/skills/changelog-generator .claude/skills/changelog-generator && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "changelog-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/revfactory/harness-100/tree/main/en/39-changelog-generator/.claude/skills/changelog-generator into .claude/skills/changelog-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "changelog-generator", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/revfactory/harness-100/tree/main/en/39-changelog-generator/.claude/skills/changelog-generator

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add revfactory/harness-100 --skill changelog-generator -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install revfactory/harness-100 changelog-generator --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/revfactory/harness-100.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/en/39-changelog-generator/.claude/skills/changelog-generator .agents/skills/changelog-generator && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "changelog-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/revfactory/harness-100/tree/main/en/39-changelog-generator/.claude/skills/changelog-generator into .agents/skills/changelog-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "changelog-generator", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add revfactory/harness-100 --skill changelog-generator -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install revfactory/harness-100 changelog-generator --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/revfactory/harness-100.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/en/39-changelog-generator/.claude/skills/changelog-generator .cursor/skills/changelog-generator && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "changelog-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/revfactory/harness-100/tree/main/en/39-changelog-generator/.claude/skills/changelog-generator into .cursor/skills/changelog-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "changelog-generator", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/revfactory/harness-100.git --path en/39-changelog-generator/.claude/skills/changelog-generator

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add revfactory/harness-100 --skill changelog-generator -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install revfactory/harness-100 changelog-generator --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/revfactory/harness-100.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/en/39-changelog-generator/.claude/skills/changelog-generator .gemini/skills/changelog-generator && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "changelog-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/revfactory/harness-100/tree/main/en/39-changelog-generator/.claude/skills/changelog-generator into .gemini/skills/changelog-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "changelog-generator", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install revfactory/harness-100 changelog-generator

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add revfactory/harness-100 --skill changelog-generator -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/revfactory/harness-100.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/en/39-changelog-generator/.claude/skills/changelog-generator .github/skills/changelog-generator && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "changelog-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/revfactory/harness-100/tree/main/en/39-changelog-generator/.claude/skills/changelog-generator into .github/skills/changelog-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "changelog-generator", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add revfactory/harness-100 --skill changelog-generator -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install revfactory/harness-100 changelog-generator --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/revfactory/harness-100.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/en/39-changelog-generator/.claude/skills/changelog-generator .opencode/skills/changelog-generator && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "changelog-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/revfactory/harness-100/tree/main/en/39-changelog-generator/.claude/skills/changelog-generator into .opencode/skills/changelog-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "changelog-generator", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: changelog-generator
GitHub stars: 1.3k
Token cost: ~1.7k tokens
SKILL.md length: 644 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 464
Repo updated: Mar 22, 2026
First seen: Oct 9, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Full pipeline where an agent team collaborates to perform release management.

Works in 3 steps: Preparation (performed directly by the… → Team Assembly and Execution → Integration and Final Deliverables
Requests like create release notes
SKILL.md covers Execution Mode, Agent Composition, Workflow and Execution Modes by Request Scope, plus 4 more sections
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Changelog Generator is an agent skill from revfactory/harness-100. Full pipeline where an agent team collaborates to perform release management. Use this skill for requests like 'create release notes', 'generate CHANGELOG', 'write changelog', 'prepare version release', 'migration guide', 'release announcement', 'organize changes', 'new version announcement', and other release management tasks. Note: CI/CD pipeline construction, automated deployment configuration, and version management policy establishment are outside the scope of this skill.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k 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 licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Requests like create release notes
Generate CHANGELOG
Write changelog
Prepare version release

Example prompts

“create release notes”
“generate CHANGELOG”
“write changelog”
“/changelog-generator”

Workflow steps

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

Preparation (performed directly by the orchestrator)
Team Assembly and Execution
Integration and Final Deliverables

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8e8d35c. 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 Generator loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 125 tokens; SKILL.md has 644 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~125
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.7k

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 revfactory/harness-100 at commit 8e8d35c, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© revfactory). 644 words, ~1,674 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/changelog-generator/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: changelog-generator
description: Full pipeline where an agent team collaborates to perform release management. Use this skill for requests like 'create release notes', 'generate CHANGELOG', 'write changelog', 'prepare version release', 'migration guide', 'release announcement', 'organize changes', 'new version announcement', and other release management tasks. Note: CI/CD pipeline construction, automated deployment configuration, and version management policy establishment are outside the scope of this skill.

Changelog Generator — Release Management Pipeline

An agent team collaborates to generate git history analysis, change classification, release notes, migration guides, and announcements.

Execution Mode

Agent Team — Five agents communicate directly via SendMessage and perform cross-validation.

Agent Composition

Agent	File	Role	Type
commit-analyst	`.claude/agents/commit-analyst.md`	Git history analysis	general-purpose
change-classifier	`.claude/agents/change-classifier.md`	Change classification, impact assessment	general-purpose
release-note-writer	`.claude/agents/release-note-writer.md`	Release note writing	general-purpose
migration-guide-writer	`.claude/agents/migration-guide-writer.md`	Migration guide	general-purpose
announcement-writer	`.claude/agents/announcement-writer.md`	Announcement writing (blog/social media/email)	general-purpose

Workflow

Phase 1: Preparation (performed directly by the orchestrator)

Extract the following from user input:
- Version range: Previous version tag ~ current commit/tag
- Project information: Project name, repository URL, language/framework
- Release type: Regular/hotfix/pre-release
- Announcement channels: Which channels are needed among blog/social media/email/Slack
- Existing CHANGELOG (optional): Existing CHANGELOG.md to follow its format
Create the _workspace/ directory at the project root
Organize the input and save it to _workspace/00_input.md
Verify the git repository and finalize the version range
If pre-existing files are available, copy them to _workspace/ and skip the corresponding phase
Determine the execution mode based on the scope of the request

Phase 2: Team Assembly and Execution

Order	Task	Owner	Dependencies	Deliverable
1	Commit analysis	analyst	None	`_workspace/01_commit_analysis.md`
2	Change classification	classifier	Task 1	`_workspace/02_change_classification.md`
3a	Release notes	note-writer	Task 2	`_workspace/03_release_notes.md`
3b	Migration guide	migration-writer	Task 2	`_workspace/04_migration_guide.md`
4	Announcement	announcement	Tasks 3a, 3b	`_workspace/05_announcement.md`

Tasks 3a (release notes) and 3b (migration guide) run in parallel.

Inter-agent communication flow:

analyst completes > passes commit list and diffs to classifier
classifier completes > passes classification results to note-writer, passes Breaking Changes details to migration-writer
note-writer completes > passes highlights and version number to announcement
migration-writer completes > passes migration key summary to announcement, passes guide link to note-writer

Phase 3: Integration and Final Deliverables

Verify version number consistency across all deliverables
Validate that Breaking Change information is consistent across release notes, migration guide, and announcements
If an existing CHANGELOG.md exists, add the new version at the top
Report the final summary to the user

Execution Modes by Request Scope

User Request Pattern	Execution Mode	Agents Deployed
"Full release prep", "changelog + announcement"	Full pipeline	All 5 agents
"Just create a CHANGELOG"	Notes mode	analyst + classifier + note-writer
"Migration guide only"	Migration mode	analyst + classifier + migration-writer
"Just write the release announcement" (notes complete)	Announcement mode	announcement only
"Classify these commits"	Classification mode	analyst + classifier

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Data Transfer Protocol

Strategy	Method	Purpose
File-based	`_workspace/` directory	Store and share primary deliverables
Message-based	SendMessage	Real-time key information transfer
Git commands	bash execution	Extract commit logs, diffs, tag information

Error Handling

Error Type	Strategy
No git repository	Request user to directly input commit list/change history
No tags	Substitute with most recent N commits or date range
Conventional Commits not used	LLM-based classification from commit messages + diffs
No Breaking Changes	migration-writer produces only a "not required" confirmation document
Agent failure	Retry once > if still failing, proceed without that deliverable

Test Scenarios

Normal Flow

Prompt: "Create full release notes from v1.2.0 to v2.0.0" Expected result:

Commit analysis: Extract all commits between the two tags, map PRs/issues
Change classification: Identify Breaking Changes since it is a MAJOR release, verify SemVer
Release notes: Keep a Changelog format, 3-5 highlights
Migration: Before/after code examples, step-by-step procedures
Announcement: Blog + social media + email formats

Existing File Reuse Flow

Prompt: "I have these release notes, just write the announcement" + release notes attached Expected result:

Copy existing release notes to _workspace/03_release_notes.md
Announcement mode: Deploy announcement only
Skip analyst, classifier, note-writer, and migration-writer

Error Flow

Prompt: "Create release notes" (no git repository) Expected result:

Detect absence of git repository
Request user to directly input the change list
Classify input content > generate release notes

Agent Extension Skills

Extension skills that enhance agent domain expertise:

Skill	File	Target Agent	Role
semver-analyzer	`.claude/skills/semver-analyzer/skill.md`	change-classifier, release-note-writer	SemVer rules, Breaking Change assessment matrix, Conventional Commits mapping
commit-parser	`.claude/skills/commit-parser/skill.md`	commit-analyst, change-classifier	Commit parsing regex, non-conventional commit classification, PR/issue mapping, impact scoring

Files

Just SKILL.md in en/39-changelog-generator/.claude/skills/changelog-generator of revfactory/harness-100.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8e8d35c

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Questions about Changelog Generator

What does Changelog Generator do?

Full pipeline where an agent team collaborates to perform release management. Changelog Generator is an agent skill from revfactory/harness-100. Full pipeline where an agent team collaborates to perform release management.

When should I use Changelog Generator?

Changelog Generator fits situations like: requests like create release notes; generate CHANGELOG; write changelog; prepare version release.

How do I install Changelog Generator in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add revfactory/harness-100 --skill changelog-generator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (en/39-changelog-generator/.claude/skills/changelog-generator in revfactory/harness-100) into .claude/skills/changelog-generator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Changelog Generator in Codex?

Run `npx skills add revfactory/harness-100 --skill changelog-generator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (en/39-changelog-generator/.claude/skills/changelog-generator in revfactory/harness-100) into .agents/skills/changelog-generator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Changelog Generator 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 revfactory/harness-100 --skill changelog-generator -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-generator, .gemini/skills/changelog-generator, .github/skills/changelog-generator and .opencode/skills/changelog-generator in your project.

What does Changelog Generator need to run?

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

Does Changelog Generator 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 Generator 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 Generator use?

Changelog Generator 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 Changelog Generator use?

About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.7k 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 Changelog Generator?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Changelog Generator: 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 Changelog Generator?

revfactory (a GitHub user) maintains it in revfactory/harness-100, which has 1,295 GitHub stars. The repository holds 464 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 22, 2026.

Source: revfactory/harness-100 on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Changelog Generator

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Changelog Generator — Release Management Pipeline

Execution Mode

Agent Composition

Workflow

Phase 1: Preparation (performed directly by the orchestrator)

Phase 2: Team Assembly and Execution

Phase 3: Integration and Final Deliverables

Execution Modes by Request Scope

Data Transfer Protocol

Error Handling

Test Scenarios

Normal Flow

Existing File Reuse Flow

Error Flow

Agent Extension Skills

Files

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