Agent skill

Changelog Writer

by zhuyansen in zhuyansen/agent-skills-hub

Write a CHANGELOG entry from the commits since the last tag, grouped into added, changed and fixed.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Changelog Writer

skills CLI
$ npx skills add zhuyansen/agent-skills-hub --skill changelog-writer -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install zhuyansen/agent-skills-hub 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/zhuyansen/agent-skills-hub.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/ops/skillmgr-runs/in/input/library/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
423
Token cost
~196 tokens
SKILL.md length
117 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
21
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Write a CHANGELOG entry from the commits since the last tag, grouped into added, changed and fixed.

  • Works in 3 steps: Read the input the user points to. If… → Do the task described above, step by… → Show the result, then a short list of…
  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes
  • SKILL.md covers When to use, Steps and Notes
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Changelog Writer is an agent skill from zhuyansen/agent-skills-hub. Write a CHANGELOG entry from the commits since the last tag, grouped into added, changed and fixed.

Its SKILL.md is about 200 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: Discover and compare open-source Agent Skills, tools & MCP servers — with quality scoring, trending analysis, and automated GitHub sync. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes

Example prompts

  • “/changelog-writer”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Read the input the user points to. If none is given, ask for the file or text.
  2. Do the task described above, step by step, and keep the user's own wording where it matters.
  3. Show the result, then a short list of what you changed or found, so the user can check it.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1064c70. 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 Writer loads about 196 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 29 tokens; SKILL.md has 117 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~29
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~196

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 zhuyansen/agent-skills-hub at commit 1064c70, republished under its MIT licence (© zhuyansen). 117 words, ~196 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/changelog-writer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
changelog-writer
description
Write a CHANGELOG entry from the commits since the last tag, grouped into added, changed and fixed.

Changelog Writer

Write a CHANGELOG entry from the commits since the last tag, grouped into added, changed and fixed.

When to use

Use this skill when the user asks for it by name or describes this task. Do not use it for unrelated work.

Steps

  1. Read the input the user points to. If none is given, ask for the file or text.
  2. Do the task described above, step by step, and keep the user's own wording where it matters.
  3. Show the result, then a short list of what you changed or found, so the user can check it.

Notes

  • Keep changes small and reversible.
  • Say plainly when the input is incomplete instead of guessing.

© zhuyansen, MIT. 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 ops/skillmgr-runs/in/input/library/changelog-writer of zhuyansen/agent-skills-hub.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1064c70

Compare with similar skills

Changelog Writer next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Changelog Writer this skillzhuyansen/agent-skills-hub423—~196Automated safety check: PassMIT
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Cutting A ReleaseTriliumNext/Trilium38k—~3.2kAutomated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0
Rea Changelog Updatemorluto/rea80k—~1.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Mole CLI Release Flowtw93/Mole70k—~2.6kAutomated safety check: PassGPL-3.0

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Questions about Changelog Writer

What does Changelog Writer do?

Write a CHANGELOG entry from the commits since the last tag, grouped into added, changed and fixed. Changelog Writer is an agent skill from zhuyansen/agent-skills-hub. Write a CHANGELOG entry from the commits since the last tag, grouped into added, changed and fixed.

When should I use Changelog Writer?

Changelog Writer fits situations like: tasks that involve Changelog and release notes.

How do I install Changelog Writer in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add zhuyansen/agent-skills-hub --skill changelog-writer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (ops/skillmgr-runs/in/input/library/changelog-writer in zhuyansen/agent-skills-hub) 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 zhuyansen/agent-skills-hub --skill changelog-writer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (ops/skillmgr-runs/in/input/library/changelog-writer in zhuyansen/agent-skills-hub) 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 zhuyansen/agent-skills-hub --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?

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

Does Changelog Writer 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 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?

Changelog Writer 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 Writer use?

About 196 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 784 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: Simple English (moeru-ai/airi, 50k stars), StarRocks Release Notes (StarRocks/starrocks, 12k stars), Cutting A Release (TriliumNext/Trilium, 38k stars) and Rea Changelog Update (morluto/rea, 80k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Changelog Writer?

zhuyansen (a GitHub user) maintains it in zhuyansen/agent-skills-hub, which has 423 GitHub stars. The repository holds 21 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 11, 2026.

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