changelog-maintenance

changelog-maintenance is a cursor rule for Cursor from dalehurley/php-mcp-sdk. It costs 493 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Rules for keeping a PHP MCP SDK's CHANGELOG.md accurate whenever the code changes. A changelog is a dated record of project changes and release notes.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them before and after changing the SDK to review unreleased work and add a correctly categorized changelog entry.
Why use it?
They prevent new features, fixes, dependency changes, and breaking changes from being forgotten or documented inconsistently.

Cursor rule for Cursor

Written for Cursor: installed under .cursor/.

Good fit Use them before and after changing the SDK to review unreleased work and add a correctly categorized changelog entry.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add rules/dalehurley/php-mcp-sdk/changelog-maintenance
Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dalehurley/php-mcp-sdk

Made for: Cursor.

Wrote this? Show the measurements

A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.

agentmods badge for changelog-maintenance

README.md
[![agentmods](https://agentmods.dev/badge/rules/dalehurley/php-mcp-sdk/changelog-maintenance.svg)](https://agentmods.dev/rules/dalehurley/php-mcp-sdk/changelog-maintenance)
Your own site
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/rules/dalehurley/php-mcp-sdk/changelog-maintenance"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/rules/dalehurley/php-mcp-sdk/changelog-maintenance.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>
Per session 493 This file is loaded in full into every session.
When invoked 493 The same file — it is already loaded in full.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00493 $0.00493
Opus 5 $0.00246 $0.00246
Sonnet 5 $0.00099 $0.00099
Haiku 4.5 $0.00049 $0.00049

Measured 8d ago against content hash 7821ffcf422a, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

changelog-maintenance scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 8d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

.cursor/rules/changelog-maintenance.mdc · 78 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 78 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Changelog Maintenance Requirements

IMPORTANT: Always Review and Update the Changelog

The CHANGELOG.md file must be maintained for every change to the PHP MCP SDK.

Before Starting Any Work

  1. Review the changelog to understand:

    • Recent changes that might affect your work
    • Current version and unreleased changes
    • Any deprecated features to avoid using
  2. Check for conflicts with ongoing work listed in "Unreleased"

After Completing Changes

  1. Update the changelog immediately with:

    • Clear description of what changed
    • Category (Added/Changed/Deprecated/Removed/Fixed/Security)
    • Any breaking changes or migration notes
    • Dependencies added or updated
  2. Format entries properly:

    ### Added
    
    - Brief description of new feature or capability
    - Another new feature with explanation if needed
    
    ### Changed
    
    - What was modified and why (if not obvious)
    
    ### Fixed
    
    - Bug that was fixed with issue reference if applicable
    

Changelog Update Checklist

When making changes, ensure the changelog includes:

  • All new features or capabilities added
  • Any changes to existing functionality
  • Bug fixes with clear descriptions
  • New dependencies or dependency updates
  • Breaking changes highlighted with migration notes
  • Security fixes (if applicable)
  • Deprecation notices for features being phased out

Examples of Good Changelog Entries

Good: "Added McpServer::registerBatchTools() method to register multiple tools at once, improving initialization performance"

Bad: "Updated server code"

Good: "Fixed memory leak in StdioTransport when handling messages larger than 1MB"

Bad: "Fixed bug"

Remember

  • The changelog is for humans, not machines - write clearly
  • Include the "why" when the reason isn't obvious
  • Group related changes together
  • Keep entries concise but informative
  • Update immediately after changes to avoid forgetting details

Read the full file on GitHub · 78 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 8d ago First seen · 78 lines · 493 tokens per session scan A 7821ffcf422a

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changelog-maintenance is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository dalehurley/php-mcp-sdk (27 stars, last pushed 9mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 493 tokens to every session, about $0.0025 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.