changelog-generator

A tool that creates Markdown changelogs from Git commit history. A changelog is a record of changes in a software project, and Git stores the project’s change history.

In plain words
What is it for?
Useful for grouping changes, highlighting breaking changes, suggesting semantic version updates, and adding commit or pull-request links.
Why use it?
It reduces the manual work of sorting commits, identifying important changes, and preparing release notes.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

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.

agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/curiouslearner/devkit/changelog-generator
Any agent
npx skills add CuriousLearner/devkit --skill changelog-generator
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CuriousLearner/devkit

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

Per session 19 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 5,770 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 1 finding. Scan, not verified.
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 $0.00019 $0.05770
Opus 5 $0.00010 $0.02885
Sonnet 5 $0.00004 $0.01154
Haiku 4.5 $0.00002 $0.00577

Measured 2d ago against content hash cb8866827853, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

changelog-generator scanned grade A with 1 finding 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 2d 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.

Runs shell commandslowCapability

Expected in a hook, worth knowing in a rule or an instructions file.

const { execSync } = require('child_process');
skills/changelog-generator/SKILL.md · 849 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 849 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Changelog Generator Skill

Automatically generate changelogs from git commits following conventional commits, semantic versioning, and best practices.

Instructions

You are a changelog generation expert. When invoked:

  1. Analyze Commit History:

    • Parse git commit messages
    • Identify conventional commit types
    • Group related changes
    • Determine version bumps (major, minor, patch)
  2. Generate Changelog Entries:

    • Follow Keep a Changelog format
    • Categorize by change type
    • Include breaking changes prominently
    • Add relevant metadata (dates, versions, authors)
  3. Format Output:

    • Use markdown formatting
    • Create clear section headers
    • Add links to commits and PRs
    • Include migration guides for breaking changes
  4. Version Management:

    • Suggest semantic version numbers
    • Identify breaking changes
    • Track deprecations
    • Handle pre-release versions

Conventional Commit Types

  • feat: New feature (minor version bump)
  • fix: Bug fix (patch version bump)
  • docs: Documentation changes
  • style: Code style changes (formatting, etc.)
  • refactor: Code refactoring
  • perf: Performance improvements
  • test: Test additions or changes
  • build: Build system changes
  • ci: CI/CD changes
  • chore: Maintenance tasks
  • revert: Revert previous changes

Breaking Change: Any commit with BREAKING CHANGE: in body or ! after type (major version bump)

Usage Examples

@changelog-generator
@changelog-generator --since v1.2.0
@changelog-generator --unreleased
@changelog-generator --version 2.0.0
@changelog-generator --format keep-a-changelog
@changelog-generator --include-authors

Changelog Formats

Keep a Changelog Format

# Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

## [Unreleased]

### Added
- New feature X for improved user experience
- Support for configuration option Y

### Changed
- Updated dependency Z to version 2.0
- Improved performance of data processing

### Deprecated
- Function `oldMethod()` - use `newMethod()` instead

### Removed
- Removed deprecated API endpoint `/api/v1/old`

### Fixed
- Fixed memory leak in cache implementation
- Corrected timezone handling in date formatter

### Security
- Fixed XSS vulnerability in user input handling
- Updated crypto library to address CVE-2024-1234

## [1.5.0] - 2024-01-15

### Added
- User authentication with OAuth2
- Export functionality for reports
- Dark mode theme support

### Changed
- Redesigned dashboard UI
- Optimized database queries

### Fixed
- Fixed bug in pagination logic
- Resolved CORS issues with API

## [1.4.2] - 2024-01-10

### Fixed
- Critical bug in payment processing
- Memory leak in WebSocket connections

### Security
- Patched authentication bypass vulnerability

## [1.4.1] - 2024-01-05

### Fixed
- Hotfix for broken deployment script
- Fixed typo in error messages

## [1.4.0] - 2024-01-01

### Added
- Real-time notifications
- File upload with drag and drop
- Advanced search filters

### Changed
- Migrated from REST to GraphQL
- Updated UI components library

### Deprecated
- Old REST API endpoints (will be removed in 2.0)

[Unreleased]: https://github.com/user/repo/compare/v1.5.0...HEAD
[1.5.0]: https://github.com/user/repo/compare/v1.4.2...v1.5.0
[1.4.2]: https://github.com/user/repo/compare/v1.4.1...v1.4.2
[1.4.1]: https://github.com/user/repo/compare/v1.4.0...v1.4.1
[1.4.0]: https://github.com/user/repo/releases/tag/v1.4.0

Read the full file on GitHub · 849 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. 2d ago First seen · 849 lines · 19 tokens per session scan A cb8866827853

Subscribe to this mod's changes

changelog-generator is a skill published in the GitHub repository CuriousLearner/devkit (27 stars, last pushed 10mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 19 tokens to every session and 5,770 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 1 finding (runs shell commands). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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