Can I see what was filtered out during the process?

Yes, the skill saves a 'filtered-commits.md' file in the 'releases-docs/temp-files/' directory, which explicitly lists both kept and excluded commits for your review.

How does this skill identify which commits to include?

The skill uses a range between the latest release tag and the current HEAD, then applies a filter to exclude version bumps, CI-only changes, and merge commits without user-facing value.

How are the changes categorized?

Changes are automatically grouped into New Features, Improvements, Performance, Bug Fixes, and Internal categories based on prefixes and PR labels.

Does this skill require the GitHub CLI?

Yes, it utilizes 'gh' API commands to fetch metadata, labels, and descriptions from Pull Requests to provide more context than raw commit messages.

Bit Release Note Generator

Name: Bit Release Note Generator
Author: teambit

byteambit

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18,327

Deployment & DevOps

Generates structured, professional release notes for Bit projects by analyzing Git commits and GitHub Pull Requests.

About

This skill automates the end-to-end process of creating comprehensive release documentation for the Bit ecosystem. By interfacing directly with the GitHub API, it fetches commit history, retrieves Pull Request details, and applies intelligent filtering to remove non-user-facing noise like CI updates and version bumps. It automatically categorizes changes into standardized sections—such as New Features, Bug Fixes, and Performance—ensuring that every release follows Bit's specific architectural clarity and documentation guidelines while maintaining a transparent audit trail through intermediate files.

Key Features

Multi-step categorization into Features, Improvements, Performance, Fixes, and Internal changes
Intermediate audit trail generation with raw and filtered commit logs for review
Automated GitHub API integration for fetching commit ranges and PR metadata
18,327 GitHub stars
Standardized formatting compliant with Bit's release documentation standards
Intelligent noise filtering for CI-only changes, version bumps, and skip-ci markers

Use Cases

Preparing professional changelogs for new Bit version releases
Auditing recent repository activity to summarize user-facing impact
Automating the documentation workflow for open-source maintainers

About

Key Features

Multi-step categorization into Features, Improvements, Performance, Fixes, and Internal changes
Intermediate audit trail generation with raw and filtered commit logs for review
Automated GitHub API integration for fetching commit ranges and PR metadata
18,327 GitHub stars
Standardized formatting compliant with Bit's release documentation standards
Intelligent noise filtering for CI-only changes, version bumps, and skip-ci markers

Use Cases

Preparing professional changelogs for new Bit version releases
Auditing recent repository activity to summarize user-facing impact
Automating the documentation workflow for open-source maintainers