What specific formatting rules does it apply to entries?

It ensures item names are bolded and wrapped in backticks, uses a dash separator before the description, starts with a capital letter, and ends without a period.

Does this skill follow a specific documentation standard?

Yes, it is based on the 'Keep a Changelog' (v1.0.0) standard, which is the industry best practice for human-readable release notes.

Does it support detailed change descriptions?

Yes, it allows for nested sub-bullets indented with two spaces to provide granular details for any main change item.

How are the sections ordered in the changelog?

The skill enforces a specific priority order: 1. Added, 2. Changed, 3. Fixed, and 4. Removed. It only includes sections that have content.

Changelog Manager

Name: Changelog Manager
Author: udecode

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Learning & Documentation

Automates the creation of standardized, compliant project updates using the 'Keep a Changelog' format and strict markdown styling.

The Changelog skill ensures your project's CHANGELOG.md remains professional and consistent by enforcing strict formatting rules based on the 'Keep a Changelog' standard. It automatically organizes entries into categorized sections—Added, Changed, Fixed, and Removed—while applying precise markdown syntax, including bolded item names with backticks and dash separators. By managing sentence casing and removing trailing periods automatically, this skill helps maintainers provide clear, readable release notes for contributors and users without the manual effort of formatting.

Key Features

01Ensures grammatical consistency with sentence case and no trailing periods

02Categorizes updates into Added, Changed, Fixed, and Removed sections

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04Enforces 'Keep a Changelog' formatting standards

05Supports hierarchical sub-bullets for detailed change descriptions

06Standardizes markdown syntax with bolded backticked item names

Use Cases

01Updating release notes during a version release cycle

02Documenting new features and bug fixes with consistent developer-facing language

03Standardizing messy or inconsistent changelog files

What are Skills?·How to Install

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npx skillfish add udecode/dotai changelog

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