Changelog Generator

Automated changelog generation following semantic versioning (SemVer) and Keep a Changelog standards. This skill guides agents through reviewing staged changes, determining appropriate version bumps, and updating both @package.json and @CHANGELOG.md files consistently.

Overview

The Changelog Generator skill automates the process of:

• Analyzing staged git changes to determine change types
• Calculating appropriate semantic version bumps (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH)
• Updating the version in @package.json
• Generating properly formatted changelog entries in @CHANGELOG.md
• Ensuring consistency between version numbers and changelog entries

This skill follows the Semantic Versioning 2.0.0 specification and the Keep a Changelog format standards.

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