Manage Changelog

Maintain a project changelog following the Keep a Changelog format. This skill covers creating a new changelog, categorizing entries, managing the [Unreleased] section, and promoting entries to versioned sections upon release. Adapts to R convention (NEWS.md) when detected.

When to Use

• Starting a new project that needs a changelog
• Adding entries after completing features, fixes, or other changes
• Preparing a release by moving Unreleased entries to a versioned section
• Reviewing changelog completeness before publishing
• Converting a free-form changelog to Keep a Changelog format

Inputs

• Required: Project root directory
• Required: Description of changes to document (or git log to extract from)
• Optional: Target version number (for release promotion)
• Optional: Release date (defaults to today)
• Optional: Changelog format preference (Keep a Changelog or R NEWS.md)