Can it help rewrite technical commit logs?

Absolutely. The skill is designed to take implementation-focused notes and rewrite them into user-centric, imperative-mood entries.

Does this skill support Semantic Versioning?

Yes, it provides guidance on how specific change categories like 'Removed' (Major) or 'Added' (Minor) impact Semantic Versioning bumps.

Which categories are used for organizing changes?

It follows the Keep a Changelog standard using: Added, Changed, Deprecated, Removed, Fixed, and Security.

Does it handle version linking?

Yes, it provides the correct Markdown structure for linkable version headers and comparison links at the bottom of the file.

Changelog Formatter

Name: Changelog Formatter
Author: sequenzia

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Developer Tools

Standardizes project release notes following the Keep a Changelog specification and Semantic Versioning principles.

This skill equips Claude with the expertise to maintain professional CHANGELOG.md files by adhering to the industry-standard 'Keep a Changelog' format. It ensures all project updates are human-readable, reverse-chronological, and properly categorized into sections like Added, Changed, Fixed, and Security. By enforcing imperative mood writing and focusing on user-facing impact rather than internal implementation details, it helps developers maintain high-quality documentation that clearly communicates value to stakeholders while correctly mapping changes to Semantic Versioning levels.

Key Features

01Structures headers with linkable version comparisons and ISO-formatted release dates

02Enforces imperative mood writing for consistent and professional entry formatting

03Prioritizes user-focused descriptions over technical implementation details

04Maps change categories to Semantic Versioning impacts for accurate version bumping

05Categorizes changes into standardized Added, Changed, Deprecated, Removed, Fixed, and Security sections

0622 GitHub stars

Use Cases

01Transforming technical commit messages into user-friendly release notes

02Reorganizing and auditing an existing CHANGELOG.md file for spec compliance

03Drafting the [Unreleased] section during active development cycles

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add sequenzia/agent-alchemy changelog-format

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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