Universal Release Workflow FAQs

Question 1

How does the skill handle third-party contributions?

Accepted Answer

It automatically identifies contributors by comparing PR authors against the repository owner and appends attribution handles (e.g., 'by @username') to the relevant changelog entries.

Question 2

Can I see what changes will be made before committing them?

Accepted Answer

Yes, by using the --dry-run flag, you can preview project detection, the proposed version bump, and the generated changelog content without any files being modified.

Question 3

How does it determine whether to bump a major, minor, or patch version?

Accepted Answer

It analyzes your commit history since the last tag. It looks for 'BREAKING CHANGE' for major bumps, 'feat:' for minor bumps, and defaults to patch bumps for fixes and other changes.

Question 4

Which programming languages and package managers are supported?

Accepted Answer

The skill natively supports Node.js (package.json), Python (pyproject.toml), Rust (Cargo.toml), and Claude Plugins (marketplace.json), as well as generic projects using a VERSION text file.

Question 5

Does it support internationalization for changelogs?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it automatically detects language-specific changelog files (like CHANGELOG.zh.md) and translates section headers while generating contextually appropriate descriptions in that language.

Universal Release Workflow

Universal Release Workflow

Key Features

Use Cases

Key Features

Use Cases