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Wiki Changelog

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  • Software development
  • MIT
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Analyzes git commit history and generates structured changelogs categorized by change type. Use when the user asks about recent changes, wants a changelog, or needs to understand what changed in the repository.
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Wiki Changelog is a utility designed to transform raw git commit history into readable, categorized changelogs. It helps developers and project managers communicate recent progress by grouping changes into logical categories like features, fixes, and refactoring. The skill includes a mandatory repository resolution step to ensure that output references, such as commit hashes and file paths, are correctly formatted as either plain text or clickable links based on the project's hosting environment.

What it does

  • Analyzes git log data including authors, dates, and commit messages.
  • Categorizes commits into types such as features, fixes, refactoring, and breaking changes.
  • Groups changes by time period for better readability.
  • Synthesizes raw commits into coherent, user-facing descriptions.
  • Integrates repository URLs to provide linked citations for commits and files.
  • Highlights breaking changes and provides necessary migration notes.

When to use it

  • When you need to generate a summary of recent development activity.
  • When a user asks for a changelog for a specific time period.
  • When preparing release notes based on git history.
  • When you need to explain recent repository changes to stakeholders.

Advantages

  • Reduces manual effort in documenting project progress.
  • Ensures consistent formatting of release notes.
  • Improves transparency by highlighting breaking changes.
  • Provides context-aware links when a repository URL is provided.

Usage examples

“Generate a changelog for the last week.”
The agent will analyze the git log for the past seven days, categorize the commits, and output a structured list of features, fixes, and other changes.
“What changed in the repository since the last release?”
The agent will identify the relevant commit range, summarize the work performed, and present a categorized report of the updates.

Install

  1. Download the skill as a ZIP:

    https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/microsoft/wiki-changelog/download

  2. Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

    mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip wiki-changelog.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by Microsoft

Wiki Changelog

Generate structured changelogs from git history.

Source Repository Resolution (MUST DO FIRST)

Before generating any changelog, you MUST determine the source repository context:

  1. Check for git remote: Run git remote get-url origin to detect if a remote exists

  2. Ask the user: "Is this a local-only repository, or do you have a source repository URL (e.g., GitHub, Azure DevOps)?"

    • Remote URL provided → store as REPO_URL, use linked citations for commit hashes and file references

    • Local-only → use plain commit hashes and file references

  3. Do NOT proceed until source repo context is resolved

When to Activate

  • User asks "what changed recently", "generate a changelog", "summarize commits"

  • User wants to understand recent development activity

Procedure

  1. Examine git log (commits, dates, authors, messages)

  2. Group by time period: daily (last 7 days), weekly (older)

  3. Classify each commit: Features (🆕), Fixes (🐛), Refactoring (🔄), Docs (📝), Config (🔧), Dependencies (📦), Breaking (⚠️)

  4. Generate concise user-facing descriptions using project terminology

Constraints

  • Focus on user-facing changes

  • Merge related commits into coherent descriptions

  • Use project terminology from README

  • Highlight breaking changes prominently with migration notes

  • When REPO_URL is available, link commit hashes: [abc1234](REPO_URL/commit/abc1234) and changed files: [file_path](REPO_URL/blob/BRANCH/file_path)

Files

LICENSE

    MIT License

    Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.

    Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
    of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
    in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
    to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
    copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
    furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

    The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
    copies or substantial portions of the Software.

    THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
    IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
    AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
    LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
    OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
    SOFTWARE

Requirements and compatibility

Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta

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Attribution and licence

Created by
Microsoft
Publisher
Microsoft (Official)
Source
microsoft/skills · .github/plugins/deep-wiki/skills/wiki-changelog · commit 0696600
Licence
MIT License (redistribution allowed)
  • LICENSE (added by AutoGineer from LICENSE)
  • ATTRIBUTION.md (written by AutoGineer)
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