Babysitter changelog-generator

Automated changelog generation from commits and PRs

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/library/specializations/sdk-platform-development/skills/changelog-generator" ~/.claude/skills/a5c-ai-babysitter-changelog-generator && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: library/specializations/sdk-platform-development/skills/changelog-generator/SKILL.md

Changelog Generator Skill

Overview

This skill automates changelog generation from conventional commits and pull requests, producing well-formatted release notes for SDK versions.

Capabilities

Parse conventional commits for changelog entries
Generate release notes from PR descriptions
Categorize changes (features, fixes, breaking)
Support multiple output formats (Markdown, JSON)
Link to issues and PRs automatically
Generate upgrade guides for breaking changes
Support changelog templates
Integrate with release automation

Target Processes

SDK Versioning and Release Management
API Versioning Strategy
Backward Compatibility Management

Integration Points

semantic-release for automation
conventional-changelog
GitHub/GitLab releases
Release note platforms
Documentation sites

Input Requirements

Commit convention (conventional commits)
Change categories
Output format preferences
Template requirements
Link generation rules

Output Artifacts

CHANGELOG.md file
Release notes per version
Upgrade guides
Breaking change documentation
Automated release integration

Usage Example

skill:
  name: changelog-generator
  context:
    convention: conventional-commits
    categories:
      - type: feat
        title: Features
      - type: fix
        title: Bug Fixes
      - type: breaking
        title: BREAKING CHANGES
    output:
      format: markdown
      file: CHANGELOG.md
    linkTemplates:
      commit: "https://github.com/org/repo/commit/{hash}"
      issue: "https://github.com/org/repo/issues/{id}"
    includeUpgradeGuide: true

Best Practices

Enforce conventional commit messages
Generate changelogs on every release
Highlight breaking changes prominently
Link to relevant issues and PRs
Include upgrade guides
Support multiple formats