Automatically convert git logs, PR titles, and raw change lists into professional, user-ready release notes and formatted changelogs.
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npx clawhub@latest install afrexai-release-notes
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What is Release Notes Generator?
The Release Notes Generator is a specialized skill designed to bridge the gap between technical commits and human-readable documentation. By utilizing this within the ecosystem of Openclaw Skills, developers can instantly produce structured changelogs that follow industry standards like Keep a Changelog. Whether you are prepping a GitHub release, an internal engineering update, or a customer-facing newsletter, this skill ensures consistency and clarity in your communication by intelligently grouping changes and highlighting breaking updates.
Release Notes Generator Use Cases
- Converting raw git log output into a formatted markdown CHANGELOG.md following standard conventions.
- Drafting customer-facing release announcements from merged Pull Request titles for marketing teams.
- Generating detailed migration guides for breaking changes after a major version bump or architectural shift.
- Creating compact Slack or Tweet updates for new feature launches to keep stakeholders informed.
- Drafting internal engineering summaries that include technical refactoring and infrastructure updates not meant for the public.
How Release Notes Generator Works
- Input the source data such as a git diff, a list of PR titles, or a plain-text description of recent development work.
- Specify the target audience using the internal or external toggle to set the appropriate level of technical detail.
- Select the desired output format, such as Markdown, Slack, Email, or a Tweet thread.
- The skill analyzes the input to categorize changes into standard sections like Added, Fixed, and Security while stripping out irrelevant noise.
- It extracts PR numbers and issue references to maintain traceability and generates a polished, scannable document ready for distribution.
Release Notes Generator Setup
To begin using this tool as part of your Openclaw Skills workflow, you can provide the agent with raw data from your terminal. Use a bash command to capture your change history:
# Generate a list of changes between tags
git log --oneline v1.2.0..v1.3.0 > changes.txt
Simply paste the contents of the file or the direct command output into the agent interface with the request to generate release notes. No complex configuration or installation is required.
Release Notes Generator Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes data based on semantic versioning principles and the Keep a Changelog framework to ensure compatibility with most developer workflows.
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Version Header | Includes the version number and ISO-formatted release date. |
| Categorized Bullets | Changes grouped by Added, Changed, Fixed, Deprecated, Removed, and Security. |
| Breaking Changes | A high-visibility section for any API-breaking or workflow-disrupting updates. |
| Migration Guide | Step-by-step technical instructions for users to adapt to breaking changes. |
| Reference IDs | Automatic inclusion of PR numbers or Issue IDs (e.g., #123) for easy lookup. |
Release Notes Generator Advanced Features
- Audience Context Awareness: Toggle between customer-facing language and engineering-focused technical summaries.
- Multi-Platform Formatting: Native support for GitHub Release markdown, Slack blocks, professional email templates, and social media threads.
- Automated Noise Filtering: Intelligently excludes internal refactors, documentation tweaks, and merge commits unless specifically requested.
- Keep a Changelog Compliance: Ensures every generated file follows best practices for changelog maintenance and readability.
- CI/CD Integration Ready: Designed to process logs generated by automated pipelines within the Openclaw Skills environment.
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