wiki-changelog
Analyzes git commit history and generates structured changelogs categorized by change type
Install / Use
npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill wiki-changelogInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
Development & EngineeringSupported Platforms
Our assessment of wiki-changelog
wiki-changelog scores 72/100 on our quality scale, 2898th of 3,841 Development & Engineering skills we index.
Its SKILL.md is 1.8 KB long, split into 5 sections and no code examples: moderately detailed.
With 3,051 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 6 days ago, so wiki-changelog is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| wiki-changelog (this skill)by microsoft | 72 | 3.1k | 6d ago | SKILL.md |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install wiki-changelog?
- Run
npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill wiki-changelog. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does wiki-changelog work with?
- It is written for Zed, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is wiki-changelog safe to use?
- It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is wiki-changelog still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 6 days ago, so wiki-changelog is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubname: wiki-changelog description: 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. license: MIT metadata: author: Microsoft version: "1.0.0"
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:
- Check for git remote: Run
git remote get-url originto detect if a remote exists - 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
- Remote URL provided → store as
- 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
- Examine git log (commits, dates, authors, messages)
- Group by time period: daily (last 7 days), weekly (older)
- Classify each commit: Features (🆕), Fixes (🐛), Refactoring (🔄), Docs (📝), Config (🔧), Dependencies (📦), Breaking (⚠️)
- 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_URLis available, link commit hashes:[abc1234](REPO_URL/commit/abc1234)and changed files:[file_path](REPO_URL/blob/BRANCH/file_path)
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.
