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Analyzes git commit history and generates structured changelogs categorized by change type.

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Updated time September 11, 2026

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)
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---
name: wiki-changelog
description: Analyzes git commit history and generates structured changelogs categorized by change type.
license: MIT
---

# 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)`

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Install wiki-changelog

Download and extract the skill files to your .claude/skills/ directory.

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Clone the repository and copy the skill files to your project.

git clone https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/main/.github/plugins/deep-wiki/skills/wiki-changelog # Copy SKILL.md to your .claude/skills/ directory

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Quick Setup: Copy the skill folder to .claude/skills/ Claude will automatically detect and use the skill
Repository microsoft/skills

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