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+name: changelog-generator
+description: Automatically creates user-facing changelogs from git commits by analyzing commit history, categorizing changes, and transforming technical commits into clear, customer-friendly release notes. Turns hours of manual changelog writing into minutes of automated generation.
+---
+
+# Changelog Generator
+
+This skill transforms technical git commits into polished, user-friendly changelogs that your customers and users will actually understand and appreciate.
+
+## When to Use This Skill
+
+- Preparing release notes for a new version
+- Creating weekly or monthly product update summaries
+- Documenting changes for customers
+- Writing changelog entries for app store submissions
+- Generating update notifications
+- Creating internal release documentation
+- Maintaining a public changelog/product updates page
+
+## What This Skill Does
+
+1. **Scans Git History**: Analyzes commits from a specific time period or between versions
+2. **Categorizes Changes**: Groups commits into logical categories (features, improvements, bug fixes, breaking changes, security)
+3. **Translates Technical → User-Friendly**: Converts developer commits into customer language
+4. **Formats Professionally**: Creates clean, structured changelog entries
+5. **Filters Noise**: Excludes internal commits (refactoring, tests, etc.)
+6. **Follows Best Practices**: Applies changelog guidelines and your brand voice
+
+## How to Use
+
+### Basic Usage
+
+From your project repository:
+
+```
+Create a changelog from commits since last release
+```
+
+```
+Generate changelog for all commits from the past week
+```
+
+```
+Create release notes for version 2.5.0
+```
+
+### With Specific Date Range
+
+```
+Create a changelog for all commits between March 1 and March 15
+```
+
+### With Custom Guidelines
+
+```
+Create a changelog for commits since v2.4.0, using my changelog 
+guidelines from CHANGELOG_STYLE.md
+```
+
+## Example
+
+**User**: "Create a changelog for commits from the past 7 days"
+
+**Output**:
+```markdown
+# Updates - Week of March 10, 2024
+
+## ✨ New Features
+
+- **Team Workspaces**: Create separate workspaces for different 
+  projects. Invite team members and keep everything organized.
+
+- **Keyboard Shortcuts**: Press ? to see all available shortcuts. 
+  Navigate faster without touching your mouse.
+
+## 🔧 Improvements
+
+- **Faster Sync**: Files now sync 2x faster across devices
+- **Better Search**: Search now includes file contents, not just titles
+
+## 🐛 Fixes
+
+- Fixed issue where large images wouldn't upload
+- Resolved timezone confusion in scheduled posts
+- Corrected notification badge count
+```
+
+**Inspired by:** Manik Aggarwal's use case from Lenny's Newsletter
+
+## Tips
+
+- Run from your git repository root
+- Specify date ranges for focused changelogs
+- Use your CHANGELOG_STYLE.md for consistent formatting
+- Review and adjust the generated changelog before publishing
+- Save output directly to CHANGELOG.md
+
+## Related Use Cases
+
+- Creating GitHub release notes
+- Writing app store update descriptions
+- Generating email updates for users
+- Creating social media announcement posts
+