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changelog-generator

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.

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tessl review fix ./changelog-generator/SKILL.md
SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

57%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

A clearly organized, single-file skill that communicates its purpose well, but it lacks concrete executable commands/templates and explicit validation checkpoints for what is a batch generation workflow.

Suggestions

Add a concrete command or template for sourcing commits (e.g. `git log v2.4.0..HEAD --pretty=...`) so Claude can execute rather than improvise.

Insert an explicit review/validate checkpoint into the workflow (e.g. 'Review the categorized entries with the user before formatting and publishing').

Trim marketing phrasing and the 'Related Use Cases'/'Inspired by' sections to tighten token efficiency.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Mostly efficient and assumes Claude's knowledge of git, but marketing phrasing ('Turns hours of manual changelog writing into minutes') and the 'Related Use Cases' and 'Inspired by' sections add padding that could be trimmed.

3 / 5

Actionability

Provides example prompts and a sample output, but offers only high-level guidance with no concrete commands (e.g. git log flags) or fill-in template, leaving key execution details implicit.

3 / 5

Workflow Clarity

A rough six-step sequence is present, but this batch generation skill has no explicit validation checkpoint; the only review step is buried in Tips, and the rubric caps batch skills without validation at 3.

3 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

A single well-organized SKILL.md under ~90 lines with clear section headers and no need for external references, satisfying the simple-skill exception for progressive disclosure.

5 / 5

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20

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Description

70%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A strong, concrete description that names several specific actions and occupies a distinct niche, but it lacks an explicit 'Use when...' trigger clause which limits its completeness score.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause stating when Claude should invoke this skill (e.g., release notes, version bumps, CHANGELOG.md updates).

Include common trigger synonyms and file extensions such as 'CHANGELOG.md', 'release notes', and version numbers to broaden trigger coverage.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists several concrete actions ('analyzing commit history, categorizing changes, and transforming technical commits into clear, customer-friendly release notes'), with only minor gaps such as filtering or version tagging left unstated.

4 / 5

Completeness

The 'what' is clearly stated, but there is no explicit 'Use when...' trigger clause; per the rubric a missing trigger clause caps completeness at 3.

3 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Includes natural user phrases ('user-facing changelogs', 'git commits', 'release notes') but omits common variations like 'CHANGELOG.md', version numbers, or 'release notes' synonyms.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Occupies a clear niche (git commits transformed into customer-facing changelogs/release notes) with distinct triggers and minimal overlap with other skills.

5 / 5

Total

16

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20

Passed

Validation

100%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills
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