Automate changelog generation from commits, PRs, and releases following Keep a Changelog format. Use when setting up release workflows, generating release notes, or standardizing commit conventions.
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Does it follow best practices?
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Discovery
100%Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.
This is a well-crafted skill description that follows best practices. It uses third person voice, lists specific capabilities with a named standard (Keep a Changelog), and includes an explicit 'Use when...' clause with multiple natural trigger scenarios. The description is concise yet comprehensive.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'Automate changelog generation from commits, PRs, and releases' and specifies the format standard 'Keep a Changelog format'. These are concrete, actionable capabilities. | 3 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both what ('Automate changelog generation from commits, PRs, and releases following Keep a Changelog format') AND when ('Use when setting up release workflows, generating release notes, or standardizing commit conventions') with explicit trigger guidance. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes natural keywords users would say: 'changelog', 'commits', 'PRs', 'releases', 'release workflows', 'release notes', 'commit conventions'. Good coverage of terms developers naturally use. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Clear niche focused specifically on changelog generation and release workflows. The combination of 'changelog', 'Keep a Changelog format', and 'release notes' creates distinct triggers unlikely to conflict with general git or documentation skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 12 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
57%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
The skill is well-structured and concise, appropriately delegating detailed content to sub-resources. However, it fails to provide any actionable guidance—no specific tools, commands, or code examples are given in the main skill file. The instructions read more like a checklist of concepts than executable guidance.
Suggestions
Add at least one concrete tool recommendation with executable configuration (e.g., conventional-changelog, release-please, or standard-version with sample config)
Include a minimal working example of a conventional commit format and the expected changelog output
Provide a specific command or script example for generating a changelog (e.g., `npx conventional-changelog -p angular -i CHANGELOG.md -s`)
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is lean and efficient, avoiding unnecessary explanations. It assumes Claude understands concepts like conventional commits and semantic versioning without defining them. | 3 / 3 |
Actionability | The instructions are vague and abstract ('Select a changelog format', 'Configure tooling') with no concrete code, commands, or specific tool recommendations. There's nothing executable or copy-paste ready. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | Steps are listed in a logical sequence but lack specificity and validation checkpoints. No concrete examples of what 'review output for accuracy' means or how to verify the changelog is correct. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Clear structure with appropriate references to detailed resources (implementation-playbook.md). The overview is concise and points to one-level-deep references for detailed patterns and examples. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 9 / 12 Passed |
Validation
90%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 10 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
frontmatter_unknown_keys | Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata | Warning |
Total | 10 / 11 Passed | |
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