Claude Skill: Release Notes Generator

Resource overview Purpose
• Skill for creating customer-facing and internal release notes from commits, PRs, issues, and changed files.

Recommended SKILL.md contents
• Trigger description explaining when Claude should use the skill.
• Step-by-step procedure for the workflow.
• Required checks before edits or publication.
• Verification command or manual acceptance checklist.
• Links to supporting examples, scripts, or templates when the workflow needs them.

What it helps you do

Use this skill because it makes release communication consistent without forcing engineers to rewrite history manually.

Skills load their full instructions only when used, which keeps normal session context smaller.

A reusable `SKILL.md` gives teams a versioned workflow instead of repeated ad hoc prompts.

Best fit users

product managers, engineering leads, customer success, and release managers.

Teams standardizing AI-assisted delivery across multiple repositories.

Builders who want Claude to apply consistent procedures without repasting instructions.

What to know first

git history, PR titles, issue links, product area labels, and audience-specific tone rules.

A skill directory such as `.claude/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md` or `~/.claude/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md`.

A concise frontmatter description so Claude can decide when to load the skill.

Environment needed

git repository access plus optional issue tracker links and changelog template files.

Claude Code skill support and access to the files or commands the workflow needs.

Any external APIs, MCP servers, credentials, or local runtimes required by the specific workflow.