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Maintains the English in-app changelog at i18n/en-US/documents/changeLog.md in strict sync with package.json version, without any automatic version bumping. Changelog text must be user- or release-relevant only—never internal QA, Git meta (commits/pushes), or “updated changelog”. Prefer editing the log in the same commit as the work, before push. Use after substantive app, UX, or user-facing docs changes, or when the user asks for release notes.

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Changelog and version (changeLog.md + package.json)

Files

  • Changelog: changeLog.md — in-app via documents.changeLog
  • Other locales: mirror path (e.g. fr changeLog.md) — edit only when user explicitly asks to mirror; default = en-US only
  • Canonical semver: package.json version
  • Planning context: .cursor/plans/ matching current version

When to update

After substantive user/operator-visible work: feat, fix, notable shipped dependency changes described as product change. Skip trivial-only edits unless user wants log.

What must not go into changeLog.md

In-app changelog = end users. Omit bullets that only record:

  • Re-running yarn testbatch:verify, lint, unit, Electron build, Playwright, Storybook, testbatch:ensure:*
  • “All tests passed”, “pipeline green”, packaging QA meta
  • Git/housekeeping: commits, pushes, “updated changelog”

Verification belongs in commits/PRs — not changelog. Dependency refresh bullets: describe what changed, not test matrix.

Changelog timing vs Git

  • Default: update in same working tree + same commit as feature/fix; finish before git commit and git push
  • Avoid: trailing changelog-only commit after push — rare typo/section fixes only (testing-terminal-isolation.mdc)

Pre-changelog workflow gate

  1. Full quality gate — yarn testbatch:verify in one terminal (testing-terminal-isolation.mdc). Dev scoped gate during edits does not substitute. Changelog-only follow-up touching only i18n/*/documents/changeLog.md: may skip if full gate already passed after substantive edits and tree otherwise unchanged.
  2. Affected src/components/**: Storybook stories/mocks aligned (yarn storybook:run). Skip for changelog-only repair.
  3. Draft/update entries.

Plan-context check

  1. Read live package.json.version → pkg
  2. Scan .cursor/plans/ for filename/body matching pkg
  3. Use plans as supporting context only

Version policy (strict)

  1. Re-read version from package.json immediately before edit → pkg (no cached value)
  2. Topmost changelog heading: first ## X.Y.Z semver below title
  3. NEVER, EVER, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES auto-bump or infer new version
  4. Changelog headings follow package.json exactly unless user explicitly requests manual version change

Heading vs pkg

CaseAction
No semver heading yetAdd ## {pkg} - Short title
Top heading equals pkgAppend bullets under existing ### only
Top heading lower than pkgNew ## {pkg} - Short title section above
Top heading higher than pkgFix changelog to match pkg; do not change package.json unless user asks

Section headings (###)

  • Only headings with ≥1 real bullet
  • No empty categories, no “None” placeholders
  • Omit entire ### when nothing to say for this release

Bullet style

  • One line, - prefix; product-facing wording
  • Add ### only when adding bullets under it

Translated changelogs (strict)

  • Never edit i18n/<locale>/documents/changeLog.md for any non-en-US locale unless user explicitly asks to mirror
  • Default scope = en-US only
  • Translations, i18n key work, or other locale edits do not trigger changelog mirror
  • When user does ask: mirror only maintained locale changelogs, reuse each locale's existing section heading + product-name translations

vue-i18n and changeLog.md (required)

changeLog.md = vue-i18n message string. { … } = interpolation placeholders — invalid tokens throw at runtime (Invalid token in placeholder).

  • Do not put literal {...} unless valid vue-i18n placeholder syntax (almost never here)
  • Avoid JS/TS object literals, API option objects with braces in prose
  • Describe globs in words — list extensions, no brace expansion
  • Literal | needs vue-i18n escape (\\| in TS source where needed)
  • Mention braces as “open brace … close brace” if documentation requires

Related

Types

Shared types → types/. See types-folder.mdc.