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Generate changelog entries for a target add-on package. Use when preparing a new release.

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Generate Human-Readable Changelog Entries

Generate changelog entries for add-on packages following the add-on release workflow.

When to use this skill

Use when:

  • Preparing a release for an add-on package
  • User asks to generate release notes or changelog for an add-on
  • User invokes /qv-addon-changelog

Workflow

Step 1: Identify Target Add-on

If the user doesn't specify, ask which add-on package they want to generate a changelog for.

Step 2: Identify version and changes (mandatory version bump + upstream tag diff)

Identify the full set of changes for the target add-on package only, validate the version bump in the target add-on package.json against main, and compute diff from the previous released tag to HEAD:

  1. Find the PR base and head: The base is main. The head is the current branch/commit that the PR will merge.

  2. Read versions:

    • Read package.json from main (prev_version) and from HEAD (current_version).
    • Always compare package.json between main and HEAD.

  3. Mandatory version bump check:

    • If the version in package.json is unchanged compared to main, stop and display this exact warning to the user, substituting <addon> with the actual add-on name:

    ⚠️⚠️⚠️ VERSION BUMP REQUIRED ⚠️⚠️⚠️
    The version in packages/<addon>/package.json is unchanged compared to main.
    If this PR includes any changes that must be released in the package, you must bump the package version, commit/push it and re-run this command.

  4. Resolve upstream release tag for prev_version:

    • Check addon release workflow tag format in .github/workflows/create-github-release.yml (tag_name).
    • Use that format to build upstream_tag for prev_version.
    • The tag pattern currently used is <short_addon_name>-v<version> (example: llamacpp-embed-v0.10.7)

  5. Compute release diff from upstream tag to PR head (package-scoped):

    • Primary range for changelog generation: upstream_tag...HEAD (or upstream_tag..HEAD for commit listing).
    • Scope all comparisons to the target package path using path filtering:
      • diff scope example: git diff upstream_tag...HEAD -- packages/<addon>/
      • commit scope example: git log upstream_tag..HEAD -- packages/<addon>/
    • This ensures the changelog is based on changes since the previous released version, up to the latest commit in the PR branch.
    • If upstream_tag does not exist locally/remotely, warn clearly and fall back to main...HEAD.

  6. Do not include uncommitted changes or untracked files: If any uncommitted/untracked files are present, ignore them.

The goal is to produce a single, package-scoped change set that reflects what will be released next for the target add-on: from the previous released tag (prev_version) to the current PR head (HEAD).

Step 3: Collect PRs included in this release

  1. Extract PR numbers from commit messages in the package-scoped range upstream_tag..HEAD -- packages/<addon>/ (or fallback main...HEAD -- packages/<addon>/ if tag is missing)
    • Look for patterns like #123, (#123), or Merge pull request #123
  2. For each PR found, use gh pr view <number> to get:
    • PR title
    • PR number
    • PR URL
  3. Filter PRs to package-relevant only:
    • Keep PRs that actually touch files under packages/<addon>/.
    • If needed, verify with gh pr view <number> --json files and drop unrelated PRs.
  4. Build a list of PRs to include in the release notes

Step 4: Generate changelog entry (single source of truth)

Create or update the matching version section in CHANGELOG.md with these guidelines:

Format Requirements

  1. Version heading: Use exactly ## [X.Y.Z] - YYYY-MM-DD

    • X.Y.Z must match package.json version in HEAD
    • Date must be the release date in YYYY-MM-DD

  2. Introduction: Write a brief 2-3 sentence summary of what this release brings

  3. Sections: Create each section using narrative prose style. Omit a section if there is no information related with it:

    • Breaking Changes: Lead with impact, explain what changed and why, provide clear migration steps with before/after code
    • New APIs: Describe what's possible now, show practical usage examples
    • Features: Explain benefits in user terms, not just what was added
    • Bug Fixes: Describe what was broken and how it's fixed
    • Other: Summarize briefly
    • Use section headings like ## Breaking Changes, ## Features, etc. inside the version block

  4. Pull Requests: At the end, include a "## Pull Requests" section listing all PRs in this release:

    ## Pull Requests

- [#123](https://github.com/tetherto/qvac/pull/123) - PR title here
- [#124](https://github.com/tetherto/qvac/pull/124) - Another PR title

  5. Workflow compatibility requirement (mandatory):

    • The release workflow extracts the GitHub release body from CHANGELOG.md by taking text after ## [X.Y.Z] - YYYY-MM-DD until the next version heading ## [.
    • Therefore:
      • Keep all release content for a version inside that block.
      • Do not create standalone release notes files.
      • Ensure the version block is non-empty.

  6. Style Guidelines:

    • Use complete sentences, not bullet fragments
    • Lead with benefits/impact
    • Group related changes together
    • Add context where helpful (why this matters)
    • Keep code examples clean and commented
    • Remove internal jargon, make it accessible
    • Skip entries with no informational value — generic entries like "Updated models" or "Bumped dependencies" without specific details should be omitted

Example

CHANGELOG.md (excerpt):

## [0.4.0] - 2026-02-18

This release introduces automated GitHub releases and improves mobile test reliability.

## Features

### Automated GitHub Releases

The release process is now automated with enforced changelog entries. When a version bump is detected on merge to main, a GitHub release is automatically created using the matching `CHANGELOG.md` version block.

## Bug Fixes

### Mobile E2E Test Workflow Fix

Fixed an issue where mobile E2E tests would fail when the "On PR Trigger" workflow was manually run via workflow_dispatch.

## Pull Requests

- [#67](https://github.com/tetherto/qvac/pull/67) - Fix mobile E2E tests workflow_dispatch
- [#70](https://github.com/tetherto/qvac/pull/70) - feat: automate GitHub releases with mandatory release notes