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Create SWC changeset files for pull requests. Use when asked to add a changeset, prepare release notes, decide patch/minor/major bumps, or enumerate changed Rust crates for an SWC PR; the skill requires every publishable Rust crate with a breaking change or a runtime dependency breaking change to be listed as major, every other changed publishable Rust crate to be listed as patch or minor, and swc_core to be listed as at least patch for Rust crate changes.

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Add Changeset

Goal

Add one Markdown file under .changeset/ whose front matter lists every changed publishable Rust crate in the PR, plus swc_core when any Rust crate changes.

Workflow

  1. Find the PR base and changed files.

    • Prefer gh pr view --json baseRefName,headRefName,body when the branch has a GitHub PR.
    • Use git diff against the PR merge base; include staged and unstaged local changes when preparing an unpushed PR.
    • Run scripts/changed-rust-crates.mjs from this skill to get a first pass of directly touched Rust crates.

  2. Read the code, not only the helper output.

    • Inspect every changed Rust crate reported by the helper.
    • Inspect root workspace changes such as Cargo.toml, Cargo.lock, rust-toolchain, .cargo/, and release tooling manually; they may affect crates without changing files inside the crate directory.
    • Ignore non-publishable workspace crates in changeset front matter unless the maintainer explicitly asks otherwise; SWC's release tool skips publish = false crates.

  3. Classify every changed publishable Rust crate.

    • Use major for every crate whose public API, behavior contract, feature semantics, serialized output, CLI-visible behavior, or documented compatibility is breaking.
    • Use major for a crate when one of its runtime dependencies changed in a breaking way. Check that crate's [dependencies], target-specific runtime dependencies, and relevant Cargo.lock changes; do not apply this rule to dev-only or build-only dependencies.
    • Do not expand major through SWC's reverse internal dependency graph just because another crate depends on a breaking crate; SWC's bump command handles that internal propagation after reading the changeset.
    • Use minor for non-breaking new public functionality, new supported syntax, new options, new public exports, or meaningful user-visible capability.
    • Use patch for bug fixes, performance work, refactors, internal-only changes, tests, fixtures, documentation, or dependency bumps that do not add a non-breaking capability.
    • If a crate has both breaking and non-breaking changes, list it once as major.

  4. Check swc_core exposure explicitly.

    • If a changed crate's breaking API is re-exported by swc_core or exposed through a swc_core feature, list swc_core: major.
    • If a changed crate adds non-breaking public API that swc_core exposes, list swc_core: minor.
    • If swc_core files or feature mappings changed directly and the change is not breaking or additive, list swc_core: patch.
    • If any publishable Rust crate is listed and no stronger swc_core bump is required, include swc_core: patch even when swc_core files did not change.

  5. Write the changeset.

    • Create a new file at .changeset/<short-kebab-summary>.md.
    • Keep the front matter sorted by crate name unless a maintainer provided another order.
    • Mention only Rust crate names and bump levels in front matter.
    • Write a concise summary after the front matter using SWC commit style, such as fix(es/parser): ..., feat(es/parser): ..., perf(es/parser): ..., or refactor(es/parser): ....

Example

---
swc_core: minor
swc_ecma_parser: minor
---

perf: Optimize es parser comment finalization

Helper

Run this helper from the repository root:

node .codex/skills/add-changeset/scripts/changed-rust-crates.mjs

Useful options:

node .codex/skills/add-changeset/scripts/changed-rust-crates.mjs --base origin/main
node .codex/skills/add-changeset/scripts/changed-rust-crates.mjs --json
node .codex/skills/add-changeset/scripts/changed-rust-crates.mjs --include-private

Treat the helper as an inventory aid. It does not decide breaking changes, does not understand public API exposure, and cannot fully interpret workspace-level changes.