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React on Rails release-train changelog updates, including target=release and release/X.Y.Z PR targeting while the portable update-changelog skill remains mainline-only.

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React on Rails Update Changelog

Use this repo-local skill only when React on Rails release-train targeting matters:

  • the user passes target=release or target=release/X.Y.Z
  • the current branch is release/X.Y.Z
  • an RC/final promotion workflow needs the changelog PR to target release/X.Y.Z
  • the user asks for React on Rails release-train changelog handling

For ordinary mainline changelog entries on main, use the installed/shared $update-changelog skill. This repo-local skill exists under a distinct name so Codex does not show a duplicate update-changelog picker entry.

Required Context

Before editing, read:

  1. AGENTS.md changelog and release-train sections.
  2. internal/contributor-info/release-train-runbook.md when the target is a release/* branch.
  3. .agents/agent-workflow.yml for base_branch, changelog, and changelog policy values.

Resolve the shared helper directory explicitly; do not assume this checkout has a repo-local shared skill copy:

UPDATE_CHANGELOG_SKILL_DIR="${UPDATE_CHANGELOG_SKILL_DIR:-$(.agents/bin/shared-skill-dir update-changelog)}"

Use that helper for mechanical classification sweeps:

BASE_REF="${BASE_REF:?set BASE_REF, e.g. v17.0.0.rc.2}"
TARGET_REF="${TARGET_REF:?set TARGET_REF, e.g. origin/main or origin/release/17.0.0}"
"${UPDATE_CHANGELOG_SKILL_DIR}/bin/changelog-merged-prs" "${BASE_REF}..${TARGET_REF}"

Target Resolution

Resolve the target before writing, stamping, branching, or creating a PR:

  • target=main: use the installed/shared $update-changelog flow against the configured base branch.
  • target=release/X.Y.Z: verify origin/release/X.Y.Z exists and target that branch.
  • target=release: use the current release/X.Y.Z branch when already on one; otherwise list origin/release/*. If exactly one active release branch exists, target it. If more than one exists, ask which branch to use.
  • No target= while on release/X.Y.Z: target the current release branch.
  • No target= while on main and exactly one active origin/release/* branch exists: ask whether this changelog update should target release/X.Y.Z or main. Default to main only when the user does not choose a release target.
  • No active release branch: default to main.

If a requested release target does not exist on origin, stop and report:

target=release requested but no matching origin/release/X.Y.Z branch exists.
Start the release line first, or use target=main.

Release-Branch Procedure

For a resolved release/X.Y.Z target:

  1. Fetch current release state:

    git fetch --prune origin main '+refs/heads/release/*:refs/remotes/origin/release/*'

  2. Require a clean worktree before changing branches or writing changelog entries.

  3. Create a feature branch from the release branch tip, not from main:

    git switch -c "changelog-<version-or-mode>" "origin/release/X.Y.Z"

  4. Add or curate entries in CHANGELOG.md under ### [Unreleased], using the classification taxonomy and entry format from AGENTS.md.

  5. Run the repo's version-stamping task when requested:

    bundle exec rake "update_changelog[rc]"
bundle exec rake "update_changelog[release]"
bundle exec rake "update_changelog[beta]"
bundle exec rake "update_changelog[17.0.0.rc.1]"

  6. Keep compare-link anchoring consistent with the repo task. Release-target entries intentionally keep the [unreleased] comparison anchored to main because release-branch entries are forward-ported to main.

  7. Commit only the changelog files, push the feature branch, and open the PR against the release branch:

    git add CHANGELOG.md
git commit -m "Update changelog for <version-or-mode>"
git push -u origin "$(git branch --show-current)"
gh pr create --draft --base "release/X.Y.Z" --head "$(git branch --show-current)"

  8. After the PR merges into release/X.Y.Z, follow the release-train runbook to forward-port the changelog result to main when required.

Do not recreate .agents/skills/update-changelog/SKILL.md in this repo unless a maintainer explicitly chooses to restore a same-name local override and accepts the duplicate skill picker entry. Keep same-name shared workflow skills in the installed shared pack.