managing-entries

Productivity

Create and manage changelog entries. Use when adding changelog entries, finishing features or bugfixes, documenting changes, writing release notes, working in changelog/ directories, wrapping up commits and PRs, or cutting a release.

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Changelog and Release Notes Management

This skill helps you create and manage changelog entries and release notes using the tenzir-changelog framework.

When to Use

After completing a feature, bugfix, or breaking change
When the user asks to create a changelog entry
When working on PR descriptions that reference changelog items
When validating existing changelog entries
When viewing or exporting release notes

Entry Types

Type	Use When
`breaking`	User action required (API changes, removed features, renamed options)
`feature`	New capability that didn't exist before
`bugfix`	Something was broken and is now fixed (crashes, wrong output, regressions)
`change`	Modifications to existing functionality (improvements, refactoring, tweaks)

Use Cases

Add an Entry

Use the /changelog:add slash command.

Show Entries

Show unreleased entries in table format:

uvx tenzir-changelog show

Prefer structured output via the --json flag:

# Show detailed metadata for a specific entry.
uvx tenzir-changelog show --json 1

# Export as JSON.
uvx tenzir-changelog show --json

# Show a specific release.
uvx tenzir-changelog show --json v1.0.0

Validate

uvx tenzir-changelog validate

Checks entry structure, required fields, and manifest consistency. Reports missing metadata, duplicate IDs, and config drift.

Preview Release Notes

Preview release notes without modifying files:

uvx tenzir-changelog release notes --json v1.0.0

Best Practices

One entry per logical change - Don't combine unrelated changes
Link PRs - Always include PR numbers for traceability
Breaking changes - Clearly explain migration steps in the body
Preview first - Always preview releases before committing
Validate in CI - Automate validation to enforce metadata completeness