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name: generate-release-notes\ndescription: Generate categorized release notes from any source (GitHub, Linear, Jira, or manual input) with optional publishing\nroles: [product-manager, engineering-lead, founder]\nintegrations: [github, linear, jira, confluence, notion, hackmd]

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COG Generate Release Notes Skill

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When to Invoke

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Agent Mode Awareness

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Check agent_mode in 00-inbox/MY-PROFILE.md frontmatter:

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Command: /generate-release-notes

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Pre-Flight Check

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  1. Read 00-inbox/MY-INTEGRATIONS.md to determine data sources and publishing options

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  2. Read 00-inbox/MY-PROFILE.md for active projects

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  3. Get current timestamp: Run date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M' using Bash

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  4. Ask the user (if not already provided):

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Execution Strategy

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Phase 1: Collect Release Data

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Team Mode (parallel agents)

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Launch data collection agents using the Task tool with run_in_background: true:

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Agent: \"github-release-collector\" (if GitHub is active)

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Collect all merged PRs and release data for the specified version/period.\nRepository: [CUSTOMIZE: your-org/your-repo]\nPeriod: [START_DATE] to [END_DATE]\n\n1. Get merged PRs in the period:\n   gh pr list --repo [CUSTOMIZE: your-org/your-repo] --state merged --search \"merged:[START_DATE]..[END_DATE]\" --json number,title,author,labels,body,mergedAt --limit 200\n\n2. Check for existing GitHub release (if version tag exists):\n   gh release view [VERSION_TAG] --repo [CUSTOMIZE: your-org/your-repo] --json name,body,tagName,createdAt 2>/dev/null\n\n3. Get commits between tags (if applicable):\n   gh api repos/[CUSTOMIZE: your-org/your-repo]/compare/[PREV_TAG]...[CURRENT_TAG] --jq '.commits[] | {sha: .sha[:7], message: .commit.message, author: .author.login}'\n\nCategorize each PR by its labels or title prefix:\n- \"feat\"/\"feature\"/\"enhancement\" labels → Enhancements\n- \"fix\"/\"bug\"/\"bugfix\" labels → Bug Fixes\n- \"tech\"/\"refactor\"/\"chore\"/\"infrastructure\" labels → Technical Improvements\n- \"docs\"/\"documentation\" labels → Documentation\n- \"security\" labels → Security\n- \"breaking\"/\"breaking-change\" labels → Breaking Changes\n- \"deprecation\" labels → Deprecations\n\nReturn: categorized list of changes with PR numbers, titles, authors, and descriptions\n
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Agent: \"linear-release-collector\" (if Linear is active)

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Collect completed issues for the specified cycle/period.\n\n1. Use ToolSearch to load Linear tools\n2. List cycles: mcp__claude_ai_Linear_2__list_cycles\n3. Find the target cycle or filter by date range\n4. List all completed issues in the cycle/period: mcp__claude_ai_Linear_2__list_issues\n5. For each issue, get details including labels and project\n\nCategorize by label or issue type:\n- Feature/Enhancement labels → Enhancements\n- Bug labels → Bug Fixes\n- Technical/Infrastructure labels → Technical Improvements\n- Documentation labels → Documentation\n\nReturn: categorized list of changes with issue IDs, titles, assignees, and descriptions\n
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Agent: \"jira-release-collector\" (if Jira is active)

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Collect issues for the specified version/sprint.\nProject: [CUSTOMIZE: YOUR-PROJECT-KEY]\n\n1. Search by fixVersion:\n   JQL: project = \"[CUSTOMIZE: YOUR-PROJECT-KEY]\" AND fixVersion = \"[VERSION]\" AND status = Done ORDER BY issuetype, priority DESC\n\n   OR search by sprint:\n   JQL: project = \"[CUSTOMIZE: YOUR-PROJECT-KEY]\" AND sprint = \"[SPRINT_NAME]\" AND status = Done ORDER BY issuetype, priority DESC\n\n2. For each issue, collect: key, summary, issuetype, priority, assignee, labels, description\n\nCategorize by issue type:\n- Story/Feature → Enhancements\n- Bug → Bug Fixes\n- Task/Technical Task → Technical Improvements\n- Documentation → Documentation\n\nReturn: categorized list with issue keys, titles, assignees, types, and descriptions\n
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Solo Mode

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Run the primary tracker collection sequentially.

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Manual Input Fallback

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If no tracker is active or the user prefers manual input:

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No project tracker detected. You can provide release items manually.\n\nPlease list the changes in this release. I'll categorize them for you.\nFormat: one change per line, optionally prefix with [feature], [fix], [tech], [docs], [security], [breaking]\n
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Phase 2: Categorize and Organize

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Organize collected items into standard categories:

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  1. Breaking Changes (always first if present)
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  2. New Features & Enhancements
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  3. Bug Fixes
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  4. Technical Improvements
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  5. Security Updates
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  6. Documentation
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  7. Deprecations
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  8. Known Issues (if any remain)
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Within each category, order by:

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  1. Priority (highest first)
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  2. User impact (most impactful first)
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Phase 3: Generate Release Notes

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For Customer/External Audience:

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---\ntype: release-notes\nproject: [project-name]\nversion: [version]\ndate: [YYYY-MM-DD]\ncreated: [YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM]\naudience: external\ntags: [\"#release-notes\", \"#[project-name]\", \"#v[version]\"]\nitems_count: [total count]\ncategories:\n  enhancements: [count]\n  bug_fixes: [count]\n  technical: [count]\n  security: [count]\n  breaking_changes: [count]\n---\n\n# Release Notes — [Project Name] [Version]\n\n**Release Date:** [Date]\n\n## What's New\n\n[2-3 sentence executive summary of the most important changes in this release]\n\n---\n\n### Breaking Changes\n\n> **Action Required:** The following changes may require updates to your workflow.\n\n- **[Change title]** — [User-friendly description of what changed and what to do]\n\n---\n\n### New Features & Enhancements\n\n- **[Feature title]** — [User-friendly description focused on the benefit to users]\n- **[Feature title]** — [User-friendly description]\n\n### Bug Fixes\n\n- **[Fix title]** — [What was broken and how it's fixed, in user terms]\n- **[Fix title]** — [Description]\n\n### Security Updates\n\n- **[Update title]** — [Description without exposing vulnerability details]\n\n### Deprecations\n\n- **[Deprecated feature]** — [What's being deprecated, timeline, and migration path]\n\n---\n\n### Known Issues\n\n- [Known issue description] — [Workaround if available]\n\n---\n\n*For questions or feedback, [CUSTOMIZE: contact info or link]*\n
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For Internal/Team Audience:

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---\ntype: release-notes\nproject: [project-name]\nversion: [version]\ndate: [YYYY-MM-DD]\ncreated: [YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM]\naudience: internal\ntags: [\"#release-notes\", \"#[project-name]\", \"#v[version]\"]\nsource_tracker: [github/linear/jira/manual]\n---\n\n# Release Notes — [Project Name] [Version] (Internal)\n\n**Release Date:** [Date]\n**Cycle/Sprint:** [Name if applicable]\n\n## Summary\n[Executive summary with key stats: N features, N fixes, N tech improvements]\n\n---\n\n### Breaking Changes\n- **[Title]** ([PR/Issue #link]) — [Technical description] — @[author]\n\n### New Features & Enhancements\n- **[Title]** ([PR/Issue #link]) — [Description] — @[author]\n\n### Bug Fixes\n- **[Title]** ([PR/Issue #link]) — [Description] — @[author]\n\n### Technical Improvements\n- **[Title]** ([PR/Issue #link]) — [Description] — @[author]\n\n### Documentation\n- **[Title]** ([PR/Issue #link]) — [Description] — @[author]\n\n---\n\n### Stats\n- **Total items:** [N]\n- **Contributors:** [list of contributors]\n- **PRs merged:** [N]\n- **Issues resolved:** [N]\n\n---\n\n### Known Issues & Follow-ups\n- [ ] [Issue description] — Owner: [name]\n
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Phase 4: Review Gate

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Present the generated release notes to the user:

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Release notes draft is ready for [Project] [Version].\n\nSummary:\n- [N] New Features & Enhancements\n- [N] Bug Fixes\n- [N] Technical Improvements\n- [N] other items\n\nAudience: [external/internal]\n\nWould you like to:\na) Review the full release notes\nb) Save as-is to the vault\nc) Make changes\nd) Publish to [active platform] (requires your approval)\n
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NEVER auto-publish. Always wait for explicit user approval.

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Phase 5: Save to Vault

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Save to: 04-projects/[project]/release-notes/release-[version]-YYYY-MM-DD.md

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mkdir -p \"04-projects/[project]/release-notes\"\n
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Phase 6: Publish (Optional, requires approval)

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Only proceed if the user explicitly approves.

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GitHub Release

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gh release create [VERSION_TAG] \\\n  --repo [CUSTOMIZE: your-org/your-repo] \\\n  --title \"[Project] [Version]\" \\\n  --notes-file [path-to-release-notes]\n
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Confluence

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Use WebFetch to publish via Confluence REST API:\n- Space: [CUSTOMIZE: YOUR-SPACE-KEY]\n- Parent page: [CUSTOMIZE: Release-Notes-parent-page-id]\n- Title: \"Release Notes — [Project] [Version]\"\n
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Notion

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1. Use ToolSearch to load Notion tools\n2. Use mcp__claude_ai_Notion__notion-create-pages\n
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HackMD

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Use WebFetch to publish via HackMD API\n
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After publishing, update the vault copy with the published URL.

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Fallback Behavior

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ScenarioBehavior
No tracker activeAccept manual input, or scan git log for commits in the date range
Tracker API failsFall back to git log analysis: git log --oneline [PREV_TAG]..[CURRENT_TAG]
No version tag specifiedUse date range instead, or list recent completed work
Mixed sourcesMerge and deduplicate items from multiple trackers
No publishing platformSave to vault only
Very large releaseSplit into \"Highlights\" section + full changelog
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Error Handling

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