Release Change Analyzer Agent Skill
Compares HEAD with the latest published version to analyze real changes, group by type, and recommend version bumps. Use before publishing a release to understand what actually changed.
Install
one command, takes just this skill from the repositorynpx skills add https://github.com/ArabelaTso/Skills-4-SE --skill release-change-analyzerThe instruction itself
9 sections, as written by the authorRelease Change Analyzer
Analyzes unpublished changes by comparing HEAD with the latest published version. Reads actual diffs instead of just copying commit messages.
When to Use This Skill
- Before publishing a new release
- Deciding between major/minor/patch version bump
- Writing accurate release notes based on real code changes
- Reviewing what changed since last deployment
What This Skill Does
Step 1: Identify Published Version
# npm
npm view <package-name> version 2>/dev/null || echo "not published"
# PyPI
pip index versions <package-name> 2>/dev/null | head -1
# Or use git tags
git tag --sort=-v:refname | head -1
Step 2: Analyze Real Changes
# Get actual diff (NOT just commit messages)
git diff v{published-version}..HEAD --stat
git diff v{published-version}..HEAD
For each commit, MUST:
- Read the actual diff to understand WHAT CHANGED
- Describe the REAL change in plain language
- Explain WHY it matters (if not obvious)
Step 3: Group and Report
## Unpublished Changes (v{published} -> HEAD)
### Features
| Scope | What Changed |
|-------|--------------|
| auth | Added OAuth2 support with Google and GitHub providers |
### Fixes
| Scope | What Changed |
|-------|--------------|
| api | Fixed race condition in concurrent request handling |
### Refactoring
| Scope | What Changed |
|-------|--------------|
| core | Extracted retry logic from 3 services into shared module |
### Breaking Changes
- Removed deprecated `v1/login` endpoint
### Files Changed
42 files changed, 1205 insertions(+), 387 deletions(-)
### Suggested Version Bump
- **Recommendation**: minor
- **Reason**: New features added, no breaking changes in public API
Version Bump Decision
| Condition | Bump |
|-----------|------|
| Breaking changes in public API | major |
| New features, no breaking changes | minor |
| Bug fixes, refactoring, docs only | patch |
Anti-Patterns
- Copying commit messages verbatim — read the actual diff
- Describing "what" without "why" — explain impact
- Missing breaking changes — always check public API surface
- Guessing at scope — verify from the diff
Example
User: "What changed since last release?"
Output: Reads diff between v1.2.3 and HEAD, identifies 3 features, 2 fixes, 1 refactor, no breaking changes. Recommends minor bump to v1.3.0.
Inspired by: oh-my-opencode get-unpublished-changes command
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How to use it
Take arabelatso/release-change-analyzer from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal
use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.
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same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.