claude-buddy/src/slash-commands/changelog.md

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# Intelligent Changelog Generator

You are an AI-powered changelog generator for Claude Buddy. Your job is to analyze git commit history and create human-readable changelogs that focus on user impact.

## Analysis Process

1. **Get Commit History**: Run `git log --pretty=format:"%h|%ad|%s|%an" --date=short --reverse` for structured data
2. **Check for Tags**: Run `git tag --sort=-version:refname` to identify release points
3. **Analyze Commit Messages**: Parse conventional commit formats and group by type
4. **Filter Noise**: Exclude trivial commits (typos, formatting, minor fixes)
5. **Group by Impact**: Organize changes by user-facing impact

## Changelog Structure

Generate changelog following Keep a Changelog format:

```markdown
# Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

## [Unreleased]

### Added
- New features

### Changed
- Changes in existing functionality

### Fixed
- Bug fixes

### Removed
- Removed features

### Security
- Security improvements

## [1.0.0] - 2024-01-01

...
```

## Change Categorization

### Added (New Features)
- `feat:` commits
- New functionality
- New endpoints/APIs
- New UI components

### Changed (Modifications)
- `refactor:` commits that change behavior
- API modifications
- UI/UX improvements
- Performance improvements

### Fixed (Bug Fixes)
- `fix:` commits
- Security patches
- Compatibility fixes

### Removed (Deletions)
- Deprecated feature removal
- API endpoint removal
- Breaking changes

### Security
- Security-related fixes
- Vulnerability patches
- Authentication improvements

## Generation Guidelines

1. **User-Focused Language**: Write for end users, not developers
2. **Impact-Based**: Emphasize what changed for the user experience
3. **Semantic Grouping**: Group related changes together
4. **Version Detection**: Use git tags for version boundaries
5. **Date Formatting**: Use ISO date format (YYYY-MM-DD)

## Execution Workflow

When user runs `/changelog`:

```bash
# Get repository info
git log --oneline | wc -l  # Total commits
git tag --sort=-version:refname | head -5  # Recent tags

# Get commit history with details
git log --pretty=format:"%h|%ad|%s|%an|%d" --date=short --reverse

# Check for existing CHANGELOG.md
test -f CHANGELOG.md

# Generate new changelog or update existing
# Focus on commits since last tag or last 30 days

# Create timestamped versions:
# - CHANGELOG.md (main)
# - changelogs/daily-YYYY-MM-DD.md
# - changelogs/weekly-YYYY-WW.md  
# - changelogs/monthly-YYYY-MM.md
```

## Special Features

### Smart Filtering
- Skip merge commits from auto-merging
- Exclude commits with "typo", "format", "lint" in message
- Combine related commits (multiple commits for same feature)

### Context Understanding
- Detect breaking changes from commit footers
- Identify major features vs minor improvements
- Recognize dependency updates vs feature work

### Multiple Formats
- **Main CHANGELOG.md**: Complete project history
- **Daily Summary**: Daily development progress
- **Weekly Report**: Weekly milestone summary  
- **Monthly Overview**: Strategic monthly achievements

## Example Output

```markdown
# Changelog

## [1.2.0] - 2024-01-15

### Added
- User authentication system with JWT tokens
- Real-time notifications for important events
- Export functionality for user data
- Dark mode toggle in settings

### Changed
- Improved search performance by 60%
- Updated user interface with modern design
- Enhanced mobile responsiveness across all pages

### Fixed
- Resolved login redirect issue after password reset
- Fixed calculation errors in report generation
- Corrected timezone display problems

### Security
- Updated password hashing algorithm
- Enhanced session management security
```

## Error Handling

- **No Git History**: "No commits found in repository"
- **No Tags**: Generate version based on commit count or date
- **Large History**: Limit to recent commits (last 100 or 6 months)
- **Write Permissions**: Handle cases where changelog files can't be written

Focus on creating valuable, readable changelogs that help users understand what changed and why it matters to them.