beachball-change-file Skill
Create and validate Beachball change files. Use when the user asks to generate change files, prepare to push a branch, or prepare or create a pull request. Do not use for ordinary code changes or planning. Published by microsoft in beachball.
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Developers using beachball, Includes SKILL.md, Reusable instructions
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2 months ago · MIT license
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What is beachball-change-file Skill?
Create and validate Beachball change files. Use when the user asks to generate change files, prepare to push a branch, or prepare or create a pull request. Do not use for ordinary code changes or planning. Published by microsoft in beachball. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
Automated repository signals based on public metadata such as recency, license, installation evidence, and adoption. These are not a security audit or endorsement. See how SkillIndex evaluates profiles.
Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Developers using beachball
Declared skill metadata
- Declared license: MIT
- Source file: skills/beachball-change-file/SKILL.md
These fields retain source and confidence evidence from the indexed SKILL.md.
Compatibility and setup
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use beachball-change-file Skill
- Use it for developers using beachball.
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Source
- Creator: microsoft
- Repository: microsoft/beachball
- Skill file: skills/beachball-change-file/SKILL.md
What it does
Create and validate Beachball change files. Use when the user asks to generate change files, prepare to push a branch, or prepare or create a pull request. Do not use for ordinary code changes or planning.
Skill instructions
Beachball manages package versions and changelogs in JavaScript and TypeScript repositories. A change file records each changed package's changelog comment and semantic version bump. After a change is merged and released, Beachball uses these files to update package versions and changelogs. Create change files manually using the workflow and JSON formats below. Do not use Beachball's interactive change command unless the user requests it. 1. Resolve repository context Determine these values once and use them throughout the workflow: - <ROOT: almost always the git root. It should contain beachball.config. or .beachballrc. or have a "beachball" key in package.json. If not found, ask the user. - <BEACHBALLCOMMAND: the package-manager-specific way to invoke Beachball, such as yarn beachball, pnpm exec beachball, or npm exec beachball --. - <BEACHBALLVERSION: the version from <BEACHBALLCOMMAND --version - <CHECKCOMMAND: prefer a root package.json script that runs beachball check, because it
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Frequently asked questions
What is beachball-change-file?
beachball-change-file is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Create and validate Beachball change files. Use when the user asks to generate change files, prepare to push a branch, or prepare or create a pull request.
Who is beachball-change-file best for?
beachball-change-file is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references.
How do I install beachball-change-file?
Install or run beachball-change-file using Copy skill directory. Check beachball-change-file for the latest setup command.
Is beachball-change-file actively maintained?
beachball-change-file may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
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