release-note-generation Skill
Toolkit for generating PowerToys release notes from GitHub milestone PRs or commit ranges. Use when asked to create release notes, summarize milestone PRs, generate changelog, prepare release documentation, generate PR review summaries locally for release notes, update README for a new release, manage PR milestones, co Published by microsoft in PowerToys.
What is release-note-generation Skill?
Toolkit for generating PowerToys release notes from GitHub milestone PRs or commit ranges. Use when asked to create release notes, summarize milestone PRs, generate changelog, prepare release documentation, generate PR review summaries locally for release notes, update README for a new release, manage PR milestones, co Published by microsoft in PowerToys. 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.
Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Documentation
- Data analysis
- Documentation use cases
- Data analysis use cases
Technical details
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use release-note-generation Skill
- Use it for documentation.
- Use it for data analysis.
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Source
- Creator: microsoft
- Repository: microsoft/PowerToys
- Skill file: .github/skills/release-note-generation/SKILL.md
What it does
Toolkit for generating PowerToys release notes from GitHub milestone PRs or commit ranges. Use when asked to create release notes, summarize milestone PRs, generate changelog, prepare release documentation, generate PR review summaries locally for release notes, update README for a new release, manage PR milestones, co
Skill instructions
Release Note Generation Skill Generate professional release notes for PowerToys milestones by collecting merged PRs, summarizing each PR with the local CLI agent, grouping by label, and producing user-facing summaries. Output Directory All generated artifacts are placed under Generated Files/ReleaseNotes/ at the repository root (gitignored). Generated Files/ReleaseNotes/ ├── milestoneprs.json Raw PR data from GitHub ├── sortedprs.csv Sorted PR list with Copilot summaries ├── prswithmilestone.csv Milestone assignment tracking ├── groupedcsv/ PRs grouped by label (one CSV per label) ├── groupedmd/ Generated markdown summaries per label └── v{VERSION}-release-notes.md Final consolidated release notes When to Use This Skill - Generate release notes for a milestone - Summarize PRs merged in a release - Generate per-PR review summaries locally for release-notes copy - Assign milestones to PRs missing them - Collect PRs between two commits/tags - Update README.md for a new version - Prepare G
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Frequently asked questions
What is release-note-generation?
release-note-generation is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Toolkit for generating PowerToys release notes from GitHub milestone PRs or commit ranges.
Who is release-note-generation best for?
release-note-generation is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, documentation workflows, data analysis workflows.
How do I install release-note-generation?
Install or run release-note-generation using Copy skill directory. Check release-note-generation for the latest setup command.
Is release-note-generation actively maintained?
release-note-generation may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
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