Release Kit Claude Skills

release-kit — Claude Code Skills for Shipping

Skills that turn code changes into changelogs, release notes, and announcements. Built for developers and teams who ship software and want polished release communications without the busywork.

Works even with bad commit messages. Each skill analyzes diffs, PRs, issues, test descriptions, and code structure to figure out what actually changed and why it matters.

**Contributions welcome!** Have an idea for a new skill or improvement? [Open a PR](#contributing).

Before & After

Your commit messages:

fix stuff
wip
update deps
john's changes
PR #89

What release-kit produces:

# What's New in v3.0.0

**Headline:** Real-time collaboration is here — edit documents with your team simultaneously.

## New Features
- **Real-time collaboration** — See teammates' cursors and edits live as you work together
- **Slack integration** — Get notified in Slack when deployments fail or need approval

## Bug Fixes
- Fixed duplicate entries appearing in search results
- Fixed password reset emails not sending for accounts using SSO

What are Skills?

Skills are markdown files that give Claude Code specialized knowledge for specific tasks. When you install these skills, Claude Code recognizes when you're working on a release task and applies the right frameworks automatically.

Skills

Skill	Description	Triggers
changelog	Generates CHANGELOG.md entries in Keep a Changelog format	"update changelog," "document changes," "what changed"
release-notes	Generates user-friendly release notes for GitHub releases or app stores	"write release notes," "draft a release," "summarize this version"
announce	Drafts social media posts (Twitter/X and LinkedIn) announcing releases	"announce the release," "write a tweet," "LinkedIn post"

Installation

Option 1: CLI Install (Recommended)