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Simplify with release-changelog-builder-action

Name: Simplify with release-changelog-builder-action
Author: mikepenz

Get automatic release notes with this GitHub action, designed for founders to streamline workflow.

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free

866 stars113 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Jun 1Updated 9/8/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Use this action to automatically generate release notes with your changelog.

Real use case example

"A founder wants to release a new version of their app. They create a new release in GitHub, run a workflow that uses the release-changelog-builder-action to automatically gather changes and comments from the past week, and send a notification to their team with the updated changelog."

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When to use it

•When you need to keep a record of changes made to your project
•When you want to inform users about new features, bug fixes, and improvements
•When you need to maintain a professional and transparent development process

Ready-to-paste prompt

name: Release Changelog
on: 
  push: 
    branches: 
      - main
jobs: 
  build-changelog:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Build Changelog
        uses: mikepenz/release-changelog-builder-action@v2

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/release-changelog-builder-action && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/release-changelog-builder-action/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/release-changelog-builder-action/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Simplify with release-changelog-builder-action works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Simplify with release-changelog-builder-action is a medium TypeScript project (~3.9k lines across 21 code files, plus 14 test files). Expect some technical setup — comfortable with a terminal, or ask a developer. Last commit this month, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Medium codebase

~3.9k lines · 21 code files · 32 min skim

Setup

Some technical setup

Comfortable with a terminal? 20–40 min. Otherwise ask a dev.

Runs on

Node.js

No API keys detected

TypeScript 99%JavaScript 1%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
action.yml
Where the program starts running
3
package.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
4
src/main.ts
Inside src/ — the main logic begins here

What's in each folder

src/Core code — the actual logic18 files

caches/Folder16 files

configs_test/Folder16 files

configs/Configuration5 files

__tests__/Tests — proof it works14 files

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)11 files

.devcontainer/Editor / agent settings2 files

READMEHas testsThin docsCI checksApache-2.0 licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/release-changelog-builder-action && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/release-changelog-builder-action/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/release-changelog-builder-action/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

Quick Actions

Details

Creator

mikepenz

Language

TypeScript