Changelog Generation

Generate a changelog entry for a new release by analyzing merged PRs since the last tag.

Parameters

The user provides:

• Version number -- e.g., 0.5.3
• Additional PRs - optionally, PRs not yet merged that should be included

Step 1: Gather Data

1. Find the previous release tag: git tag --sort=-version:refname | head -1
2. List all merge commits since that tag: git log <tag>..HEAD --merges --format='%s' | grep -v "Merge branch"
3. Get PR details with: gh pr list --state merged --base main --search "merged:><tag-date>" --json number,title,author --limit 50
4. List contributors: git log <tag>..HEAD --format='%an' --no-merges | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn

Step 2: Identify External Contributors

To determine if a contributor is external, check for an @entire.io email:

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git log --all --format='%an <%ae>' --author="<name>" | sort -u

If they have an @entire.io email anywhere in git history, they are internal. Only list external contributors in the Thanks section.

Also check the memory file at memory/project_team_members.md for known internal/external mappings.

Step 3: Write the Entry

Insert the new version section at the top of CHANGELOG.md, after the header and before the previous version.

Format

Follow the existing style in CHANGELOG.md exactly:

## [X.Y.Z] - YYYY-MM-DD

### Added

- Feature description with context ([#123](https://github.com/entireio/git-sync/pull/123))

### Changed

- Change description ([#456](https://github.com/entireio/git-sync/pull/456))

### Fixed

- Bug fix description ([#789](https://github.com/entireio/git-sync/pull/789))

### Housekeeping

- Maintenance item ([#101](https://github.com/entireio/git-sync/pull/101))

### Thanks

Thanks to @contributor for description of contribution!

Style Rules

• Sections: Added, Changed, Fixed, Housekeeping, Thanks. Omit empty sections.
• Each bullet: starts with a dash, concise description, PR link(s) at the end
• Group related PRs into a single bullet when they're part of the same feature/fix
• Work-in-progress features: call out explicitly, e.g., "Feature X (work in progress): ..."
• Known limitations: note inline, e.g., "Note: subagent tracking is not yet supported due to..."
• Thanks section: only external contributors. Name what they contributed specifically.
• Dependency bumps: group into a single Housekeeping bullet unless a bump fixes a notable bug
• PR links: always use full URL format [#N](https://github.com/entireio/git-sync/pull/N)
• No trailing period on bullet items
• Date: use the current date in YYYY-MM-DD format

Categorization Guide

• Added: new features, new commands, new agent integrations, new CI workflows
• Changed: behavior changes, API changes, UX changes, migrations
• Fixed: bug fixes, E2E fixes, agent-specific fixes
• Housekeeping: dependency bumps, docs, refactors, CI improvements, test improvements

Changelog Entry

Added the 0.6.0 entry (dated 2026-06-03) to the top of CHANGELOG.md:

• Added — git-sync convert-sha256 subcommand ( #66)
• Changed — deferred credential helper / git-style auth flow ( #65); streaming bootstrap commit-graph fetch with memory wins ( #61)
• Fixed — materialized push against CDN-fronted HTTP targets ( #64)
• Housekeeping — go-git bump to alpha.4 ( #60)

Notes:

• No Thanks section — all contributors (Andrea Nodari @entire.io, Soph, and computermode) are internal.
• Omitted PR #62 ("Remove checkpoints version 2 setting") — it only edits this repo's .entire/settings.json dogfooding config, not git-sync behavior, so it's not user-facing. Let me know if you'd rather list it under Housekeeping.