Changelog Sync After Ship
After shipping a feature, loop until CHANGELOG.md has a user-facing entry and conventional commits are reflected.
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// run_this_loop
Copy the kickoff into your agent first. The blueprint below explains how the loop evaluates progress and when it should stop.
Use loop copies the kickoff prompt. Share copies the loop link. Open in Cursor / Claude only pre-fill that prompt — they do not install hook files. Download loop saves the loop as changelog-sync-after-ship.md.
Start the "Changelog Sync After Ship" loop.
Goal: CHANGELOG.md has accurate [Unreleased] entries for this ship
Max iterations: 3
Between iterations run: git log -5 --oneline
Exit when: changelog covers all user-visible changes
Step 1: Review recent commits, write Keep-a-Changelog entries for user-visible changes, and verify completeness.
Self-pace this loop. After each iteration, run the check command, read the output, and only continue if the exit condition is not met. Stop when the exit condition passes or max iterations is reached. Give a short status update each pass.// blueprint
The loop contract: target outcome, execution sequence, checks, stopping condition, and safety constraints.
CHANGELOG.md has accurate [Unreleased] entries for this ship
// loop_sequence
Trigger
Manual start
Actions block
Feedback gate
Evaluate: state progress
Run the check, read the output, then decide whether the loop is complete.
Check failed
Repeat actions with the latest feedback.
Success
CHANGELOG.md documents all user-visible changes in this ship
// steps
- 1Diff since last tag
List commits and user-visible changes since the last release tag or CHANGELOG section.
git log $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo HEAD~20)..HEAD --oneline - 2Write changelog entry
Add a Keep-a-Changelog entry under [Unreleased]: Added, Changed, Fixed. User-facing language only.
- 3Verify format
Confirm CHANGELOG follows project format and links issues/PRs where relevant.