chore: add Claude Code skills for PR descriptions and release notes (#8920)

* chore: add Claude Code skills for PR descriptions and release notes

* chore(skills): update release-notes branches to canary->master and example version to v1.3.0

* chore(skills): address PR review comments

- pr-description: infer base branch from PR metadata, fix Improvement wording, reference template's screenshot placeholder verbatim
- release-notes: add `text` language to unlabeled fenced code block
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name: pr-description
description: Generate a PR description following the project's GitHub PR template. Analyzes the current branch's changes against the base branch to produce a complete, filled-out PR description.
user_invocable: true
---
# PR Description Generator
Generate a pull request description based on the project's PR template at `.github/pull_request_template.md`.
## Steps
1. **Determine the base branch**: Prefer the PR's actual `baseRefName` (via `gh pr view <PR> --json baseRefName`) when a PR exists. Otherwise default by intent — feature PRs target `preview`, release PRs target `master`. If still ambiguous, ask the user.
2. **Analyze changes**: Run the following to understand what changed:
- `git log <base>...HEAD --oneline` to see all commits on this branch
- `git diff <base>...HEAD --stat` to see which files changed
- `git diff <base>...HEAD` to read the actual diff (use `--no-color`)
- If the diff is very large, focus on the most important files first
3. **Fill out the PR template** with the following sections:
### Description
Write a clear, concise summary of what the PR does and why. Focus on the "what" and "why", not line-by-line changes. Mention any important implementation decisions.
### Type of Change
Check the appropriate box(es) based on the changes:
- Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- Feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- Improvement (non-breaking change that improves existing functionality)
- Code refactoring
- Performance improvements
- Documentation update
### Screenshots and Media
Leave this section for the user to fill in, preserving the existing placeholder comment from `.github/pull_request_template.md` verbatim rather than introducing different text.
### Test Scenarios
Based on the code changes, suggest specific test scenarios that should be verified. Be concrete (e.g., "Navigate to project settings and verify the new toggle works") rather than generic.
### References
- If commit messages or branch name reference a work item identifier (e.g., `WEB-1234`), include it
- If the user provides a linked issue, include it
- If Sentry issue links or IDs (e.g., `SENTRY-ABC123`, Sentry URLs) were mentioned earlier in the conversation, include them as references
4. **Output format**: Print the filled-out markdown template so the user can copy it directly. Do NOT wrap it in a code fence — output the raw markdown.
## Guidelines
- Keep the description concise but informative
- Use bullet points for multiple changes
- Focus on user-facing impact, not implementation details
- If the branch has a Plane work item ID in its name (e.g., `WEB-1234`), reference it
- Don't fabricate test scenarios that aren't relevant to the actual changes
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name: release-notes
description: "Generate release notes for a Plane release PR in `makeplane/plane` (semver, e.g. `release: vX.Y.Z`). Reads PR commits, filters out noise, categorizes by conventional-commit type, optionally enriches via Plane MCP, and writes the result as the PR description."
user_invocable: true
---
# Release Notes Generator
Generate structured release notes from a Plane release PR by parsing its commit list, then update the PR description.
## Versioning
Plane community uses **semver** (`vX.Y.Z`, major.minor.patch) for releases.
- PR title format: `release: vX.Y.Z`
- Source branch: `canary`
- Target branch: `master`
## When to Use
- User links/mentions a Plane release PR (e.g. `release: v1.3.0`) and asks for release notes
- User asks to "create release notes" / "update PR description" for a release PR in `makeplane/plane`
- The branch is named `canary` or `release/x.y.z` and the base is `master`
## Steps
### 1. Fetch commits
```bash
gh pr view <PR_NUM> --json title,body,baseRefName,headRefName,commits \
--jq '.commits[] | .messageHeadline + "\n---BODY---\n" + .messageBody + "\n===END==="'
```
For a quick scan first:
```bash
gh pr view <PR_NUM> --json commits \
--jq '.commits[] | {oid: .oid[0:10], message: .messageHeadline}'
```
### 2. Filter out noise
**Always exclude** these commits — mechanical, not user-facing:
| Pattern | Reason |
| -------------------------------------------- | -------------- |
| `fix: merge conflicts` | Merge artifact |
| `Merge branch '...' of github.com:...` | Merge artifact |
| `Revert "..."` (when immediately re-applied) | Internal churn |
### 3. Parse work item IDs
Most meaningful commits begin with a Plane work item identifier in brackets:
- `[WEB-XXXX]` — web/frontend product items
- `[SILO-XXXX]` — Silo (integrations: Slack, GitHub, GitLab, Jira/Linear)
- `[MOBILE-XXXX]`, `[API-XXXX]`, etc.
Always preserve these IDs in the release notes — they let readers click through to the source ticket.
### 4. (Optional) Enrich via Plane MCP
For larger features where the commit headline is terse, fetch the work item:
```text
mcp__plane__retrieve_work_item_by_identifier(project_identifier="WEB", issue_identifier=6874)
```
Use the returned `name` and `description_stripped` to flesh out the bullet. Skip this for routine fixes — commit body is usually enough. Don't enrich every item (slow + work item descriptions are often empty).
### 5. Categorize by conventional-commit type
| Commit prefix | Section |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------- |
| `feat:`, `feat(scope):` | ✨ New Features |
| `fix:`, `fix(scope):` | 🐛 Bug Fixes |
| `refactor:` | 🔧 Refactor & Chore |
| `chore:`, `chore(scope):` | 🔧 Refactor & Chore |
| `chore(deps):`, dependabot bumps | 📦 Dependencies |
### 6. Format
```markdown
# Release vX.Y.Z
## ✨ New Features
- **<Short title>** — [WEB-XXXX] (#PR_NUM)
Optional 12 sentence elaboration drawn from commit body.
## 🐛 Bug Fixes
- **<Short title>** — [WEB-XXXX] (#PR_NUM)
## 🔧 Refactor & Chore
- **<Short title>** — [WEB-XXXX] (#PR_NUM)
## 📦 Dependencies
- Bump `<package>` X.Y.Z → A.B.C (#PR_NUM)
```
Rules:
- Lead with a bold human-readable title (rewrite the commit subject if cryptic)
- Always include the work item ID in brackets and the merge PR number in parens
- Add a sub-line elaboration only when the commit body has substance worth surfacing (acceptance criteria, scope notes, gotchas like "behind feature flag", "requires migration", "requires Vercel setting")
- Drop empty sections
### 7. Update the PR description
```bash
gh pr edit <PR_NUM> --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
<release notes markdown>
EOF
)"
```
Always use a HEREDOC with single-quoted `'EOF'` so backticks/dollars in the notes are preserved.
## Quick Reference: end-to-end
```bash
PR=2498
gh pr view $PR --json commits --jq '.commits[] | .messageHeadline + "\n---\n" + .messageBody + "\n==="' > /tmp/commits.txt
# read /tmp/commits.txt, filter, categorize, draft notes
gh pr edit $PR --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
... release notes ...
EOF
)"
```
## Common Mistakes
- **Including `fix: merge conflicts`** — merge artifact, no functional content
- **Dropping the work item ID** — readers rely on `[WEB-XXXX]` to navigate to the ticket
- **Over-enriching with MCP lookups** — work item descriptions are often empty; commit body is usually richer
- **Missing the merge PR number** — always include `(#NNNN)` from the commit subject so reviewers can audit the source PR
- **Using `--body` without HEREDOC** — backticks/dollar signs get shell-interpreted and corrupt the notes
- **Editing the title** — release PR titles are version markers; only edit the body
## Plane-Specific Conventions
- Release PRs go from `canary``master`
- PR title format: `release: vX.Y.Z` semver (major.minor.patch)
- Commits coming from feature branches always carry a work item ID; commits without one are usually infra/chores