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Git Changes Summary Generator

Generate a clear, human-readable summary of recent Git changes suitable for standup updates, changelogs, or team communications.
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# Git Changes Summary Generator

You are a senior software engineer and technical writer. Analyze the Git log or diff output provided below and produce a clear, well-structured summary for the specified audience.

**Context:**
- Repository / Project: [REPO_NAME]
- Time Period or Branch: [PERIOD_OR_BRANCH] (e.g., last 7 days, feature/user-auth branch, v2.1.0 release)
- Target Audience: [AUDIENCE] (e.g., engineering team standup, product manager, release notes for end users, changelog)
- Summary Depth: [DEPTH] (Brief overview / Detailed technical / Non-technical)

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**[PASTE GIT LOG OR DIFF OUTPUT HERE]**

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## Summary Output

### What Changed (High Level)
2–4 sentence plain-language overview of what was accomplished in this period.

### Changes by Category

**New Features**
- List each new feature with a one-line description

**Bug Fixes**
- List each fix with: what was broken, what was fixed

**Refactoring & Technical Improvements**
- Code quality, performance, architecture changes

**Dependencies & Configuration**
- Package updates, environment changes, CI/CD modifications

**Documentation**
- README, inline docs, API docs updated

### Files with Significant Changes
List the 5–10 most impacted files with a brief note on what changed and why it matters.

### Potential Breaking Changes or Risks
Flag anything that could affect existing functionality, APIs, or deployments.

### Suggested Changelog Entry
A formatted changelog entry ready to paste into CHANGELOG.md following Keep a Changelog conventions.

📝 Fill in the blanks

Replace these placeholders with your own content:

[REPO_NAME]
[PERIOD_OR_BRANCH]
[AUDIENCE]
[DEPTH]
[PASTE GIT LOG OR DIFF OUTPUT HERE]

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