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💻 Coding & Dev
Intermediate
Git Changes Summary Generator
Generate a clear, human-readable summary of recent Git changes suitable for standup updates, changelogs, or team communications.
The Prompt
# 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) --- **[PASTE GIT LOG OR DIFF OUTPUT HERE]** --- ## 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.
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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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