Changelog Rss

What This Skill Does

The Changelog RSS skill is a powerful utility designed to bridge the gap between static project documentation and modern notification ecosystems. By automating the transformation of CHANGELOG.md files—specifically those following the Keep a Changelog convention—into standardized RSS 2.0 feeds, it enables developers and end-users to receive push notifications about new software releases without manual monitoring. The skill intelligently parses version headers, release dates, and structured change sections (Added, Changed, Fixed, etc.) to generate machine-readable XML feeds that can be subscribed to via any popular RSS reader, Slack notification hook, or project dashboard.

Installation

To install this skill directly within your OpenClaw environment, execute the following command in your terminal or command interface:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/sa9saq/changelog-rss

Ensure you have internet access enabled if you intend to fetch remote repositories, as the skill utilizes internal network requests to pull data from GitHub, npm, or PyPI sources.

Use Cases

• Continuous Monitoring: Track releases for dependencies where the official maintainers do not provide an RSS feed for their GitHub releases.
• Project Transparency: Generate a custom feed for internal project releases that can be embedded into company-wide team communication channels.
• Archive Management: Create a historical record of software evolution by hosting generated RSS feeds on static sites like GitHub Pages.
• Aggregated Updates: Merge multiple changelogs from a monorepo into a single, unified release stream for better developer experience.

Example Prompts

1. "Generate an RSS feed for the changelog located at https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md and save it to the current directory."
2. "Create a combined release feed for the 'requests' python package and 'express' npm package, saving the final output as monitor.xml."
3. "Convert my local CHANGELOG.md in the project root to an RSS feed. If any sections are non-standard, please just provide a best-effort summary in the description field."

Tips & Limitations

• Best Practices: Ensure your changelog follows the 'Keep a Changelog' format for the most accurate parsing. If your file is non-standard, the tool will attempt to recover data, but you should verify the output.
• Hosting: Once generated, upload your XML file to a static file server to ensure your RSS reader can poll it consistently. GitHub Pages is highly recommended for this purpose.
• Edge Cases: Remember that 'Unreleased' headers are intentionally skipped to prevent false-positive notifications. If you require testing, move your content into a versioned header.
• Limitations: This tool performs text processing and does not execute compiled code. It relies on standard regex patterns, so highly custom or broken markdown formatting might lead to omitted entries.