Changelog Scan Skill

Overview

Fetches and analyzes the official Claude Code changelog to detect new versions and changes.

Data Sources

Source	URL	Method
Changelog	code.claude.com/docs/en/changelog.md	WebFetch
Docs Index	code.claude.com/docs/llms.txt	WebFetch
Hooks Ref	code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks.md	WebFetch
Plugins Ref	code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference.md	WebFetch
CLI Ref	code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference.md	WebFetch

Workflow

1. Fetch changelog via WebFetch or scripts/fetch-changelog.sh
2. Parse version numbers and release dates
3. Extract changes per version (features, fixes, breaking)
4. Compare with last known version from state file
5. Generate report using templates/changelog-report.md

Version Detection

Parse patterns from changelog:

• ## vX.Y.Z or ## X.Y.Z - Version headers
• ### Breaking Changes - Breaking section
• ### New Features - Features section
• ### Bug Fixes - Fixes section

State File

Location: ~/.claude/logs/00-changelog/{date}-state.json

References

• Sources Reference
• Report Template