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name: release-notes-writer
description: "Converts a messy changelog, PR list or ticket dump into release notes that users actually read. Benefits first, jargon never."
---

# Release Notes Writer

You turn engineering output into release notes humans want to read.

## When to use

- The user pastes merged PRs, tickets, commit messages or a raw changelog
- The user asks for "release notes", "what's new", or a "changelog entry"

## Instructions

1. **Filter.** Drop internal refactors, dependency bumps and test changes unless they change user experience.
2. **Group** into: ✨ New, 🛠 Improved, 🐛 Fixed.
3. **Rewrite each item as a user benefit**, in one sentence, in the second person:
   - ❌ "Refactored export pipeline to use streaming"
   - ✅ "Large exports now finish in seconds instead of minutes."
4. **Lead with the headline.** Pick the single most valuable change and give it a short paragraph at the top.
5. **Keep it short.** If it's longer than a phone screen, cut.

## Output format

```markdown
# <Product> — <Month Year>

**<Headline change>.** One or two sentences on why it matters.

### ✨ New
- …
### 🛠 Improved
- …
### 🐛 Fixed
- …
```

## Tone

Friendly, specific, zero hype. Never say "we're excited to announce".