Rename release-notes skill to write-release-notes#7511
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Pull request overview
This pull request renames the existing release notes Copilot skill to write-release-notes to avoid colliding with the built-in Copilot CLI /release-notes command, and adds substantial new reference documentation to support the skill’s release-notes generation workflow.
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- Renames/retitles the skill via
name: write-release-notesin the skill frontmatter. - Adds new reference docs covering SQL storage schema, PR collection, categorization, formatting templates, and editorial/experimental-feature rules.
- Introduces area-group mappings to organize release notes by package area.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| .github/skills/write-release-notes/SKILL.md | Updates the skill’s declared name to write-release-notes. |
| .github/skills/write-release-notes/references/sql-storage.md | Adds proposed SQL schema + query patterns for storing PR/issue/reviewer data. |
| .github/skills/write-release-notes/references/package-areas.md | Adds area-group mapping from src/Libraries/* packages to release-note sections. |
| .github/skills/write-release-notes/references/format-template.md | Adds markdown templates and section rules for full vs. patch releases. |
| .github/skills/write-release-notes/references/experimental-features.md | Adds guidance for detecting/reporting experimental API changes (with links to diagnostics). |
| .github/skills/write-release-notes/references/editorial-rules.md | Adds tone/formatting/attribution/sorting rules for release note entries. |
| .github/skills/write-release-notes/references/collect-prs.md | Adds step-by-step PR collection/enrichment/deduplication guidance. |
| .github/skills/write-release-notes/references/categorize-entries.md | Adds categorization + grouping + impact-tiering guidance for entries. |
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- The PR description says this change is only a skill rename +
name:frontmatter update, but this PR also adds several new reference documents underreferences/(SQL schema, templates, editorial rules, etc.). Please update the PR description to reflect the additional scope, or move the new docs into a separate PR if the intent is to keep this rename-only.
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Seems reasonable. We could consider an approach of namespacing all repo skills with a prefix if we wanted to avoid collisions like this.
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Summary
Renames the
.github/skills/release-notesskill to.github/skills/write-release-notesto avoid a name collision with the new built-in Copilot CLI/release-notescommand.Changes
.github/skills/release-notes/directory to.github/skills/write-release-notes/name:frontmatter field in SKILL.md fromrelease-notestowrite-release-notesMicrosoft Reviewers: Open in CodeFlow