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187 lines
5.9 KiB
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---
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name: patch-notes
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description: "Generate player-facing patch notes from git history, sprint data, and internal changelogs. Translates developer language into clear, engaging player communication."
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argument-hint: "[version] [--style brief|detailed|full]"
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user-invocable: true
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allowed-tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Write, Bash
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model: haiku
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agent: community-manager
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---
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## Phase 1: Parse Arguments
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- `version`: the release version to generate notes for (e.g., `1.2.0`)
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- `--style`: output style — `brief` (bullet points), `detailed` (with context), `full` (with developer commentary). Default: `detailed`.
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If no version is provided, ask the user before proceeding.
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---
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## Phase 2: Gather Change Data
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- Read the internal changelog at `production/releases/[version]/changelog.md` if it exists
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- Also check `docs/CHANGELOG.md` for the relevant version entry
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- Run `git log` between the previous release tag and current tag/HEAD as a fallback
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- Read sprint retrospectives in `production/sprints/` for context
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- Read any balance change documents in `design/balance/`
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- Read bug fix records from QA if available
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**If no changelog data is available** (neither `production/releases/[version]/changelog.md`
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nor a `docs/CHANGELOG.md` entry for this version exists, and git log is empty or unavailable):
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> "No changelog data found for [version]. Run `/changelog [version]` first to generate the
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> internal changelog, then re-run `/patch-notes [version]`."
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Verdict: **BLOCKED** — stop here without generating notes.
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---
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## Phase 2b: Detect Tone Guide and Template
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**Tone guide detection** — before drafting notes, check for writing style guidance:
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1. Check `.claude/docs/technical-preferences.md` for any "tone", "voice", or "style"
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fields or sections.
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2. Check `docs/PATCH-NOTES-STYLE.md` if it exists.
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3. Check `design/community/tone-guide.md` if it exists.
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4. If any source contains tone/voice/style instructions, extract them and apply
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them to the language and framing of the generated notes.
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5. If no tone guidance is found anywhere, default to:
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player-friendly, non-technical language; enthusiastic but not hyperbolic;
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focus on what the player experiences, not what the developer changed.
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**Template detection** — check whether a patch notes template exists:
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1. Glob for `docs/patch-notes-template.md` and `.claude/docs/templates/patch-notes-template.md`.
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2. If found at either location, read it and use it as the output structure for Phase 4
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instead of the built-in style templates (Brief / Detailed / Full). Fill in the
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template's sections with the categorized data.
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3. If not found, use the built-in style templates as defined in Phase 4.
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---
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## Phase 3: Categorize and Translate
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Categorize all changes into player-facing categories:
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- **New Content**: new features, maps, characters, items, modes
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- **Gameplay Changes**: balance adjustments, mechanic changes, progression changes
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- **Quality of Life**: UI improvements, convenience features, accessibility
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- **Bug Fixes**: grouped by system (combat, UI, networking, etc.)
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- **Performance**: optimization improvements players might notice
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- **Known Issues**: transparency about unresolved problems
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Translate developer language to player language:
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- "Refactored damage calculation pipeline" → "Improved hit detection accuracy"
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- "Fixed null reference in inventory manager" → "Fixed a crash when opening inventory"
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- "Reduced GC allocations in combat loop" → "Improved combat performance"
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- Remove purely internal changes that don't affect players
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- Preserve specific numbers for balance changes (damage: 50 → 45)
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---
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## Phase 4: Generate Patch Notes
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### Brief Style
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```markdown
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# Patch [Version] — [Title]
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**New**
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- [Feature 1]
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- [Feature 2]
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**Changes**
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- [Balance/mechanic change with before → after values]
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**Fixes**
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- [Bug fix 1]
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- [Bug fix 2]
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**Known Issues**
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- [Issue 1]
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```
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### Detailed Style
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```markdown
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# Patch [Version] — [Title]
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*[Date]*
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## Highlights
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[1-2 sentence summary of the most exciting changes]
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## New Content
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### [Feature Name]
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[2-3 sentences describing the feature and why players should be excited]
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## Gameplay Changes
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### Balance
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| Change | Before | After | Reason |
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| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
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| [Item/ability] | [old value] | [new value] | [brief rationale] |
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### Mechanics
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- **[Change]**: [explanation of what changed and why]
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## Quality of Life
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- [Improvement with context]
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## Bug Fixes
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### Combat
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- Fixed [description of what players experienced]
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### UI
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- Fixed [description]
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### Networking
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- Fixed [description]
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## Performance
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- [Improvement players will notice]
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## Known Issues
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- [Issue and workaround if available]
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```
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### Full Style
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Includes everything from Detailed, plus:
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```markdown
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## Developer Commentary
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### [Topic]
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> [Developer insight into a major change — why it was made, what was considered,
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> what the team learned. Written in first-person team voice.]
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```
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---
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## Phase 5: Review Output
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Check the generated notes for:
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- No internal jargon (replace technical terms with player-friendly language)
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- No references to internal systems, tickets, or sprint numbers
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- Balance changes include before/after values
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- Bug fixes describe the player experience, not the technical cause
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- Tone matches the game's voice (adjust formality based on game style)
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---
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## Phase 6: Save Patch Notes
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Present the completed patch notes to the user along with: a count of changes by category, and any internal changes that were excluded (for review).
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Ask: "May I write these patch notes to `docs/patch-notes/[version].md`?"
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If yes, write the file to `docs/patch-notes/[version].md`, creating the directory
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if needed. Also write to `production/releases/[version]/patch-notes.md` as the
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internal archive copy.
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---
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## Phase 7: Next Steps
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Verdict: **COMPLETE** — patch notes generated and saved.
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- Run `/release-checklist` to verify all other release gates are met before publishing.
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- Share the patch notes draft with the community-manager for tone review before posting publicly.
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