Automatically generate change logs on release

[g-samroberts]

Summary

Automatically generate change logs on release using a workflow with a Gemini-CLI headless command and a new repository skill.

Closes #17736

Pre-Merge Checklist

• Updated relevant documentation and README (if needed)
• Added/updated tests (if needed)
• Noted breaking changes (if any)
• Validated on required platforms/methods:
  • MacOS
    • npm run
    • npx
    • Docker
    • Podman
    • Seatbelt
  • Windows
    • npm run
    • npx
    • Docker
  • Linux
    • npm run
    • npx
    • Docker

[gemini-code-assist]

Summary of Changes

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This pull request automates the process of generating changelogs for new releases, streamlining the documentation workflow. It updates the stable and preview release notes to reflect a significant number of new features and improvements, including a more responsive event-driven architecture, various user experience enhancements, and advancements in agent and skill management.

Highlights

• Automated Changelog Generation: Implements a workflow to automatically generate changelogs upon release using a Gemini-CLI headless command and a new repository skill.
• Release Version Updates: Updates the stable release to v0.27.0 and the preview release to v0.28.0-preview.0, both dated February 3, 2026.
• Core CLI Enhancements: Introduces an event-driven architecture for tool execution, promotes Agent Skills to stable, and adds a new /rewind command.
• User Experience Improvements: Features queued tool confirmations, expandable large text pastes, and an improved settings dialog that reduces jitter and preserves focus.
• Documentation Structure Update: The 'Releases' section in the documentation sidebar has been restructured for better organization.

Changelog

• docs/changelogs/index.md
  • Added a new 'Announcements: v0.27.0' section detailing key features like event-driven architecture, enhanced user experience, the /rewind command, and Linux clipboard support.
• docs/changelogs/latest.md
  • Updated the stable release version to v0.27.0 and the release date to February 3, 2026.
  • Completely revised the 'Highlights' section to reflect the major new features and improvements in this stable release.
  • Updated the 'What's Changed' list with numerous merged pull requests.
  • Updated the full changelog comparison link to reflect the new version.
• docs/changelogs/preview.md
  • Updated the preview release version to v0.28.0-preview.0 and the release date to February 3, 2026.
  • Completely revised the 'Highlights' section for the preview release, focusing on hooks management, custom themes, user identity display, plan mode, and background shell commands.
  • Updated the 'What's Changed' list with new merged pull requests.
  • Updated the full changelog comparison link.
• docs/sidebar.json
  • Moved the 'Releases' section from under 'General' to a top-level entry in the documentation sidebar.

Ignored Files

• Ignored by pattern: .gemini/** (1)
  • .gemini/skills/docs-changelog/SKILL.md
• Ignored by pattern: .github/workflows/** (1)
  • .github/workflows/release-notes.yml

Activity

• The pull request aims to implement an automated changelog generation workflow for releases.
• The author g-samroberts has updated release documentation for v0.27.0 (stable) and v0.28.0-preview.0 (preview).
• The pre-merge checklist indicates that documentation has been updated.
• This PR closes issue Generate release note documentation upon release #17736.

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Code Review

This pull request introduces automatically generated changelogs for the v0.27.0 stable and v0.28.0-preview.0 releases. The changes update the main changelog index, the latest stable release file, and the preview release file with new content. Additionally, the "Releases" section in the documentation sidebar has been moved to a top-level position for better visibility. The changes are well-structured and appear to be correctly generated. I have no high or critical severity feedback on this pull request.

[g-samroberts]

/gemini review

[github-actions]

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[g-samroberts]

/gemini review