$npx -y skills add Redth/maui-skillz --skill maui-release-notesGenerate or update .NET MAUI workload release notes markdown from live workload and manifest data. USE FOR: MAUI workload release notes, version rollup docs, custom NuGet feeds, prerelease or unpublished workload packages, pinned workload set or manifest versions, and release-not
| 1 | # MAUI Release Notes Generator |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Generate formatted markdown for .NET MAUI workload releases using live workload |
| 4 | data from the `dotnet-workload-info` skill. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | When custom NuGet sources or exact package versions are provided, use them for |
| 7 | workload set and workload manifest discovery instead of assuming the packages |
| 8 | already exist on NuGet.org. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | ## When to Use This Skill |
| 11 | |
| 12 | Use this skill when: |
| 13 | - generating new `release-notes/maui-release-notes-YYYYMMDD.md` entries |
| 14 | - updating `release-notes/maui-release-notes.md` after a workload release |
| 15 | - documenting a pre-release or internal MAUI workload build from a private feed |
| 16 | - producing notes for a specific workload set or manifest version the user provided |
| 17 | - checking whether a new release-note entry is needed |
| 18 | |
| 19 | ## Skill Boundary |
| 20 | |
| 21 | `dotnet-workload-info` owns source selection, package/version resolution, and |
| 22 | manifest dependency extraction. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | This skill owns change detection and markdown authoring. Pass feed/version |
| 25 | overrides through unchanged, and avoid separate feed lookups unless the returned |
| 26 | data is incomplete. |
| 27 | |
| 28 | ## File Structure |
| 29 | |
| 30 | ``` |
| 31 | release-notes/ |
| 32 | ├── maui-release-notes.md # Index page with all releases |
| 33 | └── maui-release-notes-YYYYMMDD.md # Dated release notes (one per update) |
| 34 | ``` |
| 35 | |
| 36 | ## Workflow |
| 37 | |
| 38 | ### Step 1: Gather workload data |
| 39 | Use `dotnet-workload-info` to fetch live data for the **two most recent .NET |
| 40 | versions** (e.g., .NET 10 and .NET 9), unless the user explicitly asked for a |
| 41 | different set of versions. |
| 42 | |
| 43 | Pass through any user-provided overrides, especially: |
| 44 | - custom `nugetSources` |
| 45 | - exact `workloadSetVersion` |
| 46 | - per-workload `manifestVersions` |
| 47 | - `includePrerelease=true` |
| 48 | |
| 49 | Capture: |
| 50 | - Workload set versions (NuGet + CLI format) |
| 51 | - Individual workload versions (MAUI, iOS, Mac Catalyst, Android, tvOS, macOS) |
| 52 | - MAUI NuGet package versions (implicit from workload vs latest on NuGet) |
| 53 | - Apple dependencies (Xcode version, SDK) |
| 54 | - Android dependencies (JDK, SDK packages) |
| 55 | - Source/feed used for each workload set and manifest lookup |
| 56 | |
| 57 | ### Step 2: Check for version changes |
| 58 | Compare fetched data against most recent `maui-release-notes-YYYYMMDD.md`: |
| 59 | |
| 60 | ```bash |
| 61 | ls -1 release-notes/maui-release-notes-*.md | sort -r | head -1 |
| 62 | ``` |
| 63 | |
| 64 | Key versions to compare per .NET version: |
| 65 | - Workload set version |
| 66 | - MAUI version |
| 67 | - iOS version |
| 68 | - Android version |
| 69 | |
| 70 | If no prior `maui-release-notes-*.md` file exists, treat the requested versions |
| 71 | as changed and generate the first entry. |
| 72 | |
| 73 | **If any changed → proceed.** |
| 74 | |
| 75 | **If unchanged → report "versions are up to date"** unless the user explicitly |
| 76 | requested notes for a pinned version, private feed, or forced regeneration. In |
| 77 | those cases, still generate/update the note for the requested build. |
| 78 | |
| 79 | ### Step 3: Generate dated release notes |
| 80 | Create `release-notes/maui-release-notes-{YYYYMMDD}.md` using templates from [references/templates.md](references/templates.md). |
| 81 | |
| 82 | For link construction (NuGet URLs, GitHub release tags), see [references/links.md](references/links.md). |
| 83 | |
| 84 | Source-specific rules: |
| 85 | - Record the actual source summary in the header (NuGet.org, custom feeds, or both) |
| 86 | - Even when a package version is discovered from a private/internal feed, keep |
| 87 | the package links pointed at the equivalent `nuget.org` URL so the notes will |
| 88 | resolve correctly once the packages are published publicly |
| 89 | - Keep the package/version data authoritative to the selected feed/version set |
| 90 | |
| 91 | ### Step 4: Update index page |
| 92 | Add new entry at **top** of `release-notes/maui-release-notes.md`: |
| 93 | - Only include .NET version sections that had actual changes |
| 94 | - Update "Last Updated" date |
| 95 | |
| 96 | ## Index Entry Format |
| 97 | |
| 98 | Each release entry includes: |
| 99 | 1. Date heading (e.g., `### January 19, 2026`) |
| 100 | 2. Link to full notes |
| 101 | 3. Per-.NET version summary (only for versions with changes): |
| 102 | - Workload set version |
| 103 | - Workload versions table with Requirements column |
| 104 | - MAUI NuGet packages (implicit vs latest) |
| 105 | |
| 106 | **Requirements column:** |
| 107 | - Apple platforms: `Xcode ≥ {version}` |
| 108 | - Android: `API {level}, JDK {version}` |
| 109 | - MAUI: (empty) |
| 110 | |
| 111 | ## Stop Signals |
| 112 | |
| 113 | - Stop once the requested versions are resolved and the dated note plus index |
| 114 | update are complete. |
| 115 | - Stop early with an informational response when nothing changed and the user |
| 116 | did not request a specific build/version. |
| 117 | - Do not continue scanning additional feeds once the needed workload set and |
| 118 | manife |