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Overview

App Store What's New notes and promotional text from git history, bullets, or prose, with optional localization. Excludes full-listing translation, metadata sync, and subscription/IAP names.

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App Store Release Notes Writer

Write human-focused release notes, optionally localized to every existing metadata locale.

Use appstore-metadata-sync for general listing metadata edits, appstore-metadata-localizer for full listing translation, and appstore-subscription-localizer for subscription/IAP display-name localization.

Preconditions

Canonical metadata from asc metadata pull --app "APP_ID" --version "1.2.3" --dir "./metadata" or user-provided keywords.
Auth configured for upload.
Primary locale is en-US unless specified.
Read references/release_notes_guidelines.md.
Use highest semver under metadata/version/; locales are the JSON files there.

Workflow

Gather input:
- Git log: git describe --tags --abbrev=0 then git log <tag>..HEAD --oneline --no-merges; remove merges/deps/CI/format noise.
- User bullets or free text.
- If absent, ask what changed.
Classify user-visible changes into New, Improved, Fixed; omit empty sections.
Draft primary locale notes:
- lead with the clearest user-facing hook in the first ~170 chars;
- describe user impact, not implementation;
- use concrete action verbs;
- naturally echo relevant local keywords from metadata/version/<version>/<locale>.json when present;
- target 500-1500 chars, hard limit 4000.
If requested, draft promotionalText <= 170 chars.
Show draft with character count and wait for approval before localizing.
Localize approved notes:
- formal/professional register and formal "you" where applicable;
- adapt idioms and tone to local market;
- echo locale-specific keywords naturally;
- validate What's New <= 4000 and promo <= 170; shorten, never truncate mid-sentence.
Present a locale table with first 80 chars, counts, promo text/counts; wait for upload approval.

Upload:

asc apps info edit --app "APP_ID" --version-id "VERSION_ID" --locale "en-US" --whats-new "..."
asc metadata push --app "APP_ID" --version "1.2.3" --dir "./metadata" --dry-run
asc metadata push --app "APP_ID" --version "1.2.3" --dir "./metadata"

Include promo via --promotional-text or write promotionalText into canonical JSON before push.

Paths

Keywords/current notes: metadata/version/{latest-version}/{locale}.json
Fields: keywords, whatsNew, optional promotionalText
Canonical tree is shared with asc metadata pull/push/keywords.

Rules

What's New is not App Store search-indexed; write for conversion and clarity.
Promotional text can update without a new submission.
The visible 170-char preview matters most.
On partial upload failure, report successes/failures and retry failed locales only.
Use appstore-metadata-localizer for full listing translation and appstore-aso-auditor for keyword research.

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---
name: appstore-release-notes-writer
description: App Store What's New notes and promotional text from git history, bullets, or prose, with optional localization. Excludes full-listing translation, metadata sync, and subscription/IAP names.
---

# App Store Release Notes Writer

Write human-focused release notes, optionally localized to every existing metadata locale.

Use `appstore-metadata-sync` for general listing metadata edits, `appstore-metadata-localizer` for full listing translation, and `appstore-subscription-localizer` for subscription/IAP display-name localization.

## Preconditions

- Canonical metadata from `asc metadata pull --app "APP_ID" --version "1.2.3" --dir "./metadata"` or user-provided keywords.
- Auth configured for upload.
- Primary locale is `en-US` unless specified.
- Read `references/release_notes_guidelines.md`.
- Use highest semver under `metadata/version/`; locales are the JSON files there.

## Workflow

1. Gather input:
- Git log: `git describe --tags --abbrev=0` then `git log <tag>..HEAD --oneline --no-merges`; remove merges/deps/CI/format noise.
- User bullets or free text.
- If absent, ask what changed.
2. Classify user-visible changes into `New`, `Improved`, `Fixed`; omit empty sections.
3. Draft primary locale notes:
- lead with the clearest user-facing hook in the first ~170 chars;
- describe user impact, not implementation;
- use concrete action verbs;
- naturally echo relevant local keywords from `metadata/version/<version>/<locale>.json` when present;
- target 500-1500 chars, hard limit 4000.
4. If requested, draft `promotionalText` <= 170 chars.
5. Show draft with character count and wait for approval before localizing.
6. Localize approved notes:
- formal/professional register and formal "you" where applicable;
- adapt idioms and tone to local market;
- echo locale-specific keywords naturally;
- validate What's New <= 4000 and promo <= 170; shorten, never truncate mid-sentence.
7. Present a locale table with first 80 chars, counts, promo text/counts; wait for upload approval.
8. Upload:
```bash
asc apps info edit --app "APP_ID" --version-id "VERSION_ID" --locale "en-US" --whats-new "..."
asc metadata push --app "APP_ID" --version "1.2.3" --dir "./metadata" --dry-run
asc metadata push --app "APP_ID" --version "1.2.3" --dir "./metadata"
```
Include promo via `--promotional-text` or write `promotionalText` into canonical JSON before push.

## Paths

- Keywords/current notes: `metadata/version/{latest-version}/{locale}.json`
- Fields: `keywords`, `whatsNew`, optional `promotionalText`
- Canonical tree is shared with `asc metadata pull/push/keywords`.

## Rules

- What's New is not App Store search-indexed; write for conversion and clarity.
- Promotional text can update without a new submission.
- The visible 170-char preview matters most.
- On partial upload failure, report successes/failures and retry failed locales only.
- Use `appstore-metadata-localizer` for full listing translation and `appstore-aso-auditor` for keyword research.

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Source repository: Xopoko/build-swift-apps
License: MIT
Version: Unknown
Last GitHub push: Aug 28, 2026
Registry updated: Sep 9, 2026
Instruction path: skills/appstore-release-notes-writer/SKILL.md @ 3d3a30a7c685

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