From 0b211e7d994d370288cb59b551dbd2c61596dbec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aiden Cline <63023139+rekram1-node@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2026 23:14:02 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix(release): leave non-client packages out of the changelog
 (#61190)

---
 script/release.ts | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/script/release.ts b/script/release.ts
index 8f6a1b53744b..34a3d5a8e525 100755
--- a/script/release.ts
+++ b/script/release.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@ import path from "path"
 import { parseArgs } from "util"
 
 const root = path.resolve(import.meta.dir, "..")
+// Commits that only touch these folders, such as the console, stats, cloud functions, docs, websites, and infra, are
+// left out of the changelog.
+const changelogExclusions = [
+  ":(exclude)packages/console",
+  ":(exclude)packages/function",
+  ":(exclude)packages/posts",
+  ":(exclude)packages/stats",
+  ":(exclude)packages/web",
+  ":(exclude)services",
+  ":(exclude)infra",
+]
 const review = path.join(root, "RELEASE_REVIEW.md")
 const { values, positionals } = parseArgs({
   args: Bun.argv.slice(2),
@@ -59,8 +70,11 @@ const base =
   values.from ??
   (await $`git tag --list "v2.*" --sort=-version:refname`.text()).split("\n").find((tag) => /^v2\.\d+\.\d+$/.test(tag))
 if (!base) throw new Error("No stable V2 release tag was found")
-console.log(`Comparing ${commitRange(base, values.to)}`)
-await generateReview(base, values.to)
+console.log(`Comparing ${base}..${values.to}`)
+const commits = (await $`git log --format=${"%h %s"} ${commitRange(base, values.to)}`.text()).trim()
+if (!commits) throw new Error(`No OpenCode or client changes were found since ${base}`)
+console.log(`Found ${commits.split("\n").length} commits for the changelog`)
+await generateReview(base, values.to, commits)
 
 if (!(await Bun.file(review).exists())) throw new Error("OpenCode did not create RELEASE_REVIEW.md")
 if (values.print) {
@@ -103,7 +117,7 @@ if (answer?.trim().toLowerCase() !== "y" && answer?.trim().toLowerCase() !== "ye
 await $`gh workflow run release.yml --ref dev ${input} -f release_notes=${releaseNotes}`
 console.log(`Triggered the ${version} release`)
 
-async function generateReview(base: string, head: string) {
+async function generateReview(base: string, head: string, commits: string) {
   const endpoint = await Service.ensure()
   const client = OpenCode.make({
     baseUrl: endpoint.url,
@@ -143,7 +157,7 @@ async function generateReview(base: string, head: string) {
   })()
 
   try {
-    await client.session.prompt({ sessionID: session.id, text: reviewPrompt(base, head) })
+    await client.session.prompt({ sessionID: session.id, text: reviewPrompt(base, head, commits) })
     await completed
     const messages = await client.message.list({ sessionID: session.id, limit: 100, order: "desc" })
     const response = messages.data.find((message) => message.type === "assistant")
@@ -159,21 +173,26 @@ async function generateReview(base: string, head: string) {
 // V1 history was merged into dev when V2 was promoted, so it must be excluded from the release range. Merges are skipped
 // because dev only takes squash merges, and the promotion merge would otherwise show the whole V1 tree.
 function commitRange(base: string, head: string) {
-  return `--no-merges ${base}..${head} --not origin/v1`
+  return ["--no-merges", `${base}..${head}`, "--not", "origin/v1", "--", ".", ...changelogExclusions]
 }
 
-function reviewPrompt(base: string, head: string) {
+function reviewPrompt(base: string, head: string, commits: string) {
+  const pathspec = [".", ...changelogExclusions.map((exclusion) => `'${exclusion}'`)].join(" ")
   return `Create a concise pre-release review for a maintainer.
 
-The previous stable V2 release is ${base}. Inspect every relevant commit in \`git log ${commitRange(base, head)}\` and
-read each commit's actual diff with \`git show\`. Do not use a whole-tree \`git diff\` between the endpoints, which
-includes V1 history merged into dev. Do not compare against V1 release tags or commits outside that range. Do not rely
-only on commit titles. Write a
-user-facing changelog with sections for Core, TUI, Desktop, SDK, and Extensions, omitting empty sections and changes that
-are entirely internal. Group bug fixes separately from improvements. Preserve community contributor attribution when it
-is available from merged pull requests, but never thank authors listed in .github/TEAM_MEMBERS. Leave out changes to
-the @opencode/ai package in packages/ai unless they change how OpenCode itself behaves for users; then describe only
-that OpenCode behavior.
+The previous stable V2 release is ${base}. These commits from
+\`git log --no-merges ${base}..${head} --not origin/v1 -- ${pathspec}\` are the only ones in scope:
+
+${commits}
+
+Inspect every relevant commit and read its actual diff with \`git show <commit> -- ${pathspec}\`. The excluded folders
+are not part of OpenCode or its clients, so ignore any part of a commit in them. Do not use a whole-tree \`git diff\`
+between the endpoints, which includes V1 history merged into dev. Do not compare against V1 release tags or commits
+outside that range. Do not rely only on commit titles. Write a user-facing changelog with sections for Core, TUI,
+Desktop, SDK, and Extensions, omitting empty sections and changes that are entirely internal. Group bug fixes separately
+from improvements. Preserve community contributor attribution when it is available from merged pull requests, but never
+thank authors listed in .github/TEAM_MEMBERS. Leave out changes to the @opencode/ai package in packages/ai unless they
+change how OpenCode itself behaves for users; then describe only that OpenCode behavior.
 
 Start the changelog with a "### Highlights" section: the few changes worth telling people about, written for humans.
 Pick 2 to 5 user-visible changes a user would notice, try, or share: new capabilities, clearly better workflows, or fixes