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Dev tool changelog generator

Create a service that automatically generates milestone-based changelogs for GitHub projects. It would track star milestones and highlight meaningful changes.

Why now

Developers struggle to communicate project progress to their communities between releases.

Who for
Open source maintainers
Business model
GitHub marketplace
Effort
A weekend

Open source maintainers often lose contributors because they don't effectively communicate progress between major versions.

A tool that analyzes commit history, PRs, and issues to generate engaging milestone updates (like 50→100 stars) would help projects retain interest.

Monetize through GitHub Apps marketplace or premium features for private repos.

MVP could be a GitHub Action that posts to discussions when stars hit thresholds.

Risk is low differentiation from existing changelog tools.

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