the-agency-ai/the-agency/changelog-watch

Changelog Watch

Monitor Claude Code's changelog for new releases and features. Uses the Monitor tool to stream updates as they land.

When to use

• At session start for continuous awareness of Claude Code changes
• When you want to know about new features, breaking changes, or opportunities
• Pairs with dispatch-monitor for full situational awareness

Instructions

Start watching

Use the Monitor tool to run the changelog-monitor script in the background:

Monitor the Claude Code changelog for new releases. Run ./agency/tools/changelog-monitor in the background. When a new version is detected, summarize what changed and flag anything relevant to our workflow.

The script:

• Polls the raw CHANGELOG.md from GitHub every 30 minutes (configurable with --interval N)
• Only outputs when the changelog has actually changed (silent otherwise)
• Extracts the latest entry automatically
• State persisted in ~/.agency/changelog-monitor/ (survives session restarts)

When output arrives

1. Read the changelog entry
2. Evaluate relevance to TheAgency:

• New tools or features we should adopt?
• Breaking changes that affect our hooks/tools?
• Performance improvements we benefit from?
• Bug fixes for issues we've reported?

1. If relevant: flag it to the principal, capture a seed if it warrants adoption
2. If not relevant: note it silently, no output needed

Example discoveries this pattern would catch

• Monitor tool (v2.1.98) — we adopted it within minutes of discovery
• Remote Control improvements
• Hook lifecycle changes
• New MCP capabilities
• Token pricing changes

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