--- title: "GitHub Docs GHES release notes: review, role & definition · Undominated.ai" canonical: https://undominated.ai/agents/github-docs-ghes-release-notes/ description: "Drafts GitHub Enterprise Server release notes from a releases issue or a changelog pull request." --- # GitHub Docs GHES release notes: review, role & definition · Undominated.ai > Drafts GitHub Enterprise Server release notes from a releases issue or a changelog pull request. [← Explore all agents](/agents/) DOCUMENTATION EDITING / GitHub # GitHub Docs GHES release notes Drafts GitHub Enterprise Server release notes from a releases issue or a changelog pull request. [Use this definition ↓](#setup)[Original source ↗](https://github.com/github/docs/blob/b3ca4b7986534061037979e480c9d363fc95a909/.github/agents/ghes-release-notes.md) SOURCE REVIEW Reviewed 2026-10-14 Evidence 3 linked sources Publisher GitHub Licence [MIT ↗](https://github.com/github/docs/blob/b3ca4b7986534061037979e480c9d363fc95a909/LICENSE-CODE) Revision b3ca4b798653 [Read what was—and wasn’t—checked ↓](#review) “Generates release notes for GitHub Enterprise Server features from releases issues or changelog PRs.” [GitHub · upstream description ↗](https://github.com/github/docs/blob/b3ca4b7986534061037979e480c9d363fc95a909/.github/agents/ghes-release-notes.md) Our analysis follows below. 01 / THE REASONING ## Why this made the selection. - A private-preview title is skipped and returns an empty list, and the word deprecated is forbidden. - Feature headings must come from the release-note template, and the product_name Liquid variable is explicitly said not to exist. ### A good fit for - Drafting one GHES release note from a releases issue or changelog pull request. - Returning an empty list for a private preview instead of writing a note. - Supply the source issue/PR and the matching release template/product variables. - Return YAML notes with an explicit skip reason or a TODO when source detail is insufficient. ### Weigh up before choosing - The file tells the agent not to ask follow-up questions when invoked programmatically. - The file is a repository agent definition and does not install itself into a host. - This review did not run the agent. - The github/* wildcard may expose write tools although the intended output is YAML; source-only review did not publish release notes or verify every product claim. 02 / THE REVIEW RECORD ## What we actually inspected. Source review has boundaries. A clear record is more useful than a “safe” badge. ### Material inspected - .github/agents/ghes-release-notes.md - LICENSE-CODE - Round 2: pinned definition, output contract and permission/dependency boundaries reread on 2026-10-14 ### Our findings - Frontmatter tools are read, search, web, and github/*, and the name is GHES-Release-Notes. - A title containing Private Preview is skipped and the output is an empty array. - The file says never to use the word deprecated, and to say closing down instead. - It says the product_name Liquid variable does not exist and names prodname_dotcom and prodname_ghe_server instead. - Private previews and features not shipping to GHES are skipped with source-attributed reasons instead of forced into a release. - Documentation anchors must be verified; unverifiable anchors are dropped while valid page links remain. ### Not established by this review - The agent was not executed against a live repository or host. The review applies to the material and revision named here. A newer upstream release can change its behavior. 03 / PUT IT TO WORK ## Use the role in your project. [Upstream setup instructions ↗](https://github.com/github/docs/blob/b3ca4b7986534061037979e480c9d363fc95a909/.github/agents/ghes-release-notes.md) - Read the agent file at the reviewed commit. No install command is published. - Do not treat a private-preview issue as a release note. ### Before you start - A checkout of github/docs at the reviewed commit ### Compatibility A GitHub Copilot agent markdown file ### Implementation Markdown ### Frontmatter tools are read, search, web and github/*. The agent was not run. - read, search, web, and github/*. - The body says to write release-note YAML in the response. ### Cost model MIT, from LICENSE-CODE at this revision. The file does not state a hosted-model price. 04 / FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE ## The source trail. Our notes are separate from the original resource. Check upstream before adopting a new version. - [GitHub Docs GHES release notes ↗](https://github.com/github/docs/blob/b3ca4b7986534061037979e480c9d363fc95a909/.github/agents/ghes-release-notes.md) Checked 2026-10-14 https://github.com/github/docs/blob/b3ca4b7986534061037979e480c9d363fc95a909/.github/agents/ghes-release-notes.md Supports: summary, whySelected, tool list - [Release-note heading template ↗](https://github.com/github/docs/blob/b3ca4b7986534061037979e480c9d363fc95a909/data/release-notes/PLACEHOLDER-TEMPLATE.yml) Checked 2026-10-14 https://github.com/github/docs/blob/b3ca4b7986534061037979e480c9d363fc95a909/data/release-notes/PLACEHOLDER-TEMPLATE.yml Supports: Feature headings, closing_down and retired sections - [MIT licence for code ↗](https://github.com/github/docs/blob/b3ca4b7986534061037979e480c9d363fc95a909/LICENSE-CODE) Checked 2026-10-14 https://github.com/github/docs/blob/b3ca4b7986534061037979e480c9d363fc95a909/LICENSE-CODE Supports: Redistribution terms, Copyright 2026 GitHub KEEP COMPARING ## Other approaches to consider. 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