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+import { Card, CardContent, CardDescription, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card";
+import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { formatDistanceToNow } from "date-fns";
+import type { LucideIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import { ArrowUpRight, Bug, Plus, Shield } from "lucide-react";
+
+interface ChangelogChange {
+  type: "added" | "improved" | "fixed" | "removed" | "security";
+  description: string;
+  impact: "high" | "medium" | "low";
+}
+
+interface ChangelogEntry {
+  id: string;
+  version: string;
+  date: string;
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  changes: ChangelogChange[];
+  author: string;
+}
+
+interface AdminChangelogDigestProps {
+  entries: ChangelogEntry[];
+  onViewChangelog: () => void;
+}
+
+const changeIcon: Record<ChangelogChange["type"], LucideIcon> = {
+  added: Plus,
+  improved: ArrowUpRight,
+  fixed: Bug,
+  removed: ArrowUpRight,
+  security: Shield,
+};
+
+const changeAccent: Record<ChangelogChange["type"], string> = {
+  added: "text-emerald-300",
+  improved: "text-sky-300",
+  fixed: "text-amber-300",
+  removed: "text-rose-300",
+  security: "text-purple-300",
+};
+
+export default function AdminChangelogDigest({
+  entries,
+  onViewChangelog,
+}: AdminChangelogDigestProps) {
+  return (
+    <Card className="bg-card/60 border-border/40 backdrop-blur">
+      <CardHeader className="space-y-4">
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3">
+          <div>
+            <CardTitle className="text-lg">Latest changelog</CardTitle>
+            <CardDescription>
+              Recent platform improvements curated for the owner dashboard.
+            </CardDescription>
+          </div>
+          <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={onViewChangelog}>
+            Open changelog
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      </CardHeader>
+      <CardContent className="space-y-4">
+        {entries.length === 0 ? (
+          <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+            No changelog entries available. Publish a new release note to update
+            this feed.
+          </p>
+        ) : (
+          entries.map((entry) => {
+            const recentChanges = entry.changes.slice(0, 3);
+            return (
+              <div
+                key={entry.id}
+                className="space-y-3 rounded border border-border/30 bg-background/40 p-3"
+              >
+                <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-2">
+                  <div>
+                    <p className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">
+                      {entry.title}
+                    </p>
+                    <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                      Version {entry.version} • {entry.author}
+                    </p>
+                  </div>
+                  <Badge variant="outline" className="border-border/40 text-[11px]">
+                    {formatDistanceToNow(new Date(entry.date), { addSuffix: true })}
+                  </Badge>
+                </div>
+                <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed">
+                  {entry.description}
+                </p>
+                {recentChanges.length ? (
+                  <ul className="space-y-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                    {recentChanges.map((change, idx) => {
+                      const ChangeIcon = changeIcon[change.type];
+                      return (
+                        <li
+                          key={`${entry.id}-change-${idx}`}
+                          className="flex items-start gap-2"
+                        >
+                          <ChangeIcon className={`mt-0.5 h-4 w-4 ${changeAccent[change.type]}`} />
+                          <span className="leading-relaxed">
+                            <span className="font-medium text-foreground/80">
+                              {change.type.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + change.type.slice(1)}:
+                            </span>{" "}
+                            {change.description}
+                          </span>
+                        </li>
+                      );
+                    })}
+                  </ul>
+                ) : null}
+              </div>
+            );
+          })
+        )}
+      </CardContent>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}