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Git Commit Formatter
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Analyzes staged git changes and generates conventional commit messages. Auto-detects scope, enforces imperative mood, handles breaking changes.
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Git Commit Formatter
Purpose: Analyze staged changes and generate a properly formatted conventional commit message.
Invocation
code
/commit
Runs git diff --cached --stat and git diff --cached to analyze staged changes.
Conventional Commit Format
code
<type>(<scope>): <description>
[optional body]
[optional footer]
Types
| Type | When to use |
|---|---|
feat | New feature or capability |
fix | Bug fix |
refactor | Code restructuring without behavior change |
test | Adding or updating tests |
docs | Documentation only |
style | Formatting, whitespace, semicolons |
perf | Performance improvement |
ci | CI/CD configuration |
chore | Dependencies, tooling, config |
build | Build system or external dependency changes |
Scope Detection
Infer scope from the changed files:
components/auth/*→authapi/skills/*→skills-apilib/utils/*→utils- Multiple unrelated areas → omit scope
Description Rules
- Imperative mood: "add" not "added" or "adds"
- No period at the end
- Under 72 characters
- Focus on why, not what (the diff shows what)
Body Guidelines
Include a body when:
- The change is not obvious from the description
- Multiple files are modified for different reasons
- Breaking changes need explanation
Format:
- Wrap at 72 characters
- Separate from subject with blank line
- Use bullet points for multiple changes
Footer
BREAKING CHANGE: <description>— for breaking API changesCloses #123— for issue referencesCo-Authored-By: Name <email>— for pair programming
Examples
Simple feature:
code
feat(auth): add GitHub OAuth login flow
Bug fix with context:
code
fix(api): prevent duplicate skill submissions
The content checksum was computed before sanitization,
allowing whitespace-only differences to bypass dedup.
Closes #47
Breaking change:
code
refactor(skills)!: rename focus_pool to engagement_score
BREAKING CHANGE: focus_pool column renamed to engagement_score.
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Created February 18, 2026
Version 1.0.0
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