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git-commit-message

Generates conventional-commit messages from staged changes: type prefix + English imperative subject (≤50 chars) + optional body explaining why. Use when the user asks to write, generate, or polish a git commit message.

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Git Commit Message Generation

Generate a commit message from the actual staged changes (git diff --cached). The message must let a reader know "what changed and why" without opening the diff.

Workflow

Look at the changes: run git status --short and git diff --cached --stat to confirm there is something staged. If the staging area is empty, stop and ask the user — never invent a commit message out of nothing.
Pick a type: choose exactly one type prefix based on the changes (if one commit mixes types, ask the user to split it):
- feat: new feature
- fix: bug fix
- docs: documentation only
- refactor: refactor (behavior unchanged)
- test: add or change tests
- chore: build, dependencies, misc
Write the subject: format type: English imperative phrase, ≤50 characters. Start with a verb: "Add…", "Fix…", "Remove…", "Unify…". Ban empty subjects like "update code", "some changes", "fix bug".
Write the body (optional but recommended): 1–3 lines explaining why, not a play-by-play of how. Bug fixes must state the trigger conditions; features should describe the user-visible change.
Output: give a ready-to-run command, not bare text the user has to assemble.

Rules

The subject is for skimmers; the body is for future-you in three months. Keep the two jobs separate.
A change mixing a feature and a refactor should become two commits, not one feat that papers over the mess.
No meta-commentary in the message ("generated by AI", etc.) — the message is about the change, nothing else.

Minimal example (runnable)

# 1. Look at the changes first
git status --short
git diff --cached --stat

# 2. Suppose the change: added CAPTCHA verification to the login endpoint
# Generated commit:
git commit -m "feat: add CAPTCHA verification to login endpoint" -m "Blocks automated credential stuffing; CAPTCHA valid 5 minutes, account locks 10 minutes after 3 failures."

Another example (bug fixes must state trigger conditions):

git commit -m "fix: keep order-list filters across pagination" -m "Trigger: filter first, then turn the page. Cause: page turns dropped the query params."

Anti-patterns

❌ Writing a message for an empty staging area: no git diff --cached, no commit message.
❌ Catch-all chore: labeling every feat and fix as chore until the type system means nothing.
❌ Novel-length subjects: feat: add a really useful feature that greatly improves the user experience — the subject says what, leave praise to the user.
❌ Body as implementation log: "first changed line 20 of a.py, then b.py…" — the diff already shows that; the body explains why.

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name: git-commit-message
description: "Generates conventional-commit messages from staged changes: type prefix + English imperative subject (≤50 chars) + optional body explaining why. Use when the user asks to write, generate, or polish a git commit message."
license: MIT

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---
name: git-commit-message
description: "Generates conventional-commit messages from staged changes: type prefix + English imperative subject (≤50 chars) + optional body explaining why. Use when the user asks to write, generate, or polish a git commit message."
license: MIT
---

# Git Commit Message Generation

Generate a commit message from the actual staged changes (`git diff --cached`). The message must let a reader know "what changed and why" without opening the diff.

## Workflow

1. **Look at the changes**: run `git status --short` and `git diff --cached --stat` to confirm there is something staged. If the staging area is empty, stop and ask the user — never invent a commit message out of nothing.
2. **Pick a type**: choose exactly one type prefix based on the changes (if one commit mixes types, ask the user to split it):
- `feat`: new feature
- `fix`: bug fix
- `docs`: documentation only
- `refactor`: refactor (behavior unchanged)
- `test`: add or change tests
- `chore`: build, dependencies, misc
3. **Write the subject**: format `type: English imperative phrase`, ≤50 characters. Start with a verb: "Add…", "Fix…", "Remove…", "Unify…". Ban empty subjects like "update code", "some changes", "fix bug".
4. **Write the body (optional but recommended)**: 1–3 lines explaining *why*, not a play-by-play of *how*. Bug fixes must state the trigger conditions; features should describe the user-visible change.
5. **Output**: give a ready-to-run command, not bare text the user has to assemble.

## Rules

- The subject is for skimmers; the body is for future-you in three months. Keep the two jobs separate.
- A change mixing a feature and a refactor should become two commits, not one `feat` that papers over the mess.
- No meta-commentary in the message ("generated by AI", etc.) — the message is about the change, nothing else.

## Minimal example (runnable)

```bash
# 1. Look at the changes first
git status --short
git diff --cached --stat

# 2. Suppose the change: added CAPTCHA verification to the login endpoint
# Generated commit:
git commit -m "feat: add CAPTCHA verification to login endpoint" -m "Blocks automated credential stuffing; CAPTCHA valid 5 minutes, account locks 10 minutes after 3 failures."
```

Another example (bug fixes must state trigger conditions):

```bash
git commit -m "fix: keep order-list filters across pagination" -m "Trigger: filter first, then turn the page. Cause: page turns dropped the query params."
```

## Anti-patterns

- ❌ Writing a message for an empty staging area: no `git diff --cached`, no commit message.
- ❌ Catch-all `chore`: labeling every feat and fix as `chore` until the type system means nothing.
- ❌ Novel-length subjects: `feat: add a really useful feature that greatly improves the user experience` — the subject says *what*, leave praise to the user.
- ❌ Body as implementation log: "first changed line 20 of a.py, then b.py…" — the diff already shows that; the body explains why.

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Source repository: alapha888/agent-skills-en
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Last GitHub push: Oct 6, 2026
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Instruction path: skills/git-commit-message/SKILL.md @ a57beac200a0

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Git Commit Message Generation

Generate a commit message from the actual staged changes (git diff --cached). The message must let a reader know "what changed and why" without opening the diff.

Workflow

Look at the changes: run git status --short and git diff --cached --stat to confirm there is something staged. If the staging area is empty, stop and ask the user — never invent a commit message out of nothing.
Pick a type: choose exactly one type prefix based on the changes (if one commit mixes types, ask the user to split it):
- feat: new feature
- fix: bug fix
- docs: documentation only
- refactor: refactor (behavior unchanged)
- test: add or change tests
- chore: build, dependencies, misc
Write the subject: format type: English imperative phrase, ≤50 characters. Start with a verb: "Add…", "Fix…", "Remove…", "Unify…". Ban empty subjects like "update code", "some changes", "fix bug".
Write the body (optional but recommended): 1–3 lines explaining why, not a play-by-play of how. Bug fixes must state the trigger conditions; features should describe the user-visible change.
Output: give a ready-to-run command, not bare text the user has to assemble.

Rules

The subject is for skimmers; the body is for future-you in three months. Keep the two jobs separate.
A change mixing a feature and a refactor should become two commits, not one feat that papers over the mess.
No meta-commentary in the message ("generated by AI", etc.) — the message is about the change, nothing else.

Minimal example (runnable)

# 1. Look at the changes first
git status --short
git diff --cached --stat

# 2. Suppose the change: added CAPTCHA verification to the login endpoint
# Generated commit:
git commit -m "feat: add CAPTCHA verification to login endpoint" -m "Blocks automated credential stuffing; CAPTCHA valid 5 minutes, account locks 10 minutes after 3 failures."

Another example (bug fixes must state trigger conditions):

git commit -m "fix: keep order-list filters across pagination" -m "Trigger: filter first, then turn the page. Cause: page turns dropped the query params."

Anti-patterns

❌ Writing a message for an empty staging area: no git diff --cached, no commit message.
❌ Catch-all chore: labeling every feat and fix as chore until the type system means nothing.
❌ Novel-length subjects: feat: add a really useful feature that greatly improves the user experience — the subject says what, leave praise to the user.
❌ Body as implementation log: "first changed line 20 of a.py, then b.py…" — the diff already shows that; the body explains why.

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name: git-commit-message
description: "Generates conventional-commit messages from staged changes: type prefix + English imperative subject (≤50 chars) + optional body explaining why. Use when the user asks to write, generate, or polish a git commit message."
license: MIT

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# Git Commit Message Generation

Generate a commit message from the actual staged changes (`git diff --cached`). The message must let a reader know "what changed and why" without opening the diff.

## Workflow

## Rules

## Minimal example (runnable)

```bash
# 1. Look at the changes first
git status --short
git diff --cached --stat

Another example (bug fixes must state trigger conditions):

```bash
git commit -m "fix: keep order-list filters across pagination" -m "Trigger: filter first, then turn the page. Cause: page turns dropped the query params."
```

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Source repository: alapha888/agent-skills-en
License: MIT
Version: Unknown
Last GitHub push: Oct 6, 2026
Registry updated: Oct 6, 2026
Instruction path: skills/git-commit-message/SKILL.md @ a57beac200a0

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