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Generate Conventional Commits 1.0.0 compliant messages. Use when the user says "commit", "create commit", or finishes implementing code.

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When & Why to Use This Skill

This Claude skill automates the generation of standardized Git commit messages following the Conventional Commits 1.0.0 specification. By analyzing staged changes and repository history, it ensures every commit is properly categorized (e.g., feat, fix, docs) and formatted, facilitating better repository maintenance, team collaboration, and automated changelog creation.

Use Cases

  • Standardizing Team Workflows: Ensure all contributors follow a consistent commit message structure to improve repository legibility and searchability.
  • Automated Release Management: Create a structured commit history that enables tools to automatically generate changelogs and determine Semantic Versioning (SemVer) increments.
  • Breaking Change Documentation: Automatically identify and flag breaking changes using the '!' syntax or footer notes to alert team members and downstream users.
  • Streamlining Development: Reduce the cognitive load of drafting commit messages by allowing the AI to analyze diffs and summarize changes in a professional, imperative mood.
namecommit
descriptionGenerate Conventional Commits 1.0.0 compliant messages. Use when the user says "commit", "create commit", or finishes implementing code.

Conventional Commits Generator

Generate commit messages following the Conventional Commits 1.0.0 specification.

Commit Message Structure

<type>[optional scope]: <description>

[optional body]

[optional footer(s)]

Instructions

When the user asks to commit changes:

  1. Analyze the changes by running:

    • git status to see all modified/added/deleted files
    • git diff --staged to see staged changes
    • git diff to see unstaged changes
    • git log -5 --oneline to match the repository's commit style

  2. Determine the commit type (REQUIRED):

    Type Description SemVer
    feat New feature MINOR
    fix Bug fix PATCH
    docs Documentation only -
    style Formatting, no code change -
    refactor Code change, no feature/fix -
    perf Performance improvement -
    test Adding/updating tests -
    build Build system or dependencies -
    ci CI configuration -
    chore Other changes -

  3. Identify breaking changes:

    • Append "!" after type/scope for breaking changes: "feat!:" or "feat(api)!:"
    • Add "BREAKING CHANGE:" footer for detailed explanation
    • Breaking changes trigger MAJOR version bump

  4. Write the commit message:

    • Description MUST immediately follow the colon and space
    • Description is a short summary in imperative mood
    • Body MUST begin one blank line after description
    • Footers MUST begin one blank line after body

  5. Stage and commit:

    • Stage relevant files with git add
    • Create commit with the generated message
    • Show git status after to confirm success
    • DO NOT add any Claude Code references, co-author tags, or "Generated with" footers

Specification Rules

  • Type MUST be a noun (feat, fix, etc.)
  • Scope MUST be a noun in parentheses describing codebase section
  • Description MUST use imperative mood ("add" not "added")
  • Body is free-form, may have multiple paragraphs
  • Footer token MUST use - instead of spaces (except BREAKING CHANGE)
  • BREAKING CHANGE MUST be uppercase
  • NEVER include AI-generated markers, Claude Code references, or Co-Authored-By: Claude footers

Examples

feat: allow provided config object to extend other configs

BREAKING CHANGE: `extends` key in config file is now used for extending other config files

Breaking change with !

feat(api)!: send an email to the customer when a product is shipped

chore!: drop support for Node 6

BREAKING CHANGE: use JavaScript features not available in Node 6.

Simple docs change (no body)

docs: correct spelling of CHANGELOG

Feature with scope

feat(lang): add Polish language

Fix with multi-paragraph body and footers

fix: prevent racing of requests

Introduce a request id and a reference to latest request. Dismiss
incoming responses other than from latest request.

Remove timeouts which were used to mitigate the racing issue but are
obsolete now.

Reviewed-by: Z
Refs: #123

Revert commit

revert: let us never again speak of the noodle incident

Refs: 676104e, a215868

Footers follow git trailer format:

  • Token: value or Token #value
  • Common footers: Refs:, Closes:, Reviewed-by:, Co-authored-by:
  • BREAKING CHANGE: description for breaking changes

Interactive Mode

If changes are complex or ambiguous, ask the user:

  • Which files to include in the commit
  • What type of change this represents
  • If there are breaking changes
  • If they want to split into multiple commits (encouraged by spec)