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Create high-quality git commits: review/stage intended changes, split into logical commits, and write clear commit messages (including Conventional Commits). Use when the user asks to commit, craft a commit message, stage changes, or split work into multiple commits.

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When & Why to Use This Skill

This Claude skill streamlines the version control process by intelligently reviewing code changes, staging them into logical units, and crafting professional Conventional Commit messages. It enhances repository maintainability and team collaboration by ensuring every commit is atomic, well-documented, and verified against project standards.

Use Cases

  • Organizing messy workspaces: Automatically group unrelated changes (e.g., a feature and a bug fix) into separate, logical commits to maintain a clean and readable git history.
  • Standardizing commit messages: Generate high-quality messages following the Conventional Commits specification, facilitating automated changelog generation and better project tracking.
  • Precision staging: Use interactive patch staging to separate logic changes from formatting or refactoring, even when they occur within the same file.
  • Pre-commit quality assurance: Review diffs for accidental debug logs, sensitive credentials, or unfinished code blocks before they are finalized and pushed to the repository.
namecommit-work
description"Create high-quality git commits: review/stage intended changes, split into logical commits, and write clear commit messages (including Conventional Commits). Use when the user asks to commit, craft a commit message, stage changes, or split work into multiple commits."

Commit work

Goal

Make commits that are easy to review and safe to ship:

  • only intended changes are included
  • commits are logically scoped (split when needed)
  • commit messages describe what changed and why

Inputs to ask for (if missing)

  • Single commit or multiple commits? (If unsure: default to multiple small commits when there are unrelated changes.)
  • Commit style: Conventional Commits are required.
  • Any rules: max subject length, required scopes.

Workflow (checklist)

  1. Inspect the working tree before staging
    • git status
    • git diff (unstaged)
    • If many changes: git diff --stat
  2. Decide commit boundaries (split if needed)
    • Split by: feature vs refactor, backend vs frontend, formatting vs logic, tests vs prod code, dependency bumps vs behavior changes.
    • If changes are mixed in one file, plan to use patch staging.
  3. Stage only what belongs in the next commit
    • Prefer patch staging for mixed changes: git add -p
    • To unstage a hunk/file: git restore --staged -p or git restore --staged <path>
  4. Review what will actually be committed
    • git diff --cached
    • Sanity checks:
      • no secrets or tokens
      • no accidental debug logging
      • no unrelated formatting churn
  5. Describe the staged change in 1-2 sentences (before writing the message)
    • "What changed?" + "Why?"
    • If you cannot describe it cleanly, the commit is probably too big or mixed; go back to step 2.
  6. Write the commit message
    • Use Conventional Commits (required):
      • type(scope): short summary
      • blank line
      • body (what/why, not implementation diary)
      • footer (BREAKING CHANGE) if needed
    • Prefer an editor for multi-line messages: git commit -v
    • Use references/commit-message-template.md if helpful.
  7. Run the smallest relevant verification
    • Run the repo's fastest meaningful check (unit tests, lint, or build) before moving on.
  8. Repeat for the next commit until the working tree is clean

Deliverable

Provide:

  • the final commit message(s)
  • a short summary per commit (what/why)
  • the commands used to stage/review (at minimum: git diff --cached, plus any tests run)