[IMPORTANT] Use TaskCreate to break ALL work into small tasks BEFORE starting — including tasks for each file read. This prevents context loss from long files. For simple tasks, AI MUST ask user whether to skip.

Quick Summary

Goal: Stage changes and create well-structured git commits following Conventional Commits format.

Workflow:

1. Analyze Changes — Run git status/diff to understand staged and unstaged changes
2. Stage Changes — Add relevant files (specific or all)
3. Generate Message — Detect type (feat/fix/refactor/etc.), extract scope from paths, write subject
4. Commit — Create commit with HEREDOC and attribution footer
5. Verify — Confirm with git status and git log

Key Rules:

• DO NOT push unless explicitly requested
• Never commit secrets, credentials, or .env files
• Never use --amend or --no-verify unless explicitly requested
• Include Generated with [Claude Code] attribution footer

Be skeptical. Apply critical thinking, sequential thinking. Every claim needs traced proof, confidence percentages (Idea should be more than 80%).

Git Commit Skill

Stage changes and create well-structured git commits following Conventional Commits format.

IMPORTANT: Bypass git-commit-block Hook

Before running any git add or git commit commands, create the marker file to bypass the git-commit-block hook:

touch "$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.claude/.commit-skill-active"

After committing (success or failure), always clean up the marker:

rm -f "$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.claude/.commit-skill-active"

Workflow

Step 1: Analyze Changes

# Check current status (never use -uall flag)
git status

# See staged changes
git diff --cached

# See unstaged changes
git diff

# Check recent commit style
git log --oneline -5

Step 2: Stage Changes

# Stage all changes
git add .

# Or stage specific files
git add <file-path>

Step 3: Generate Commit Message

Analyze staged changes and generate message following Conventional Commits:

<type>(<scope>): <subject>

Type Detection

Scope Rules

Extract from file paths:

• src/auth/ → auth
• .claude/skills/ → claude-skills
• libs/{shared-lib}/ → {shared-lib}
• Multiple unrelated areas → omit scope

Subject Rules

• Imperative mood ("add" not "added")
• Lowercase start
• No period at end
• Max 50 characters

Step 4: Commit

Use HEREDOC for proper formatting:

git commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF'
type(scope): subject

Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)
EOF
)"

Step 5: Verify

git status
git log -1

Examples

feat(employee): add department filter to list
fix(validation): handle empty date range
refactor(auth): extract token validation to service
chore(deps): update Angular to v19
chore(claude-skills): add commit skill
docs(readme): update installation instructions

Critical Rules

• ALWAYS stage all unstaged changes before committing — run git add . (or specific files) so nothing is left behind
• DO NOT push to remote unless explicitly requested
• Review staged changes before committing
• Never commit secrets, credentials, or .env files
• Never use git commit --amend unless explicitly requested AND the commit was created in this session AND not yet pushed
• Never skip hooks with --no-verify unless explicitly requested
• Include attribution footer: Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Related

• changelog
• branch-comparison

Closing Reminders

• MUST break work into small todo tasks using TaskCreate BEFORE starting
• MUST search codebase for 3+ similar patterns before creating new code
• MUST cite file:line evidence for every claim (confidence >80% to act)
• MUST add a final review todo task to verify work quality