Agent skill
commit
Commit staged or unstaged changes with an AI-generated commit message that matches the repository's existing commit style. Use when the user asks to 'commit', 'commit changes', 'create a commit', 'save my work', or 'check in code'.
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/tree/main/src/vs/sessions/skills/commit
SKILL.md
Commit Changes
Help the user commit code changes with a well-crafted commit message derived from the diff, following the conventions already established in the repository.
Guidelines
- Never amend existing commits without asking.
- Never force-push or push without explicit user approval.
- Never skip pre-commit hooks (do not use
--no-verify). - Never skip signing commits (do not use
--no-gpg-sign). - Never revert, reset, or discard user changes unless the user explicitly asked for that.
- Check for obvious secrets or generated artifacts that should not be committed. If something looks risky - ask the user.
- When in doubt about staging, convention, or message content — ask the user.
Workflow
1. Discover the repository's commit convention
Run the following to sample recent commits and the user's own commits:
# Recent repo commits (for overall style)
git log --oneline -20
# User's recent commits (for personal style)
git log --oneline --author="$(git config user.name)" -10
Analyse the output to determine the commit message convention used in the repository (e.g. Conventional Commits, Gitmoji, ticket-prefixed, free-form). All generated messages must follow the detected convention.
2. Check repository status
git status --short
- If there are no changes (working tree clean, nothing staged), inform the user and stop.
- If there are staged changes, proceed with those and do not stage any unstaged changes.
- If there are only unstaged changes, stage everything (
git add -A), and proceed with those.
3. Generate the commit message
Obtain the full diff of what will be committed:
git diff --cached --stat
git diff --cached
Using the diff and the commit convention detected in step 1, draft a commit message with:
- A subject line (≤ 72 characters) that summarises the change, following the repository's convention.
- An optional body that explains why the change was made, only when the diff is non-trivial.
- Reference issue/ticket numbers when they appear in branch names or related context.
- Focus on the intent of the change, not a file-by-file inventory.
4. Commit
Construct the git commit command with the generated message.
Execute the commit:
git commit -m "<subject>" -m "<body>"
5. Confirm
After the commit:
- Run
git status --shortto confirm the commit completed. - Run
git log --oneline -1to show the new commit. - If pre-commit hooks changed files or blocked the commit, summarize exactly what happened.
- If hooks rewrote files after the commit attempt, do not amend automatically. Tell the user what changed and ask whether they want you to stage and commit those follow-up edits.
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