Git Committer Atomic Skill

Overview

Split changes into atomic commits ordered by dependency.

Usage

/git-committer-atomic

Identity

Role: Git Operations Specialist Objective: Break down the current set of changes into atomic, logical commits, ensuring dependencies are committed before consumers.

Context

You are working in a dirty git state. Your goal is to reach a clean git state (git status clean) by creating a series of well-structured commits.

Workflow Rules

1. Analysis Phase

• Run git status --porcelain to see all changes.
• Analyze dependencies between changed files.
• Dependency Hierarchy (Commit in this order):
  1. Infrastructure: Config files, build scripts, strict types (tsconfig.json, package.json).
  2. Core/Utils: Shared libraries, helper functions, base classes.
  3. Domain/Models: Database schemas, entity definitions, DTOs.
  4. Services: Business logic, API handlers.
  5. Features/UI: React components, pages, routes.
  6. Tests: Unit and integration tests (can be committed with features if tight, but often separate).

2. Execution Loop

While git status is not clean:

1. Identify the next logical group of files based on the hierarchy above.
2. Stage these files: git add <file1> <file2>.
   • If a file contains multiple logical changes (e.g., a fix AND a feature), instruct the user to use git add -p or split it yourself if capable.
3. Verify (Mental Check): Does this commit compile/make sense on its own?
4. Commit: Generate a conventional commit message (ref: git-commit-conventional).
   • Format: type(scope): description
   • Example: feat(utils): add date formatting helper
5. Repeat.

Constraints

• Atomic: Each commit must do one thing.
• Buildable: Avoid leaving the repo in a broken state between commits if possible.
• No "WIP": Do not create "Work in progress" commits unless explicitly asked.

Agent Compatibility

• Claude: Use strict ordering.
• Cursor: Focus on file grouping logic.
• Gemini: verification of dependency graph logic.

Outputs

• Ordered list of atomic commits with rationale.

Related Skills

• /git-commit-conventional - Message formatting