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Agent skill

Git Commit

by jclaggett in jclaggett/seqex

Draft thoughtful Git commit messages that follow Chris Beams's "How to Write a Git Commit Message" guidance, and use this skill whenever the user asks to create a commit, prepare a commit message…

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Git Commit

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jclaggett/seqex --skill git-commit -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jclaggett/seqex git-commit --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jclaggett/seqex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/git-commit .claude/skills/git-commit && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
git-commit
GitHub stars
138
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
676 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Draft thoughtful Git commit messages that follow Chris Beams's "How to Write a Git Commit Message" guidance, and use this skill whenever the user asks to create a commit, prepare a commit message…

  • Works in 7 steps: Inspect the repo state before drafting… → Review the staged diff first. If nothing… → Summarize the change in plain language… → …
  • The user asks to create a commit
  • SKILL.md covers Goals, Required workflow, Draft file workflow and Commit message template, plus 5 more sections
  • Calls git and claude

What it does

Git Commit is an agent skill from jclaggett/seqex. Draft thoughtful Git commit messages that follow Chris Beams's "How to Write a Git Commit Message" guidance, and use this skill whenever the user asks to create a commit, prepare a commit message, stage-and-commit work, or clean up commit history. Always show the proposed message to the user for review before committing, prefer opening the draft in the editor, and never run git commit until the user explicitly approves it.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Commit messages.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks to create a commit
  • Prepare a commit message
  • Stage-and-commit work
  • Clean up commit history

Example prompts

  • “How to Write a Git Commit Message”
  • “/git-commit”

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Inspect the repo state before drafting anything.
  2. Review the staged diff first. If nothing is staged, review the working tree and either
  3. Summarize the change in plain language for yourself before writing the commit message.
  4. Draft the commit message with
  5. Write the draft to a file and show it to the user before any commit attempt.
  6. Ask for review and wait. The user may suggest edits or edit the file directly.
  7. Only after the user clearly approves, create the commit using the reviewed file.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6408da4. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git
    • claude

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Git Commit loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 110 tokens; SKILL.md has 676 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~110
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 676 words (~1,303 tokens).

“Use this skill when the user wants help turning local changes into a Git commit.”

— opening of SKILL.md by jclaggett, Custom licence
name
git-commit

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/git-commit of jclaggett/seqex.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6408da4

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in jclaggett/seqex, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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PR Finalize Reviewmicrosoft/garnet12k—~3.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
ToolJet Multi-Repo CommitToolJet/ToolJet41k—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0

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Categories

Questions about Git Commit

What does Git Commit do?

Draft thoughtful Git commit messages that follow Chris Beams's "How to Write a Git Commit Message" guidance, and use this skill whenever the user asks to create a commit, prepare a commit message…. Git Commit is an agent skill from jclaggett/seqex. Draft thoughtful Git commit messages that follow Chris Beams's "How to Write a Git Commit Message" guidance, and use this skill whenever the user asks to create a commit, prepare a commit message, stage-and-commit work, or clean up commit history.

When should I use Git Commit?

Git Commit fits situations like: the user asks to create a commit; prepare a commit message; stage-and-commit work; clean up commit history.

How do I install Git Commit in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jclaggett/seqex --skill git-commit -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/git-commit in jclaggett/seqex) into .claude/skills/git-commit in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Git Commit in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jclaggett/seqex --skill git-commit -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/git-commit in jclaggett/seqex) into .agents/skills/git-commit in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Git Commit in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add jclaggett/seqex --skill git-commit -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/git-commit, .gemini/skills/git-commit, .github/skills/git-commit and .opencode/skills/git-commit in your project.

What does Git Commit need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Git Commit needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git and claude).

Does Git Commit access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Git Commit safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Git Commit use?

Git Commit has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Git Commit use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Git Commit?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Git Commit: Contextual Commit Messages (yamadashy/repomix, 29k stars), React Router Release Notes Prep (remix-run/react-router, 57k stars), Caveman Commit (vishiri/fantasia-archive, 409 stars) and PR Finalize Review (microsoft/garnet, 12k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Git Commit?

jclaggett (a GitHub user) maintains it in jclaggett/seqex, which has 138 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 25, 2026.

Source: jclaggett/seqex on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.