Agent skill

Gh Commit

by jxnl in jxnl/personal-monorepo-template

Review git changes and split them into semantic commits with clear messages.

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Install Gh Commit

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jxnl/personal-monorepo-template --skill gh-commit -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jxnl/personal-monorepo-template gh-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/jxnl/personal-monorepo-template.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/gh-commit .claude/skills/gh-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
gh-commit
GitHub stars
562
Token cost
~567 tokens
SKILL.md length
292 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
12
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Review git changes and split them into semantic commits with clear messages.

  • The user asks to commit work
  • SKILL.md covers Goal, Workflow and Safety Rules
  • Calls git
  • Clean up local history

What it does

Gh Commit is an agent skill from jxnl/personal-monorepo-template. Review git changes and split them into semantic commits with clear messages. Use when the user asks to commit work, clean up local history, or group a mixed diff into logical commits. Do not commit on main or master unless the user explicitly asks.

Its SKILL.md is about 570 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`).

It sits in Development, covering Commit messages and Git workflow. It works with Git.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks to commit work
  • Clean up local history
  • Group a mixed diff into logical commits

Example prompts

  • “/gh-commit”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit df86376. 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

    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

Gh Commit loads about 567 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 65 tokens; SKILL.md has 292 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~65
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~567

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 292 words (~567 tokens).

“Turn the current working tree into a small set of clean commits without mixing unrelated changes.”

— opening of SKILL.md by jxnl
name
gh-commit
last_edited
2026-06-15

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in .codex/skills/gh-commit of jxnl/personal-monorepo-template.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml

Open the folder on GitHubat commit df86376

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Emoji Commit ConventionsbaptisteArno/typebot.io11k—~424Automated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Questions about Gh Commit

What does Gh Commit do?

Review git changes and split them into semantic commits with clear messages. Gh Commit is an agent skill from jxnl/personal-monorepo-template. Review git changes and split them into semantic commits with clear messages.

When should I use Gh Commit?

Gh Commit fits situations like: the user asks to commit work; clean up local history; group a mixed diff into logical commits.

How do I install Gh Commit in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jxnl/personal-monorepo-template --skill gh-commit -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/gh-commit in jxnl/personal-monorepo-template) into .claude/skills/gh-commit in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Gh Commit in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jxnl/personal-monorepo-template --skill gh-commit -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/gh-commit in jxnl/personal-monorepo-template) into .agents/skills/gh-commit in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Gh 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 jxnl/personal-monorepo-template --skill gh-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/gh-commit, .gemini/skills/gh-commit, .github/skills/gh-commit and .opencode/skills/gh-commit in your project.

What does Gh Commit need to run?

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

Does Gh 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 Gh 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 Gh Commit use?

No licence was found for Gh Commit or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Gh Commit use?

About 567 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.3k 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 Gh Commit?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Gh Commit: ToolJet Multi-Repo Commit (ToolJet/ToolJet, 41k stars), Git Workflow and Versioning (addyosmani/agent-skills, 103k stars), React Router Pull Request Creator (remix-run/react-router, 57k stars) and Saleor Commit Workflow (saleor/saleor, 23k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Gh Commit?

jxnl (a GitHub user) maintains it in jxnl/personal-monorepo-template, which has 562 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 22, 2026.

Source: jxnl/personal-monorepo-template on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.