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Agent skill

Git Commit Smart

by majiayu000 in majiayu000/spellbook

Generates meaningful, conventional commit messages automatically.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Git Commit Smart

skills CLI
$ npx skills add majiayu000/spellbook --skill git-commit-smart -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install majiayu000/spellbook git-commit-smart --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/majiayu000/spellbook.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/git-commit-smart .claude/skills/git-commit-smart && 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-smart
GitHub stars
286
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
254 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
96
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Generates meaningful, conventional commit messages automatically.

  • Works in 5 steps: Analyze Changes → Determine Type → Identify Scope → …
  • Committing code changes
  • SKILL.md covers Purpose, Commit Message Format, Workflow and Examples, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls git

What it does

Git Commit Smart is an agent skill from majiayu000/spellbook. Generates meaningful, conventional commit messages automatically. Use when committing code changes. Analyzes diff to create descriptive commits following best practices.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k 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. The repository describes itself as: Cross-runtime skills for Claude Code, Codex, and multi-agent workflows. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Committing code changes
  • Tasks that involve Commit messages

Example prompts

  • “Use the git-commit-smart skill to generate meaningful, conventional commit messages automatically”
  • “/git-commit-smart”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Analyze Changes
  2. Determine Type
  3. Identify Scope
  4. Write Subject
  5. Write Body (if needed)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 414b597. 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

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • github.com

    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 Smart loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 47 tokens; SKILL.md has 254 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~47
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1k

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

The full file from majiayu000/spellbook at commit 414b597, republished under its MIT licence (© majiayu000). 254 words, ~1,031 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/git-commit-smart/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
git-commit-smart
description
Generates meaningful, conventional commit messages automatically. Use when committing code changes. Analyzes diff to create descriptive commits following best practices.

Smart Git Commit

Inspired by claude-code-plugins-plus

Purpose

Automatically generate meaningful commit messages by analyzing staged changes, following conventional commit format.

Commit Message Format

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

<body>

<footer>
Types
TypeDescription
featNew feature
fixBug fix
docsDocumentation only
styleFormatting, no code change
refactorCode change, no new feature or fix
perfPerformance improvement
testAdding/updating tests
choreMaintenance tasks
ciCI/CD changes
buildBuild system changes
Scope

Optional, indicates the section of codebase:

  • auth, api, ui, db, config, etc.
Subject
  • Imperative mood ("add" not "added")
  • No period at end
  • Max 50 characters
  • Lowercase
Body
  • Explain WHAT and WHY, not HOW
  • Wrap at 72 characters
  • Separate from subject with blank line
  • Breaking changes: BREAKING CHANGE: description
  • Issue references: Closes #123, Fixes #456

Workflow

1. Analyze Changes
bash
# View staged changes
git diff --staged

# View changed files
git diff --staged --name-only

# View stats
git diff --staged --stat
2. Determine Type

Based on changes:

  • New files with features → feat
  • Modified files fixing issues → fix
  • Only .md files → docs
  • Only test files → test
  • package.json, configs → chore or build
3. Identify Scope

Look at file paths:

  • src/auth/* → scope: auth
  • src/api/* → scope: api
  • tests/* → scope: test
  • Multiple areas → omit scope or use broader term
4. Write Subject

Summarize the change:

feat(auth): add OAuth2 login support
fix(api): handle null response in user endpoint
docs: update README with installation steps
refactor(db): extract query builder to separate module
5. Write Body (if needed)

For complex changes:

feat(auth): add OAuth2 login support

Implement OAuth2 authentication flow with support for
Google and GitHub providers. This allows users to sign
in without creating a separate account.

- Add OAuth2 client configuration
- Implement callback handlers
- Store OAuth tokens securely
- Add provider selection UI

Examples

Simple Feature
feat(ui): add dark mode toggle
Bug Fix with Issue Reference
fix(api): prevent duplicate user creation

Check for existing email before inserting new user record.
Race condition could cause duplicate entries when requests
arrived simultaneously.

Fixes #234
Breaking Change
feat(api)!: change response format to JSON:API

BREAKING CHANGE: All API responses now follow JSON:API
specification. Clients must update their parsers.

Migration guide: docs/migration-v2.md
Multiple Files, Single Purpose
refactor: extract validation logic to shared module

Move duplicate validation code from controllers to
a shared validation module. Reduces code duplication
and ensures consistent validation across endpoints.

Anti-Patterns to Avoid

❌ "fix stuff"
❌ "update code"
❌ "WIP"
❌ "changes"
❌ "fixed bug"
❌ "misc updates"
❌ Commits with 50+ files and vague message

Best Practices

  1. Atomic commits - One logical change per commit
  2. Meaningful messages - Future you will thank present you
  3. Reference issues - Link to tickets/issues when relevant
  4. Review before commit - git diff --staged always
  5. Don't commit secrets - Check for API keys, passwords

Quick Reference

bash
# Stage specific files
git add <file>

# Stage all changes
git add -A

# Interactive staging
git add -p

# Commit with message
git commit -m "type(scope): subject"

# Commit with body
git commit -m "type(scope): subject" -m "body paragraph"

# Amend last commit
git commit --amend

© majiayu000, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/git-commit-smart of majiayu000/spellbook.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 414b597

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Questions about Git Commit Smart

What does Git Commit Smart do?

Generates meaningful, conventional commit messages automatically. Git Commit Smart is an agent skill from majiayu000/spellbook. Generates meaningful, conventional commit messages automatically.

When should I use Git Commit Smart?

Git Commit Smart fits situations like: committing code changes; tasks that involve Commit messages.

How do I install Git Commit Smart in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add majiayu000/spellbook --skill git-commit-smart -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/git-commit-smart in majiayu000/spellbook) into .claude/skills/git-commit-smart in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Git Commit Smart in Codex?

Run `npx skills add majiayu000/spellbook --skill git-commit-smart -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/git-commit-smart in majiayu000/spellbook) into .agents/skills/git-commit-smart in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Git Commit Smart 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 majiayu000/spellbook --skill git-commit-smart -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-smart, .gemini/skills/git-commit-smart, .github/skills/git-commit-smart and .opencode/skills/git-commit-smart in your project.

What does Git Commit Smart need to run?

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

Does Git Commit Smart access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Git Commit Smart 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 Smart use?

Git Commit Smart is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Git Commit Smart use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k 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 Smart?

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

Who maintains Git Commit Smart?

majiayu000 (a GitHub user) maintains it in majiayu000/spellbook, which has 286 GitHub stars. The repository holds 96 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: majiayu000/spellbook on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.