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Agent skill

Commit Messages

by sillsdev in sillsdev/FieldWorks

MUST use before writing any git commit message in this repository.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Commit Messages

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sillsdev/FieldWorks --skill commit-messages -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sillsdev/FieldWorks commit-messages --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/sillsdev/FieldWorks.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/commit-messages .claude/skills/commit-messages && 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
commit-messages
GitHub stars
110
Token cost
~968 tokens
SKILL.md length
540 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
29
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

MUST use before writing any git commit message in this repository.

  • Tasks that involve Commit messages
  • SKILL.md covers The rules that actually fire…, Writing a compliant message…, Verify before considering a… and Fixing a violation after the…
  • Calls git

What it does

Commit Messages is an agent skill from sillsdev/FieldWorks. MUST use before writing any git commit message in this repository. Covers the gitlint rules CI enforces (title/body length, blank line, trailing punctuation) and how to write a compliant message on the first try.

Its SKILL.md is about 970 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: FieldWorks is a suite of software tools for language and cultural data, with support for complex scripts.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Commit messages

Example prompts

  • “/commit-messages”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 44b1d04. 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

Commit Messages loads about 968 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 57 tokens; SKILL.md has 540 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~57
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~968

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 540 words (~968 tokens).

“CI (.github/workflows/CommitMessage.yml) runs gitlint against every commit on a PR and fails the build on any violation. .gitlint in the repo root only exempts Agent-Logs-Url: and the Copilot Autofix co-author trailer from the body-length rule -- every other line, in…”

— opening of SKILL.md by sillsdev, Custom licence
name
commit-messages

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/commit-messages of sillsdev/FieldWorks.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 44b1d04

Compare with similar skills

Commit Messages next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Caveman Commitvishiri/fantasia-archive40913 repos~642Automated safety check: PassGPL-3.0
ToolJet Multi-Repo CommitToolJet/ToolJet41k—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0

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Categories

Questions about Commit Messages

What does Commit Messages do?

MUST use before writing any git commit message in this repository. Commit Messages is an agent skill from sillsdev/FieldWorks. MUST use before writing any git commit message in this repository.

When should I use Commit Messages?

Commit Messages fits situations like: tasks that involve Commit messages.

How do I install Commit Messages in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Commit Messages in Codex?

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

Can I use Commit Messages 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 sillsdev/FieldWorks --skill commit-messages -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/commit-messages, .gemini/skills/commit-messages, .github/skills/commit-messages and .opencode/skills/commit-messages in your project.

What does Commit Messages need to run?

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

Does Commit Messages 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 Commit Messages 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 Commit Messages use?

Commit Messages 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 Commit Messages use?

About 968 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.9k 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 Commit Messages?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Commit Messages: 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 Commit Messages?

sillsdev (a GitHub organization) maintains it in sillsdev/FieldWorks, which has 110 GitHub stars. The repository holds 29 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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