git-commit-messages
Generates consistent git commit messages following project conventions. Use when committing changes, creating PRs, or when asked to write commit messages.
git
commit
messages
SKILL.md.claude/skills/git-commit-messages
GitHubGit Commit Message Generator
Format
type(scope): subject in imperative mood
- Body bullet in past tense with period.
- Another change description.
Types
| Type | When to Use |
|---|---|
feat |
Added new functionality |
fix |
Fixed a bug |
refactor |
Restructured code, no behavior change |
chore |
Dependencies, tooling, configs |
docs |
Documentation |
test |
Tests |
cicd |
CI/CD pipelines, deployment |
ai |
AI/Claude configurations |
Rules
- Subject: Imperative mood, lowercase after colon, no period, max 72 chars
- Scope: Derived from path. When changes span multiple scopes, omit the scope entirely
authz– Authorization stack and FGA modelsapi– Public demo API (api/)infra– Kraftfiles, Dockerfiles, deployment configsnix– Flake and Nix configuration
- Body: Past tense, capital start, period at end
- No attribution: Never include "Co-Authored-By", "Generated with", or any AI/author attribution
- AI-only changes: When changes are exclusively AI-related (skills, prompts, Claude configs), always use
aitype—neverrefactor,chore, or other types - Preview before commit: Always show the proposed commit message to the user for confirmation before executing the commit
Examples
feat(authz): add task permissions with list inheritance
refactor(authz): split monolithic model into modules
- Separated projects.fga and tasks.fga into distinct files.
- Created fga.mod manifest to declare included modules.
chore(nix): update flake inputs to latest versions
- Bumped nixpkgs to 2025-12-21.
- Updated unikraft-nur to v0.12.5.
feat(infra): add Caddy reverse proxy for Unikraft deployment
- Added Kraftfile and rootfs for Caddy unikernel.
- Configured TLS termination and playground proxy.
docs: restructure README for improved clarity
chore: update dependencies and documentation
- Bumped openfga-cli to v0.7.8.
- Updated AGENTS.md with README references.
ai: secure Claude settings by restricting dangerous permissions