Git Commit Specification
Generates detailed, well-formatted git commit messages based on provided change descriptions and context.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add git-commit-specification npx -- -y @trustedskills/git-commit-specification
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"git-commit-specification": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/git-commit-specification"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill enables AI agents to generate precise, standardized commit messages that adhere to specific project conventions. It ensures version control logs remain consistent and readable across the development team.
When to use it
- Enforcing strict commit message formats in large-scale backend projects.
- Automating changelog generation for CI/CD pipelines.
- Reducing merge conflicts caused by ambiguous or inconsistent commit descriptions.
- Integrating with automated code review tools that parse commit logs.
Key capabilities
- Parses and validates input against defined commit specification templates.
- Generates messages following conventional commits standards (e.g.,
feat:,fix:). - Supports custom prefixes, scopes, and body formatting rules.
- Validates message length and structural requirements before submission.
Example prompts
- "Generate a commit message for adding user authentication using the project's standard format."
- "Review this draft commit and rewrite it to match our team’s git-commit-specification."
- "Create a batch of commit messages for these five code changes following the specification."
Tips & gotchas
Ensure your repository includes a clear .commitlintrc or similar config file defining expected formats. This skill relies on those definitions to produce accurate output.
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