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Commit Message Formatter

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jeremylongshore·vlatest·backend·MIT

This skill automatically formats your Git commit messages for consistency and readability, streamlining collaboration and improving code history.

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    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill commit-message-formatter -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

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jeremylongshore

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Live repository

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About this skill

What it does

This skill formats commit messages according to conventional commits standards. It ensures that commit messages adhere to a consistent structure, including a type (e.g., feat, fix, docs), a scope (optional), and a description. This promotes clarity and facilitates automated versioning and release management within software development workflows.

When to use it

  • Automated Commit Message Generation: Use when an AI agent is generating commit messages based on code changes.
  • Enforcing Code Standards: Integrate into CI/CD pipelines to automatically validate and format commit messages before merging.
  • Improving Team Consistency: Ensure all team members follow the same commit message conventions, regardless of who's writing them.
  • Streamlining Release Notes: Facilitate automated generation of release notes based on structured commit messages.

Key capabilities

  • Conventional Commits Formatting
  • Type, Scope, and Description Structure
  • Automated Validation

Example prompts

  • "Format this commit message: 'Fixes a bug in the login page.'"
  • "Generate a conventional commit message for adding a new feature to the user profile."
  • “Create a commit message with type ‘fix’ and scope ‘authentication’ describing a security vulnerability patch.”

Tips & gotchas

The skill relies on understanding of Conventional Commits. Providing clear context about the code changes is crucial for generating accurate and relevant commit messages.