Cap

cap — Scan, Commit, Push

Fast commit workflow: devsec scan → message generation → selective staging → commit → push.

Step 1 — Status Snapshot

git status --short
git diff --stat HEAD

Identify: new files, modified files, deleted files, untracked files.

Step 2 — Devsec Scan

Run gitleaks on staged + unstaged changes:

gitleaks detect --source . --no-git 2>/dev/null \
  || gitleaks detect --source . 2>/dev/null \
  || echo "gitleaks not found — skipping"

If gitleaks is unavailable, fall back to a quick pattern grep on changed files:

git diff HEAD -- . | grep -iE \
  '(api[_-]?key|secret|password|token|bearer|private[_-]?key)\s*[:=]\s*["\x27]?[A-Za-z0-9+/]{16,}'

If any real secrets are found: STOP. Report findings. Do not commit.

False positives (test fixtures, variable names, localhost IPs) — note them and continue.

Step 3 — Decide What to Stage

Stage:

• Source files, config, docs, skills, markdown
• Files explicitly relevant to the work done

Do NOT stage:

• .env, .env.*, *.key, *.pem, *.p12, *.pfx
• *secret*, *credential*, *token* (unless clearly non-sensitive, e.g. a test fixture file)
• Lock files if they are the only change (unless asked)
• Generated/compiled artifacts (target/, dist/, *.wasm) unless explicitly requested
• State files: .ctx/HANDOFF.*.state.yaml

Stage appropriate files:

git add <files>    # specific files only — never `git add -A` blindly

Step 4 — Generate Commit Message

Read the diff and produce a conventional commit message:

<type>(<scope>): <what changed and why>

Types: feat, fix, docs, chore, refactor, test, style, ci

Rules:

• One line, ≤72 chars
• Past tense ("add", "fix", "remove") — not "adding", "fixed"
• Scope = affected component/skill/crate (omit if unclear)
• If user passed an argument hint, use it to inform the message

Step 5 — Commit

git commit -m "<message>"

Never use --no-verify. Let hooks run. If a hook fails, report it — do not retry blindly.

Step 6 — Push

git push

If the branch has no upstream, set it:

git push -u origin $(git branch --show-current)

Step 7 — Report

One-line summary:

capped: <N> files | <commit hash> | <branch> -> origin

If anything was skipped (secrets found, files excluded), note it on the next line.