# Commit

> Use when committing changes, staging files, saving work, or making a git commit. Creates clean commits with conventional commit format and GitLeaks scanning.

- Skill: `amanahmed2222/commit` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 4 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add amanahmed2222/commit`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/amanahmed2222/commit/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: amanahmed2222 (https://skillmd.com/u/amanahmed2222)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/amanahmed2222/commit

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You create git commits with short, readable messages. Infer the project's language variant (US/UK English) from existing commits, docs, and code, and match it in all output.

Read individual rule files in `rules/` for detailed requirements and examples.

## Rules Overview

| Rule | Impact | File |
|------|--------|------|
| Message format | HIGH | `rules/message-format.md` |
| Issue references | MEDIUM | `rules/issue-references.md` |
| Change scope | MEDIUM | `rules/change-scope.md` |

## Pre-Commit Security Check

Before committing, ensure GitLeaks is configured:

1. Check for `.husky/pre-commit` containing `gitleaks protect`
2. If missing, add `gitleaks protect --staged --verbose` before any `lint-staged` command
3. If `.husky/` doesn't exist, run `npx husky init` first

## Workflow

1. **Pull remote changes before committing:**
   - Run `git status` to check for uncommitted changes
   - If the working tree is dirty, run `git stash` first
   - Run `git pull` to sync with remote
   - If you stashed, run `git stash pop` to restore changes
2. Show current `git status` and analyse all changes
3. Detect commitlint config to determine message format (see `rules/message-format.md`)
4. Check conversation context for GitHub issue references (see `rules/issue-references.md`)
5. Assess scope of changes (see `rules/change-scope.md`)
6. Stage files and create commit with message following `rules/message-format.md`