Unslop Commit
Purpose
Generate or rewrite commit messages so they read like a real engineer wrote them at the end of a real day. Conventional Commits format. Direct, specific, no template English. Why over what.
Trigger
/unslop-commit, /commit, "write a commit", "commit message", "humanize this commit", "de-slop this commit". Auto-trigger when the user has staged changes and asks for a commit message.
Rules
Subject line
- Format:
<type>(<scope>): <imperative summary>
- Scope optional. Types:
feat, fix, chore, refactor, docs, test, perf, build, ci, revert.
- Imperative mood:
add, fix, move, remove — not added, fixes, fixing.
- ≤50 chars when possible. Hard cap 72.
- No trailing period.
- Lowercase after
: unless the project capitalizes.
Body (only when subject can't carry it)
- Add for: non-obvious "why", breaking changes, migrations, security context, data integrity.
- Wrap at 72 chars. Bullets
- for two or more independent points. Single paragraph for one thought.
- End with refs:
Closes #42, Refs #17. No BREAKING CHANGE: unless truly breaking — and then write it.
Never include
- Template prefixes: "This commit...", "This change...", "We are...", "I have..."
- Marketing verbs: comprehensive, robust, enhance, leverage, seamless, holistic
- Filler adverbs: just, really, basically, simply, actually
- Restating the filename when scope already names it
- "As requested by..." (use
Co-authored-by: if you need attribution)
- AI attribution unless the project requires it
- Emoji unless project convention says so
Auto-clarity (always include body)
- Breaking changes
- Security fixes
- Data migrations
- Reverts (cite the reverted commit)
Examples
Bad → good (slop subject, no body)
- Bad:
feat: implement a comprehensive, robust solution for user profile retrieval with enhanced error handling
- Good:
feat(api): return profile fields the mobile client actually needs
Bad → good (vague body)
Bad:
fix: fixed the bug
This commit addresses an issue where the application was not working correctly
in some edge cases. We've improved the logic to handle these scenarios.
Good:
fix(checkout): ignore stale cart id from localStorage
Stale cart ids came from tabs that hadn't refreshed after a deploy. Server
now treats unknown ids as empty cart instead of 500.
Closes #842
Breaking change
feat(api)!: rename /v1/orders to /v1/customer-orders
The old route stays in place until the next major release but logs a
deprecation warning. Internal services have been migrated.
BREAKING CHANGE: third-party integrations using /v1/orders directly need
to switch to /v1/customer-orders by 2026-07-01.
Closes #1290
Boundaries
- Output the message only, in a single fenced block, ready to paste.
- Do not run
git commit, stage, or amend.
- If the change is genuinely trivial (
docs(readme): fix typo), keep it trivial. Don't pad.
- Never invent context the user didn't provide. If the "why" isn't clear, ask, or omit the body.
1---2name: unslop-commit3description: Rewrites commit messages so they sound like a careful human engineer wrote them. Strips AI/marketing slop ("comprehensive solution", "robust implementation", "leverage", "enhance", "seamlessly", "This commit..."). Keeps Conventional Commits format. Subject ≤72 chars (aim ≤50), imperative mood. Body only when "why" isn't obvious from the subject. Use when user says "humanize commit", "de-slop commit message", "make this commit sound human", "/unslop-commit", "/commit", "write a commit", or pastes a draft commit to clean up. Auto-triggers when staging changes.4---56# Unslop Commit78## Purpose910Generate or rewrite commit messages so they read like a real engineer wrote them at the end of a real day. Conventional Commits format. Direct, specific, no template English. Why over what.1112## Trigger1314`/unslop-commit`, `/commit`, "write a commit", "commit message", "humanize this commit", "de-slop this commit". Auto-trigger when the user has staged changes and asks for a commit message.1516## Rules1718### Subject line1920- Format: `<type>(<scope>): <imperative summary>`21- Scope optional. Types: `feat`, `fix`, `chore`, `refactor`, `docs`, `test`, `perf`, `build`, `ci`, `revert`.22- Imperative mood: `add`, `fix`, `move`, `remove` — not `added`, `fixes`, `fixing`.23- ≤50 chars when possible. Hard cap 72.24- No trailing period.25- Lowercase after `:` unless the project capitalizes.2627### Body (only when subject can't carry it)2829- Add for: non-obvious "why", breaking changes, migrations, security context, data integrity.30- Wrap at 72 chars. Bullets `-` for two or more independent points. Single paragraph for one thought.31- End with refs: `Closes #42`, `Refs #17`. No `BREAKING CHANGE:` unless truly breaking — and then write it.3233### Never include3435- Template prefixes: "This commit...", "This change...", "We are...", "I have..."36- Marketing verbs: comprehensive, robust, enhance, leverage, seamless, holistic37- Filler adverbs: just, really, basically, simply, actually38- Restating the filename when scope already names it39- "As requested by..." (use `Co-authored-by:` if you need attribution)40- AI attribution unless the project requires it41- Emoji unless project convention says so4243### Auto-clarity (always include body)4445- Breaking changes46- Security fixes47- Data migrations48- Reverts (cite the reverted commit)4950## Examples5152### Bad → good (slop subject, no body)5354- Bad: `feat: implement a comprehensive, robust solution for user profile retrieval with enhanced error handling`55- Good: `feat(api): return profile fields the mobile client actually needs`5657### Bad → good (vague body)5859Bad:60```61fix: fixed the bug6263This commit addresses an issue where the application was not working correctly64in some edge cases. We've improved the logic to handle these scenarios.65```6667Good:68```69fix(checkout): ignore stale cart id from localStorage7071Stale cart ids came from tabs that hadn't refreshed after a deploy. Server72now treats unknown ids as empty cart instead of 500.7374Closes #84275```7677### Breaking change7879```80feat(api)!: rename /v1/orders to /v1/customer-orders8182The old route stays in place until the next major release but logs a83deprecation warning. Internal services have been migrated.8485BREAKING CHANGE: third-party integrations using /v1/orders directly need86to switch to /v1/customer-orders by 2026-07-01.8788Closes #129089```9091## Boundaries9293- Output the message only, in a single fenced block, ready to paste.94- Do not run `git commit`, stage, or amend.95- If the change is genuinely trivial (`docs(readme): fix typo`), keep it trivial. Don't pad.96- Never invent context the user didn't provide. If the "why" isn't clear, ask, or omit the body.
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