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Git Commit by fredrikaverpil — Agent Skill

Name: Git Commit
Author: fredrikaverpil

File contents

Git Commit Messages

Write commit messages following the Conventional Commits specification.

Format

<type>(<scope>): <description>

[optional body]

[optional footer(s)]

Types

Type	Purpose
`feat`	New feature
`fix`	Bug fix
`docs`	Documentation only
`style`	Code style (formatting, no logic change)
`refactor`	Code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature
`perf`	Performance improvement
`test`	Adding or correcting tests
`build`	Build system or external dependencies
`ci`	CI configuration
`chore`	Maintenance tasks
`revert`	Reverts a previous commit

Rules

Use imperative mood in description ("add feature" not "added feature")
Do not end description with a period
Keep description under 72 characters
Separate subject from body with a blank line
Use the body to explain intent, nuances, gotchas, or background behind the change — not a paraphrase of the diff

Breaking Changes

Add ! after type/scope or include BREAKING CHANGE: in footer:

feat(api)!: remove deprecated endpoints

BREAKING CHANGE: The /v1/users endpoint has been removed.

Scope

Optional. Use to specify area of change (e.g., api, ui, auth, db).

Branch Naming

When creating a new branch, name it <type>/<kebab-description> using the same types as commit messages (e.g., feat/add-user-auth, fix/broken-symlinks).

Exception: when the environment has already assigned a branch (e.g., claude/... branches in Claude cloud sandbox sessions), keep it — never rename it or create a differently named branch to match this convention.

Identity, Signing and Attribution

Git identity and commit signing are configured by the environment (gitconfig on developer machines, a SessionStart hook in cloud sandboxes) — leave both to it:

The message describes the change only: no Co-Authored-By, no "Generated with" lines, no session links or model names.
Let git resolve the author from config — commit without --author or -c user.name=.../-c user.email=....
Let git resolve signing from config — commit without -S, --gpg-sign or --no-gpg-sign, and leave signing-related config as it is.

---name: git-commitdescription: This skill should be used BEFORE running any git commit command. Triggers when about to run `git commit`. Ensures commit messages follow Conventional Commits specification.---# Git Commit MessagesWrite commit messages following the Conventional Commits specification.## Format```<type>(<scope>): <description>[optional body][optional footer(s)]```## Types| Type | Purpose || ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------- || `feat` | New feature || `fix` | Bug fix || `docs` | Documentation only || `style` | Code style (formatting, no logic change) || `refactor` | Code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature || `perf` | Performance improvement || `test` | Adding or correcting tests || `build` | Build system or external dependencies || `ci` | CI configuration || `chore` | Maintenance tasks || `revert` | Reverts a previous commit |## Rules1. Use imperative mood in description ("add feature" not "added feature")2. Do not end description with a period3. Keep description under 72 characters4. Separate subject from body with a blank line5. Use the body to explain intent, nuances, gotchas, or background behind the change — not a paraphrase of the diff## Breaking ChangesAdd **!** after type/scope or include **BREAKING CHANGE:** in footer:```feat(api)!: remove deprecated endpointsBREAKING CHANGE: The /v1/users endpoint has been removed.```## ScopeOptional. Use to specify area of change (e.g., `api`, `ui`, `auth`, `db`).## Branch NamingWhen creating a new branch, name it `<type>/<kebab-description>` using thesame types as commit messages (e.g., `feat/add-user-auth`,`fix/broken-symlinks`).Exception: when the environment has already assigned a branch (e.g.,`claude/...` branches in Claude cloud sandbox sessions), keep it — neverrename it or create a differently named branch to match this convention.## Identity, Signing and AttributionGit identity and commit signing are configured by the environment (gitconfigon developer machines, a SessionStart hook in cloud sandboxes) — leave both toit:1. The message describes the change only: no `Co-Authored-By`, no "Generated with" lines, no session links or model names.2. Let git resolve the author from config — commit without `--author` or `-c user.name=...`/`-c user.email=...`.3. Let git resolve signing from config — commit without `-S`, `--gpg-sign` or `--no-gpg-sign`, and leave signing-related config as it is.

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