Unslop Commit
When to Use
Use this skill when you need 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),...
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.
Limitations
- Use this skill only when the task clearly matches its upstream source and local project context.
- Verify commands, generated code, dependencies, credentials, and external service behavior before applying changes.
- Do not treat examples as a substitute for environment-specific tests, security review, or user approval for destructive or costly actions.
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),...4license: MIT5---67# Unslop Commit8## When to Use910Use this skill when you need 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),...111213## Purpose1415Generate 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.1617## Trigger1819`/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.2021## Rules2223### Subject line2425- Format: `<type>(<scope>): <imperative summary>`26- Scope optional. Types: `feat`, `fix`, `chore`, `refactor`, `docs`, `test`, `perf`, `build`, `ci`, `revert`.27- Imperative mood: `add`, `fix`, `move`, `remove` — not `added`, `fixes`, `fixing`.28- ≤50 chars when possible. Hard cap 72.29- No trailing period.30- Lowercase after `:` unless the project capitalizes.3132### Body (only when subject can't carry it)3334- Add for: non-obvious "why", breaking changes, migrations, security context, data integrity.35- Wrap at 72 chars. Bullets `-` for two or more independent points. Single paragraph for one thought.36- End with refs: `Closes #42`, `Refs #17`. No `BREAKING CHANGE:` unless truly breaking — and then write it.3738### Never include3940- Template prefixes: "This commit...", "This change...", "We are...", "I have..."41- Marketing verbs: comprehensive, robust, enhance, leverage, seamless, holistic42- Filler adverbs: just, really, basically, simply, actually43- Restating the filename when scope already names it44- "As requested by..." (use `Co-authored-by:` if you need attribution)45- AI attribution unless the project requires it46- Emoji unless project convention says so4748### Auto-clarity (always include body)4950- Breaking changes51- Security fixes52- Data migrations53- Reverts (cite the reverted commit)5455## Examples5657### Bad → good (slop subject, no body)5859- Bad: `feat: implement a comprehensive, robust solution for user profile retrieval with enhanced error handling`60- Good: `feat(api): return profile fields the mobile client actually needs`6162### Bad → good (vague body)6364Bad:65```66fix: fixed the bug6768This commit addresses an issue where the application was not working correctly69in some edge cases. We've improved the logic to handle these scenarios.70```7172Good:73```74fix(checkout): ignore stale cart id from localStorage7576Stale cart ids came from tabs that hadn't refreshed after a deploy. Server77now treats unknown ids as empty cart instead of 500.7879Closes #84280```8182### Breaking change8384```85feat(api)!: rename /v1/orders to /v1/customer-orders8687The old route stays in place until the next major release but logs a88deprecation warning. Internal services have been migrated.8990BREAKING CHANGE: third-party integrations using /v1/orders directly need91to switch to /v1/customer-orders by 2026-07-01.9293Closes #129094```9596## Boundaries9798- Output the message only, in a single fenced block, ready to paste.99- Do not run `git commit`, stage, or amend.100- If the change is genuinely trivial (`docs(readme): fix typo`), keep it trivial. Don't pad.101- Never invent context the user didn't provide. If the "why" isn't clear, ask, or omit the body.102103## Limitations104105- Use this skill only when the task clearly matches its upstream source and local project context.106- Verify commands, generated code, dependencies, credentials, and external service behavior before applying changes.107- Do not treat examples as a substitute for environment-specific tests, security review, or user approval for destructive or costly actions.
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