# Commit

> Commit whatever is currently staged — commit only, no push. Use when the user says "commit", "commit this", "commit the staged changes". Does not stage anything and does not push. For committing AND pushing, use commit-and-push instead.

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

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# Commit

Commit the currently staged changes. Commit only — **do not push**. Do not `git add`, do not stage
untracked or unstaged files.

## Steps

1. `git diff --cached --stat` — confirm something is staged. If nothing is staged, stop and tell
   the user there's nothing to commit (don't stage anything for them).
2. Write a short commit message from the staged diff: a `type: summary` line, where `type` is a
   conventional-commit prefix inferred from the change (`feat`, `fix`, `docs`, `refactor`, `test`,
   `chore`, `style`, `perf`, `build`, `ci`) and the summary is imperative.
3. `git commit` with that message (staged changes only — no `-a`, no path args).
4. Report the commit hash and message.

## Don't

- Don't push.
- Don't stage anything (`git add`, `git commit -a`, `git commit <path>`).
- Don't amend, rebase, or force-push.
- Don't touch other branches or open a PR.