# Commit

> Stage and commit the current changes following repo conventions. Manual only.

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

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# Commit changes

Requested message intent: `$ARGUMENTS`

Create a clean, conventional commit. **Only commit when the user has asked you to.**

## Steps

1. `git status` and `git diff` (staged + unstaged) to see exactly what will be committed. Review it.
2. **Never stage secrets/local config**: `**/.dev.vars`, `wrangler.local.jsonc`, `.env*`, `tests/e2e/.auth/`. The `bash-guard` hook blocks these, but check anyway.
3. **Branch first if on `main`**: `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`; if it's `main`, create a topic branch before committing.
4. Stage intentionally (prefer explicit paths over `git add -A` when the working tree is mixed).
5. Commit with a message matching the repo style — a concise, sentence-case summary line ending in a period (see `git log`, e.g. _"Add binary asset uploads (images, PDFs, archives) via R2."_). End the message with the trailer:

   ```
   Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
   ```

6. Do **not** push unless asked. If asked to open a PR, end the PR body with:

   ```
   🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)
   ```

## Before committing non-trivial changes

Consider running `/preflight` so you don't commit code that fails CI's gates.