Commit Progress

Commit Progress

Create a focused commit for the work just completed. This skill produces small, reviewable commits — one per logical unit of work, not one per file edit.

When to Invoke

• After a component is created and rendering correctly
• After store fields/actions are wired and working
• After tests are written and passing
• After a bug fix is verified
• After a refactor is complete
• When switching context to a different sub-task

When NOT to Invoke

• In the middle of incomplete work (half-written component, broken imports)
• After only formatting or trivial changes
• If there are no meaningful changes to commit

Procedure

1. Assess what changed

Run in parallel:

• git status — see all modified/untracked files
• git diff --stat — summary of changes
• git diff — full diff of unstaged changes
• git log --oneline -5 — recent commits for style reference

2. Determine if changes form a coherent unit

A good commit contains changes that serve one purpose. If the diff contains unrelated changes, stage only the related files.

Examples of coherent units:

• "Add SignStepContent component and store fields"
• "Wire simulate isNextDisabled logic"
• "Add tracking events for sign step"
• "Fix auth entry XDR parsing edge case"

3. Stage and commit

Stage specific files (prefer explicit paths over git add .):

git add src/app/(sidebar)/transaction/build/components/SignStepContent.tsx
git add src/store/createTransactionFlowStore.ts

Write commit message following the project's conventions:

• Style: Informal, descriptive, present tense
• Prefix: Use a context-aware prefix reflecting the feature/page (e.g., [Smart Contract Page], [View XDR], [New Tx], [Endpoints])
• Format: Short summary line; no body needed for small changes
• Examples from this repo:
  • [New Tx] Add Simulate Step
  • [New Tx] Wire sign step into page layout
  • [Smart Contract Page] Add contract deployment UI
  • [View XDR] Fix XDR decoding for auth entries
  • fix auth entry parsing for empty credentials

git commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF'
[New Tx] Add SignStepContent component

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
EOF
)"

4. Verify

Run git status to confirm clean state or expected remaining changes.

Guidelines

• Never force push or amend without explicit user request
• Never commit .env, credentials, or sensitive files
• Never skip hooks (--no-verify) unless user explicitly requests it
• Prefer small commits — if in doubt, commit more often
• Pre-commit hook runs lint-staged (ESLint auto-fix on staged files) — if it fails, fix the lint error and create a NEW commit (don't amend)
• Pre-push hook runs TypeScript check + all tests — these only run on push, not commit