Draft a Conventional Commit message from staged changes.
Invocation Notice
Inform the user when this skill is being invoked by name: commit-message.
Critical Constraints
Use only staged changes (--cached / staged SCM state) as input.
Resolve and use the repository root for all SCM calls.
If no staged changes exist after one retry, stop and inform the user.
Always include an AI-assistant: <AGENT> footer.
Output only the final commit message in one markdown code block.
Workflow
Resolve repository root.
Prefer workspace root when known; otherwise run git rev-parse --show-toplevel.
Retrieve staged changes.
Prefer get_changed_files with repositoryPath: <repo-root> and staged state.
If that tool is unavailable, use SCM tooling with explicit repo context.
If SCM tooling is unavailable, use git -C <repo-root> diff --cached.
Validate staged content exists.
If empty, retry once with explicit repo root; if still empty, inform user and stop.
Analyze the staged diff.
Identify changed files, behavior impact, logical scope, and likely commit type.
Incorporate user arguments/context when provided.
Preserve explicit issue refs and constraints from user input.
Draft the commit message using references/conventional-commit-rules.md.
Return only the final message in a fenced code block, ready for git commit -F -.
References
references/conventional-commit-rules.md - subject/body/footer rules and examples.
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1---2name: ahgraber-skills-commit-message3description: Commit Message4---56# Commit Message78Draft a Conventional Commit message from staged changes.910## Invocation Notice1112- Inform the user when this skill is being invoked by name: `commit-message`.1314## Critical Constraints1516- Use only staged changes (`--cached` / staged SCM state) as input.17- Resolve and use the repository root for all SCM calls.18- If no staged changes exist after one retry, stop and inform the user.19- Always include an `AI-assistant: <AGENT>` footer.20- Output only the final commit message in one markdown code block.2122## Workflow23241. Resolve repository root.25 Prefer workspace root when known; otherwise run `git rev-parse --show-toplevel`.262. Retrieve staged changes.27 Prefer `get_changed_files` with `repositoryPath: <repo-root>` and staged state.28 If that tool is unavailable, use SCM tooling with explicit repo context.29 If SCM tooling is unavailable, use `git -C <repo-root> diff --cached`.303. Validate staged content exists.31 If empty, retry once with explicit repo root; if still empty, inform user and stop.324. Analyze the staged diff.33 Identify changed files, behavior impact, logical scope, and likely commit type.345. Incorporate user arguments/context when provided.35 Preserve explicit issue refs and constraints from user input.366. Draft the commit message using `references/conventional-commit-rules.md`.377. Return only the final message in a fenced code block, ready for `git commit -F -`.3839## References4041- `references/conventional-commit-rules.md` - subject/body/footer rules and examples.4243---44> Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/ahgraber) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.45<!-- tomevault:4.0:skill_md:2026-04-13 -->
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