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Conventional Commits by tomevault-io

Name: Conventional Commits
Author: tomevault-io

Conventional Commits

Generate well-formatted conventional commit messages from staged changes. Use when the user asks to commit changes, write a commit message, or follows the conventional commits standard. Use when this capability is needed.

tomevault-io Updated Sep 17, 2026

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Conventional Commits Skill

Generate well-formatted conventional commit messages from staged changes.

Instructions

When asked to commit changes or when the user runs /commit:

Analyze staged changes using git diff --staged
Identify the type of change:
- feat: New feature
- fix: Bug fix
- docs: Documentation only
- style: Formatting, no code change
- refactor: Code restructuring
- test: Adding/updating tests
- chore: Maintenance tasks
Determine the scope (optional): The part of codebase affected

Write the message following this format:

<type>(<scope>): <short description>

<body - what and why, not how>

<footer - breaking changes, issue refs>

Examples

Simple feature:

feat(auth): add password reset functionality

Bug fix with body:

fix(api): handle null response from external service

The weather API occasionally returns null during maintenance windows.
Added defensive check to prevent crash and return cached data instead.

Breaking change:

feat(db)!: migrate from MySQL to PostgreSQL

BREAKING CHANGE: Database connection strings must be updated.
See migration guide in docs/migration-v2.md

Rules

Keep the first line under 72 characters
Use imperative mood ("add" not "added")
Don't end with a period
Reference issues when applicable
Add ! after type for breaking changes

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