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Generate Commit Message by uniswap — Agent Skill

Name: Generate Commit Message
Author: uniswap

Generate Commit Message

Generate well-structured git commit messages. Use when user says "generate commit message", "write a commit", "what should my commit message be", "create commit message for these changes", or needs help crafting conventional commit messages.

uniswap 964edcb 2.0 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

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Commit Message Generator

Generate a structured git commit message based on current changes and repository patterns.

When to Activate

User asks for help with commit message
User wants to generate a commit message
User needs conventional commit formatting
User asks "what should my commit say"

Quick Process

Gather Git Information:
- Run git status to see staged and unstaged changes
- Run git diff --cached to get detailed staged changes
- Run git diff to get unstaged changes (if any)
- Run git log --oneline -10 to understand repository commit patterns
Parse Input: Extract any scope or focus area from user's request
Generate Message: Create commit message following conventional format:
- Concise summary line (≤100 characters)
- Detailed explanation of WHAT and WHY (1-3 paragraphs)
- Claude Code signature

Output Format

Generate commit message in this format:

<type>(<scope>): <summary>

<body explaining WHAT changed and WHY>

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

Types: feat, fix, docs, style, refactor, test, chore, perf, ci, build

Examples

"Generate a commit message"
"What should my commit say for these auth changes"
"Write commit message focusing on the API updates"
"Create commit for database migration"

Delegation

Invokes the commit-message-generator-agent with:

staged_changes: git diff --cached output
unstaged_changes: git diff output (for context)
commit_history: recent git log for pattern matching
scope: optional focus area from user

Safety

Never executes git commit - only generates message text
Shows message in code block for easy copying
Requires git repository with changes

---name: generate-commit-messagedescription: Generate well-structured git commit messages. Use when user says "generate commit message", "write a commit", "what should my commit message be", "create commit message for these changes", or needs help crafting conventional commit messages.---# Commit Message GeneratorGenerate a structured git commit message based on current changes and repository patterns.## When to Activate- User asks for help with commit message- User wants to generate a commit message- User needs conventional commit formatting- User asks "what should my commit say"## Quick Process1. **Gather Git Information**: - Run `git status` to see staged and unstaged changes - Run `git diff --cached` to get detailed staged changes - Run `git diff` to get unstaged changes (if any) - Run `git log --oneline -10` to understand repository commit patterns2. **Parse Input**: Extract any scope or focus area from user's request3. **Generate Message**: Create commit message following conventional format: - Concise summary line (≤100 characters) - Detailed explanation of WHAT and WHY (1-3 paragraphs) - Claude Code signature## Output FormatGenerate commit message in this format:```<type>(<scope>): <summary><body explaining WHAT changed and WHY>🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)```**Types**: feat, fix, docs, style, refactor, test, chore, perf, ci, build## Examples```"Generate a commit message""What should my commit say for these auth changes""Write commit message focusing on the API updates""Create commit for database migration"```## DelegationInvokes the **commit-message-generator-agent** with:- staged_changes: git diff --cached output- unstaged_changes: git diff output (for context)- commit_history: recent git log for pattern matching- scope: optional focus area from user## Safety- Never executes `git commit` - only generates message text- Shows message in code block for easy copying- Requires git repository with changes

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