# 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. - Skill: `uniswap/generate-commit-message` (Agent Skill) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add uniswap/generate-commit-message` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/uniswap/generate-commit-message/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Coding & Dev Tools - Author: uniswap (https://skillmd.com/u/uniswap) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/uniswap/generate-commit-message --- # 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 1. **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 2. **Parse Input**: Extract any scope or focus area from user's request 3. **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: ``` ():

🤖 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