# commit

A skill that drafts Sentry-style conventional commits with issue references and blocks direct commits to main.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 4700 installs · ★ 1089
- Author: getsentry
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/getsentry/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/commit/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/getsentry-commit

## What it does

The `commit` skill handles the message side of committing. It starts with `git branch --show-current`: on `main` or `master` the agent creates a feature branch, and if the branch is still the default one it stops rather than committing. Changes get grouped so that each commit holds one coherent, independently reviewable change.

The message follows `<type>(<scope>): <subject>` with optional body and footer. Allowed types are `feat`, `fix`, `ref`, `perf`, `docs`, `test`, `build`, `ci`, `chore`, `style`, `meta`, `license` and `revert`. The subject goes in imperative present tense, capitalized, no trailing period, 70 characters or fewer, and every line stays under 100. Breaking changes take a `!` before the colon plus a `BREAKING CHANGE:` footer. Use `Fixes <issue>` to close an issue and `Refs <issue>` to link one.

One rule is about privacy: customer and organization names, user emails, ticket contents, secrets and PII stay out of the message. Describe the technical symptom instead. The commit itself is created with `git commit` and separate `-m` arguments per paragraph and footer, so no interactive editor opens. That last part is where teams with a different convention will feel friction — the skill enforces its own format, and you either adopt it or rewrite history by hand.

## Requirements
- Works with: Sentry

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add getsentry/skills --skill commit -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/commit/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/commit/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add getsentry/skills --skill commit -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/commit/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add getsentry/skills --skill commit -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/commit/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install getsentry/skills commit
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/commit/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add getsentry/skills --skill commit -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/getsentry/skills --path skills/commit
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/commit/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add getsentry/skills --skill commit -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/getsentry/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/commit/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- draft a conventional commit message
- avoid committing straight to main
- split edits into separately reviewable commits
- link a commit to an issue with Fixes or Refs
- keep customer names and PII out of commit messages

## Example prompts
- commit these changes in Sentry style
- draft a commit message for the current branch
- commit the fix and close SENTRY-5678

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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````text
---
name: commit
description: Use for every request to commit changes or draft a commit message. Creates Sentry-style conventional commits with issue references.
---

# Sentry Commit Messages

## Before Committing

```bash
git branch --show-current
```

If the branch is `main` or `master`, create a feature branch unless the user
explicitly requested a direct commit. Re-check the branch and stop if it is
still `main` or `master`.

Commit one coherent, independently reviewable change at a time.

## Message Rules

Use:

```text
<type>(<scope>): <subject>

<optional body>

<optional footer>
```

- Scope is optional. Add `!` before `:` for a breaking change.
- Write the subject in imperative, present tense; capitalize it, omit the
  trailing period, and keep it at 70 characters or fewer.
- Keep every line under 100 characters.
- Use the body only when useful. Explain what changed and why, including
  previous behavior or motivation when it helps.
- Never include customer or organization names, user emails, support ticket
  contents, secrets, or PII. Describe the technical symptom instead.

Allowed types: `feat`, `fix`, `ref`, `perf`, `docs`, `test`, `build`,
`ci`, `chore`, `style`, `meta`, `license`, and `revert`.

Use `ref` for refactoring without behavior changes, `style` for formatting
without logic changes, and `meta` for repository metadata.

## Footers

- `Fixes <issue>` closes an issue when merged.
- `Refs <issue>` links an issue without closing it.
- For breaking changes, add `BREAKING CHANGE: <impact>`.

## Creating the Commit

Use separate `-m` arguments for paragraphs and footers. Never put literal
`\n` sequences in a commit message or open an interactive editor.

```bash
git commit -m "fix(api): Handle null response in user endpoint" \
  -m "Return 404 when the user API finds a deleted account." \
  -m "Fixes SENTRY-5678"
```
````
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© getsentry · Apache-2.0 · https://github.com/getsentry/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/commit/SKILL.md

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