# commit

Composes the commit message from prepared evidence and hands the commit, index reconciliation and push to ai-commit.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 342 installs · ★ 101
- Author: PaulRBerg
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/PaulRBerg/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/commit/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/paulrberg-commit

## What it does

The skill does one job: turn changes into a commit message that matches what actually changed. The format comes from repository config — Conventional Prefix or Natural Language. Flags `--conventional` and `--natural` override that for a single commit; you never pass them just to mirror repo policy.

Under the hood it parses arguments and runs a single `ai-commit prepare` call with the full diff. Read that output in full, because it carries both the transaction ID and the diff the next step analyses. Piping it through `tail` or `grep` throws away the evidence along with the ID. Modes include `--all`, `--staged`, `--close`, `--finding`, `--push` and `--squash`.

Git and `ai-commit` must be on `PATH`. Squash mode also needs `uv`. When a branch has no configured remote, the skill finishes the local commit and reports that the push was skipped — it will not create a remote or retry.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/PaulRBerg/agent-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 PaulRBerg/agent-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/PaulRBerg/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/commit/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- write a commit message grounded in the actual diff
- close an issue straight from the commit with `Closes #N`
- mark a fixed ledger finding with its trailer
- squash a whole branch into one commit before merge
- push a behind branch with a rebase onto upstream

## Example prompts
- commit the staged changes
- commit everything in the worktree and push
- squash this branch into a single commit

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
argument-hint:
  "[--all] [--staged] [--natural] [--conventional] [--push] [--rebase] [--close <issue_numbers>] [--finding
  <finding_ids>] [--squash [--base <branch>]]"
compatibility:
  Requires Git and ai-commit with automatic ai-coord stale-dirt baseline discovery on PATH. Squash mode also requires
  uv.
effort: medium
name: commit
description:
  "Commit staged or intended changes: compose a Conventional Prefix or Natural Language message, then use ai-commit —
  with --all, --staged, --close, --finding, or --push. Also squash a branch into one commit with --squash."
---

# Git Commit

Compose the semantic commit message from immutable evidence. Let `ai-commit` own deterministic preparation, commit,
index reconciliation, and push mechanics.

Run every command from the target repository cwd. Do not surround `ai-commit` with extra `git status`, `git log`, or
`git diff` calls: preparation provides the complete evidence for this workflow. Use `--porcelain` only in deterministic
automation that explicitly parses its stable TSV records. The normal skill flow consumes the human-readable sections.

## 1. Parse Arguments

Arguments: `$ARGUMENTS`

- `ai-commit` selects the message format from repository config. Pass `--natural` or `--conventional` only as an
  explicit one-off override, never to reproduce repository policy.
- `--all`: capture all worktree and index changes. This intentionally risks including another agent's work.
- `--staged`: capture exactly the current index. Do not add session paths. It conflicts with `--all`.
- `--natural`: force Natural Language Format for this commit.
- `--conventional`: force Conventional Prefix Format for this commit.
- `--push`: request a push after commit. Otherwise push only when standing instructions authorize it.
- `--rebase`: with `--push`, let `ai-commit` rebase a behind branch onto its fetched upstream before the push. Pass it
  with every authorized push unless the user excludes it.
- `--close <issue_numbers>`: pass one `ai-commit commit --close <N>` per positive decimal issue number. Accept comma- or
  space-separated input. `ai-commit` writes the `Closes #N` lines.
- `--finding <finding_ids>`: pass one `ai-commit commit --finding <id>` per ledger finding this commit fixes. Accept
  comma- or space-separated input. Also infer a finding from context when this session's commit fixes a specific ledger
  finding. `ai-commit` writes the `Finding-ID: <id>` trailer and resolves the finding after the commit. Never include or
  resolve findings the commit does not actually fix.
- `--squash`: replace every branch commit after the merge base with one commit that carries the net branch diff. The
  helper finds the merge base with the resolved default branch. Squash mode requires a clean tree and index and an
  attached non-default branch. It conflicts with `--all`, `--staged`, and `--push`.
- `--base <branch>`: override default-branch detection. Use it only with `--squash`.
- In Conventional Prefix Format, a positional type keyword overrides the inferred type. In Natural Language Format, a
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