Git Commit Skill
SkillDev toolsThe commit skill is a skill for AI agents that creates a git commit with conventional commit format. It guides the agent through inspecting changes, staging the right files, and writing a single-line message such as 'feat:' or 'fix:'. Use it whenever you want to commit changes.
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Details
Instructions available. Your AI can read the instructions. Execution depends on the setup they require.
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No other account needed.
Have a git repository with changes you want to commit.
What your AI can do with it
- Inspect staged and unstaged changes with git status and git diff
- Stage only the relevant files by name
- Write a single-line conventional commit message like 'feat:' or 'fix:'
- Keep the commit message under 72 characters
Getting started
- Have a git repository with changes you want to commit.
- Make the commit skill available to your AI agent.
- Ask the agent to commit the changes.
- Review the staged files and the commit message the agent proposes.
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by windmill-labs/windmill in .agents/skills/commit/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Create a focused, single-line commit following conventional commit conventions.
Instructions
- Analyze changes: Run
git statusandgit diffto understand what was modified - Stage only modified files: Add files individually by name. NEVER use
git add -Aorgit add . - Write commit message: Follow the conventional commit format as a single line
Conventional Commit Format
<type>: <description>
Types
feat: New feature or capabilityfix: Bug fixrefactor: Code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a featuredocs: Documentation only changesstyle: Formatting, missing semicolons, etc (no code change)test: Adding or correcting testschore: Maintenance tasks, dependency updates, etcperf: Performance improvement
Rules
- Message MUST be a single line (no multi-line messages)
- Description should be lowercase, imperative mood ("add" not "added")
- No period at the end
- Keep under 72 characters total
Examples
feat: add token usage tracking for AI providers
fix: resolve null pointer in job executor
refactor: extract common validation logic
docs: update API endpoint documentation
chore: upgrade sqlx to 0.7
Execution Steps
- Run
git statusto see all changes - Run
git diffto understand the changes in detail - Run
git log --oneline -5to see recent commit style - Stage ONLY the modified/relevant files:
git add <file1> <file2> ... - Create the commit with conventional format:
git commit -m "<type>: <description>" - Run
git statusto verify the commit succeeded
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 18k
- Forks
- 1k
- Last commit
- Oct 2026
Questions
- What kind of tool is commit?
- It is a skill for AI agents that creates a git commit with conventional commit format.
- When should I use it?
- Use it anytime you want to commit changes.
- What commit message format does it use?
- A single-line conventional commit message like 'feat:' or 'fix:', kept under 72 characters.
- Does it stage files automatically?
- It inspects staged and unstaged changes with git status and diff, then stages only relevant files by name.
Advanced
- Item type
- skill
- Key
commit-10- Source
- github.com/windmill-labs/windmill
github.com/windmill-labs/windmill