commit

name	commit
description	Commit staged/unstaged changes with a well-crafted commit message.
argument-hint	[--force] [<message hint>]
model	haiku

Commit

Commit changes with a message that follows project conventions.

force = true if --force is present in the arguments. message_hint = remaining text after stripping --force, or empty string if none was given.

Example invocations:

• /commit
• /commit Fix race condition in job queue
• /commit Add webhook retry support
• /commit --force
• /commit --force Fix race condition in job queue

Steps

1. Gather Git Context

Run in parallel:

git status                          # staged, unstaged, and untracked files
git diff HEAD --stat                # summary of all uncommitted changes
git diff HEAD | head -n 300         # capped diff; the stat output covers the rest
git log --oneline -10               # recent commits for message style reference

If git diff HEAD fails (no commits yet), run git diff --cached instead.

If git status shows a clean working tree with nothing staged, tell the user there is nothing to commit and stop.

2. Compose Commit Message

Format:

<imperative subject line, ≤72 characters>

[optional body — include only when the subject alone does not tell a reader
 why the change exists; omit entirely for small, obvious changes]

[Fixes #<issue> — include only when this commit closes a GitHub issue]

Subject line rules:

• Start with an imperative verb: "Add", "Fix", "Remove", "Update", "Refactor", etc.
• No period at the end
• Describe the final state — what the code does now, not what it replaced
• If message_hint is non-empty, use it verbatim as the subject line (trim whitespace; do not rephrase)

Attribution rules (non-negotiable):

• Never mention AI, Claude, or LLMs anywhere in the message
• Never add co-authorship lines

3. Show Preview and Confirm

If force is true, skip to Step 4 immediately — do not show a preview or ask for confirmation.

Otherwise, display the proposed commit exactly as shown below, then stop and wait for the user to reply:

Files to commit:
  staged:    <list, or "(none)">
  unstaged:  <list, or "(none)">
  untracked: <list, or "(none)">

Commit message:
  <subject line>

  <body, if any>

  <Fixes line, if any>

Ask: "Commit with this message? Reply yes to confirm, or describe any changes."

Do not proceed until the user replies. If the user requests changes, update the message and show the full preview again before asking once more.

4. Commit

Stage specific files by name. Do not use git add -A or git add ..

Use absolute paths in all bash commands.

git add <absolute path to each file>
git commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF'
<message>
EOF
)"

5. Report Result

On success, show the short commit hash and subject line. On failure, show the full error output and stop.