finito-commit

name	finito-commit
description	Review the current Git worktree in the Finito repository and create one commit for the current changeset. Use when the user asks to commit current work, generate a commit message from the actual diff, or finish a task by staging and committing files. Prefer this skill only when the intent is a single commit for the current worktree; if the user wants multiple commits, selective staging, or exclusions, clarify first. Use when this capability is needed.
metadata	{"author":"finitoapp"}

Finito Commit

Commit the current Finito worktree as one coherent changeset. Inspect the actual diff first, then derive a conventional commit message from the content.

Workflow

1. Inspect Git state before staging:

• Run git status --short.
• If there are no changes, report that and stop.
• If the worktree clearly mixes unrelated concerns, ask whether to split the commit instead of forcing one message.

2. Read enough of the diff to understand the real change:

• Run git diff --stat and git diff --cached --stat.
• Open representative changed files or focused diffs for the main areas.
• Base the commit message on behavior and intent, not only filenames.

3. Build the commit message with conventional-commit rules:

• Read ../conventional-commit/SKILL.md before composing the message.
• Follow its allowed types, imperative description style, scope guidance, and breaking-change rules.
• Prefer the narrowest useful scope, usually the Finito feature or subsystem touched by most of the diff.
• Use refactor for structural/internal improvements without intended behavior change, feat for new behavior, fix for bug fixes, and chore only for maintenance work.

4. Stage and commit non-interactively:

• Stage the intended worktree with git add -A unless the user requested a narrower commit.
• Commit with git commit -m "type(scope): description" when a title is enough.
• If body or footer materially help, use repeated -m flags instead of opening an editor.

5. Handle failures pragmatically:

• If git commit fails because of hooks or formatting checks, inspect the output.
• Fix issues that are directly caused by the current changeset when reasonable.
• If a blocker is outside the task scope, report it clearly instead of guessing.

6. Report the result:

• Return the final commit message.
• Summarize the main areas included in the commit.
• Mention any intentionally uncommitted files if the user asked for exclusions.

Guardrails

• Do not amend, rebase, squash, or rewrite commits unless the user explicitly asks.
• Do not use interactive Git flows.
• Do not commit when the user asked only for review or for a proposed message.
• Do not silently exclude relevant untracked files from the current changeset.
• Do not invent a generic commit message before inspecting the diff.

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Source: finitoapp/finito — distributed by TomeVault.