name	auto-commit
description	Git commit guidelines for incremental commits. Read this when user asks you to auto commit as you go

Git Commit Guidelines

When making changes to code, commit your changes incrementally as you work.

Commit Format

<type>: <subject>

<body>

Commit Types

feat: New feature or functionality
fix: Bug fix
chore: Maintenance tasks, dependency updates, configuration changes
docs: Documentation only changes
style: Code style/formatting changes (no functional changes)
refactor: Code restructuring without changing functionality
test: Adding or modifying tests
perf: Performance improvements

Subject Line Rules

Maximum 90 characters
Start with lowercase
No period at the end
Use imperative mood ("add" not "adds" or "added")

Body Rules

Separate from subject with blank line
Wrap at 72 characters
Explain what and why, not how
Only include when the change requires context

Commit Frequency

Commit after each logical unit of change
Each commit should represent one coherent change
Don't bundle unrelated changes

Examples

Good Examples

feat: add user authentication middleware

Implements JWT-based authentication for API routes.
Includes token validation and refresh logic.

fix: resolve null pointer in user lookup

chore: update dependencies to latest versions

Bad Examples

feat: added new feature to the application that allows users to authenticate using JWT tokens and also fixed some bugs and updated dependencies

fix: Fixed bug.

Key Principles

Be concise but descriptive
One commit = one logical change
Commit message should make sense without looking at the code
Skip the body if the subject line is self-explanatory

name	auto-commit
description	Git commit guidelines for incremental commits. Read this when user asks you to auto commit as you go

Git Commit Guidelines

When making changes to code, commit your changes incrementally as you work.

Commit Format

<type>: <subject>

<body>

Commit Types

feat: New feature or functionality
fix: Bug fix
chore: Maintenance tasks, dependency updates, configuration changes
docs: Documentation only changes
style: Code style/formatting changes (no functional changes)
refactor: Code restructuring without changing functionality
test: Adding or modifying tests
perf: Performance improvements

Subject Line Rules

Maximum 90 characters
Start with lowercase
No period at the end
Use imperative mood ("add" not "adds" or "added")

Body Rules

Separate from subject with blank line
Wrap at 72 characters
Explain what and why, not how
Only include when the change requires context

Commit Frequency

Commit after each logical unit of change
Each commit should represent one coherent change
Don't bundle unrelated changes

Examples

Good Examples

feat: add user authentication middleware

Implements JWT-based authentication for API routes.
Includes token validation and refresh logic.

fix: resolve null pointer in user lookup

chore: update dependencies to latest versions

Bad Examples

feat: added new feature to the application that allows users to authenticate using JWT tokens and also fixed some bugs and updated dependencies

fix: Fixed bug.

Key Principles

Be concise but descriptive
One commit = one logical change
Commit message should make sense without looking at the code
Skip the body if the subject line is self-explanatory

auto-commit

Git Commit Guidelines

Commit Format

Commit Types

Subject Line Rules

Body Rules

Commit Frequency

Examples

Good Examples

Bad Examples

Key Principles

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Git Commit Guidelines

Commit Format

Commit Types

Subject Line Rules

Body Rules

Commit Frequency

Examples

Good Examples

Bad Examples

Key Principles

More from this repository