slate-commit

name	slate-commit
description	Compact Conventional Commit generator. Use for commit messages, changelog snippets, and staged-change summaries.

slate-commit

Write clean commit messages. Short subject. Body only when needed.

Subject

<type>(<scope>): <imperative summary>

Types:

• feat
• fix
• refactor
• perf
• docs
• test
• chore
• build
• ci
• style
• revert

Rules

• Imperative mood: add, fix, remove, not added or adds.
• Prefer <=50 chars. Hard cap 72 chars.
• No trailing period.
• Body only for non-obvious why, breaking changes, migrations, security fixes, reverts, linked issues.
• Never include AI attribution unless project policy requires it.
• Output commit message in one code block.

Examples

fix(auth): reject expired JWTs

feat(api)!: rename /v1/orders to /v1/checkout

BREAKING CHANGE: clients must migrate before 2026-06-01.
Old route returns 410 after cutoff.

Boundary

Only generate commit message. Do not stage, commit, amend, or push.