commit-changes

name	commit-changes
description	Create, amend, reword, split, squash, or prepare libcrafter commits with the repository's Conventional Commits policy and scoped staging discipline.

Commit Changes

Use this skill whenever you create, amend, reword, split, squash, or otherwise prepare commits in this repository.

Commit Subject Format

Every commit subject must use:

type(scope): subject

Allowed types:

• build: build tooling, packaging, generated build metadata
• chore: repository maintenance that is not CI, docs, or tests
• ci: GitHub Actions, workflow scripts, runner setup
• docs: documentation-only changes
• feat: new user-facing or API behavior
• fix: bug fixes and reliability corrections
• perf: performance improvements
• refactor: behavior-preserving code restructuring
• revert: reverting a prior change
• style: formatting-only changes
• test: tests, fixtures, validation harnesses

Scopes are required. They are lowercase and may use digits, ., _, /, or -.

Good examples:

feat(pcap): add nanosecond timestamp writer
fix(ci): install libpcap before workspace tests
test(interop): cover malformed tcp options
docs(live-lab): clarify Hetzner dry runs

Required Local Check

Before committing, install the tracked hook once in the checkout:

.agents/scripts/install-git-hooks

Before rewording or pushing commit history, validate the affected range:

.agents/scripts/check-conventional-commits --range origin/master..HEAD

For a single proposed message, validate through the hook or checker rather than duplicating the regex by hand.

Staging Discipline

Stage only files that belong to the change being committed. Do not stage ignored artifacts, provider state, local credentials, generated reports, or unrelated user edits.

Keep commit subjects short, imperative, and specific. Put details in the body only when the subject cannot carry the reasoning.