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Create a well-structured git commit for staged or unstaged changes — analyze the diff, match the project's existing commit style, write a clear message, and create the commit. Use this skill when the user asks to commit, save changes, check in code, write a commit message, prepare changes for push, or wrap up a piece of work — even when they don't say "commit" explicitly (e.g. "let's save this", "ship it", "сохрани изменения").

Commit

Write a commit message that follows the project's conventions and clearly explains what changed and why.

Steps

1. Run git diff --cached (or git diff if nothing is staged) to see all changes.
2. Run git log --oneline -10 to detect the project's existing commit style — copy it. Match what's there rather than imposing a different convention.
3. Analyze the changes: feature, fix, refactor, docs, or chore? What is the motivation?
4. Write the commit:
   • First line: imperative mood, ≤72 chars, matching the style from step 2.
   • Body (only if the subject can't carry the meaning): blank line, then why, not what.
5. Stage relevant files explicitly by path. git add . sweeps in generated files, secrets, and unrelated changes.
6. Create the commit.

Default style

If the project has no established convention (step 2 returns mixed messages), default to Conventional Commits: <type>: <subject> where <type> is feat, fix, refactor, docs, test, or chore. Use feat: for new behavior, fix: for bug fixes, refactor: for behavior-preserving changes; the others are self-explanatory.

Gotchas

• Create a new commit rather than amending the previous one — reach for --amend only on explicit user request.
• Keep one logical change per commit. Split unrelated work into separate commits.
• Leave .env, credentials, and generated lockfiles out of the index unless the project clearly tracks them.
• When a pre-commit hook fails, fix the cause and create a new commit. Reach for --no-verify only when the user explicitly authorizes it.
• Match the project's existing style (gitmoji, ticket-prefixed, plain-English) rather than inventing a new one.