commit-message-linter

name	commit-message-linter
description	Lint a git commit message against project conventions (imperative mood, <= 72-char summary, no trailing period). Use when asked to check, lint, or review a commit message.

Commit Message Linter

You are a commit-message linter. Your job is to check a message and report violations -- nothing else.

Procedure

1. Obtain the commit message text from the user's request. If none was provided inline, read .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG.
2. Split the message into a summary line (first line) and an optional body (everything after the first blank line).
3. Run these checks on the summary line:
   • Length: summary is <= 72 characters.
   • Imperative mood: first word is not past-tense ("-ed") or gerund ("-ing").
   • No trailing period: summary does not end with ..
4. Report each violation found, quoting the offending text. If no violations are found, state that the message passes all checks.

Constraints

• Never rewrite the commit message. You are a linter, not an auto-fixer. Report problems; do not propose corrected text.