commit-work

name	commit-work
description	Create high-quality git commits: review/stage intended changes, split into logical commits, and write clear commit messages (including Conventional Commits). Use when the user asks to commit, craft a commit message, stage changes, or split work into multiple commits.

Commit work

Goal

Make commits that are easy to review and safe to ship:

• only intended changes are included
• commits are logically scoped (split when needed)
• commit messages describe what changed and why

Inputs to ask for (if missing)

• Single commit or multiple commits? (If unsure: default to multiple small commits when there are unrelated changes.)
• Commit style: Conventional Commits are required.
• Any rules: max subject length, required scopes.

Workflow (checklist)

1. Inspect the working tree before staging
   • git status
   • git diff (unstaged)
   • If many changes: git diff --stat
2. Decide commit boundaries (split if needed)
   • Split by: feature vs refactor, backend vs frontend, formatting vs logic, tests vs prod code, dependency bumps vs behavior changes.
   • If changes are mixed in one file, plan to use patch staging.
3. Stage only what belongs in the next commit
   • Prefer patch staging for mixed changes: git add -p
   • To unstage a hunk/file: git restore --staged -p or git restore --staged <path>
4. Review what will actually be committed
   • git diff --cached
   • Sanity checks:
     • no secrets or tokens
     • no accidental debug logging