Commit Scope Constitution

Overview

This skill enables building and maintaining a living constitution that defines the inventory and rules for commit scopes used in conventional commits. The constitution serves as the authoritative source for:

• Approved scope names organized by commit type
• Naming conventions and patterns for scopes
• Scope definitions and boundaries
• Guidance for choosing appropriate scopes

Repository-Specific Design: Each repository maintains its own scopes inventory and constitution, stored within the repository itself. This ensures scopes align with the specific project structure, domains, and modules of that repository.

Core Principle: Type vs. Scope (Three-Tier Model)

Commit messages follow the pattern type(scope): subject, governed by a three-tier hierarchy: