cbeams-git-commit-messages

Purpose

Help the user write, revise or review Git commit messages that are easy to scan, consistent across a repo and informative in history.

In the Editorial Pipeline, cbeams-git-commit-messages serves as Stage 1 drafting for commit messages. Commit messages are exempt from the Stage 2 Sub-Editor Gate.

When to use

Use this skill whenever:

• Asking for a commit message for staged changes or a diff.
• Pasting a diff or summary and asking what to commit.
• Asking to improve, revise or shorten an existing commit message.
• Reviewing whether a commit message follows Chris Beams' seven rules.

Procedure