Conventional Commits

Compose commit messages following the Conventional Commits v1.0.0 specification for structured commit history, automated changelog generation, and semantic versioning.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

• Creating git commit messages for structured projects
• Validating commit message format against Conventional Commits specification
• Setting up commit message validation with commitlint
• Configuring changelog generation from commit history
• Implementing semantic versioning automation
• Reviewing commit messages for specification compliance
• Training teams on commit message standards
• Integrating with tools like semantic-release, commitizen, or git-cliff

Message Structure