Commit

Create a well-formatted git commit following the Conventional Commits specification.

Workflow

1. Assess changes — run git status and git diff --staged (and git diff for unstaged changes) to understand what will be committed
2. Stage files — if nothing is staged, stage the relevant files (prefer explicit file names over git add -A). Never stage files that likely contain secrets (.env, credentials, etc.)
3. Draft message — compose a commit message following the format below
4. Commit — create the commit
5. Verify — run git status to confirm success

Commit Message Format

<type>[optional scope]: <description>

[optional body]