Commit Discipline

Hard gate

NEVER commit unless the user explicitly says to commit in this conversation.

• No git commit, git commit --amend, rebase/squash, or any git operation that creates or rewrites commits unless explicitly asked.
• Default: make code changes, show a tight diff summary, and ask for approval.
• If the user asks for a commit message, only provide the message — do not commit unless they also explicitly say to commit.

Speed rule (no back-and-forth on commit failures)

• If the user explicitly asked you to commit and the commit fails due to sandbox/permissions or .git/index.lock, automatically retry using the appropriate permissions and clear a stale lock (see git-troubleshooting.mdc).