Commit

Intent

Carve changes into surgical commits: one coherent change, minimal blast radius, and at least one feedback signal before committing.

When to use

• “Split this into micro commits.”
• “Stage only the minimal change and commit it.”
• “Keep the commits tiny, keep checks passing.”

Workflow (Surgeon’s principle)

1) Scope the incision

• Identify the smallest change that can stand alone.
• Isolate unrelated edits; avoid drive-by refactors/formatting unless required for correctness.