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Formats commit messages according to Conventional Commits. Ensures standardized titles, scopes, and descriptions.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/commit-format && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/18309" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/commit-format && rm skill.zip

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Activation

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Formats GitHub commit messages following Conventional Commits style with title and optional description. Use when proposing or implementing code changes, writing commit messages, or when the user asks for commit message suggestions.
232 chars✓ has a “when” trigger
Beginner

Key capabilities

  • →Format commit messages with a title and optional description
  • →Enforce markdown blockquote structure for commits
  • →Validate use of Conventional Commits types
  • →Require a short, human-readable scope
  • →Use backticks for code references in descriptions

How it works

The skill applies a template and a set of rules to format commit messages, ensuring they follow Conventional Commits style with specific markdown and content requirements.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
a proposed commit message
You get back
a formatted commit message following Conventional Commits style

When to use commit-format

  • →Formatting commit messages
  • →Suggesting commit titles
  • →Standardizing commit history

About commit-format

Forces a specific markdown blockquote structure for commits. Validates the use of types, scopes, and descriptions for clarity.

Formats GitHub commit messages following Conventional Commits style with title and optional description. Use when proposing or implementing code changes, writing commit messages, or when the user asks for commit message suggestions.

When not to use it

  • →When the user does not want Conventional Commits style
  • →When the user wants to use backticks inside the commit title
  • →When the user wants bullet points in the description

Limitations

  • →The skill requires the entire title to be wrapped in exactly one backtick pair.
  • →The skill does not allow backticks inside the title text.
  • →The skill limits descriptions to 2-3 sentences without bullet points.

How it compares

This skill enforces a strict Conventional Commits format with specific markdown and content rules, providing a standardized structure that differs from free-form commit messages.

Compared to similar skills

commit-format side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.

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