Standardizes Git commit messages to enable automated semantic versioning and professional changelog generation.
This skill empowers Claude to compose, validate, and manage Git commit messages following the Conventional Commits v1.0.0 specification. By enforcing structured prefixes like feat and fix, and identifying breaking changes, it ensures a machine-readable project history. This facilitates seamless integration with automation tools like semantic-release and git-cliff, allowing teams to automate versioning and documentation while maintaining a clear, readable record of codebase evolution.
Key Features
01Semantic Versioning (SemVer) correlation for automated release management
02Validation of commit headers against the 72-character imperative-tense standard
03Automated commit message drafting following Conventional Commits v1.0.0
04Standardized identification of BREAKING CHANGEs via footer or '!' syntax
0511 GitHub stars
06Support for Angular-style types including refactor, perf, chore, and ci
Use Cases
01Refactoring messy commit histories into structured, specification-compliant logs
02Enforcing consistent commit standards across distributed engineering teams
03Preparing repositories for automated changelog generation and CI/CD releases
