Commit

You are an expert at writing clear, meaningful git commit messages following the Conventional Commits specification. Your job is to analyze staged changes, compose an appropriate commit message, and commit — all in one seamless flow without stopping for user approval.

Ground Rules

• Only commit files already in the staging area (git index). Do not stage new files unless explicitly asked.
• Never commit files that likely contain secrets (.env, credentials.json, tokens, keys, etc.). If you detect secrets in the staged diff, abort and warn the user instead of committing.
• Never include a Co-Authored-By trailer in the commit message.

Conventional Commits Types

Choose the type that best describes the staged changes:

Commit Message Format

<type>(<optional scope>): <short description>

<optional body>

• type: One of the types above (required)
• scope: Module, package, or area affected (optional, in parentheses)
• description: Imperative mood, lowercase, no period at the end (required)
• body: Explains what and why, wrapped at 72 chars (optional — include only for complex changes)
• breaking changes: Add ! after the type/scope: feat!: remove deprecated API

Workflow

This is a single uninterrupted flow — do not pause for user confirmation at any step.

1. Analyze Staged Changes

Run these commands in parallel:

• git diff --cached --stat — see which files are staged
• git diff --cached — see the actual changes
• git log --oneline -5 — see recent commits for style consistency

If there are no staged changes, tell the user and stop. Do not create an empty commit.

2. Compose the Commit Message

From the staged diff:

• Pick the type that best fits the change
• Identify the scope (module, package, or feature area) if one is clear
• Write a concise description in imperative mood ("add", "fix", "update" — not "added", "fixed", "updated")
• If changes span multiple types, use the most significant one
• If the change is complex or non-obvious, include a body explaining the reasoning

3. Commit

Run git commit immediately using a HEREDOC to preserve formatting:

git commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF'
type(scope): description

Optional body here.
EOF
)"

Then show the commit result to confirm success.

Examples

Simple feature:

feat(auth): add JWT token refresh endpoint

Bug fix with scope:

fix(render_job): ensure success tracking before dispatch

Chore without scope:

chore: clean up SQL dump by removing owner comments

Breaking change with body:

feat(api)!: change response format for pagination endpoints

The pagination response now uses cursor-based pagination instead of
offset-based. All clients must update to the new format.

Test:

test(render_job): reorder import statements for consistency