Git Commit Messages Claude Skill — Conventional Commits From Every Diff

A good commit history is one of the most underrated developer tools. It tells you what changed, why it changed, and who changed it — without reading the actual code. But writing good commit messages consistently is something most developers do badly under deadline pressure.

The Git Commit Messages Skill makes Claude generate conventional, descriptive commit messages from your diff. You stage your changes, paste the diff, and Claude writes the commit message — every time, consistently.

What Makes a Good Commit Message

Good commit messages follow the Conventional Commits specification:

type(scope): short description

Optional longer explanation of what changed and why.

Types:

• feat — a new feature
• fix — a bug fix
• docs — documentation changes
• style — formatting, no logic change
• refactor — code restructure, no feature or fix
• test — adding or updating tests
• chore — build process, dependencies, tooling

Examples of good commit messages:

feat(auth): add Google OAuth login flow
fix(dashboard): resolve null pointer on empty user profile
refactor(api): extract rate limiting into middleware
docs(readme): add Claude Code setup instructions

These are scannable, meaningful, and useful six months later when you're trying to understand what changed and why.

How to Use the Git Commit Messages Skill

Once installed, the workflow is simple:

1. Make your changes
2. Run git diff --staged to see the staged diff
3. Paste the diff into Claude Code
4. Claude generates the conventional commit message
5. Copy and use: git commit -m "feat(tools): add JSON formatter page"

Or ask Claude directly during your coding session:

Generate a conventional commit message for these changes
[paste your diff]

How to Install

1. Visit rohansurve.in/rohankit/skills/git-commits for the install guide
2. Run:

npx skills add git-commits

1. Start generating commit messages immediately

Why Conventional Commits Matter

For solo developers — your commit history becomes searchable documentation. Six months later you can find exactly when a feature was added or a bug was fixed.

For teams — consistent commit format makes code reviews easier, changelogs auto-generatable, and blame analysis meaningful.

For open source — conventional commits are a recognised standard. Contributors know immediately what each commit does.

For CI/CD — many automated tools parse conventional commits to generate release notes, determine semantic version bumps, and trigger deployment pipelines.

Works With the Full RohanKit Workflow

The commit messages skill fits naturally into a complete Claude Code workflow:

1. Write code with Flutter Development or Next.js Full Stack skills
2. Review with Code Review Skill
3. Commit with Git Commit Messages Skill
4. Document with API Documentation Skill

All free at rohansurve.in/rohankit.

Consistent Commits, Zero Effort

The Git Commit Messages Skill removes the friction from writing good commits. Paste your diff, get a conventional message, ship clean history — every single time.