authoring-commits

Development

Conventional Commits standards for git messages. Use when creating commits, writing commit messages, or reviewing commit history.

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How to use this skill

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Copy the prompt below and paste it into your agent.
Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.

Prompt to paste

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/blob/HEAD/skills/development/authoring-commits/SKILL.md

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Commit Authoring

Write commit messages following Conventional Commits v1.0.0.

Message Structure

<type>[optional scope]: <description>

[optional body]

[optional footer(s)]

Rules

Prefix with type, optional scope in parentheses, optional ! for breaking changes, colon, space
feat for new features (MINOR in SemVer)
fix for bug fixes (PATCH in SemVer)
Description immediately follows the colon and space
Body separated by one blank line, free-form
Footers one blank line after body, token-separator-value format
Footer tokens use - instead of spaces (except BREAKING CHANGE)
! before : indicates breaking change; BREAKING CHANGE: footer may be omitted if ! is used
Breaking changes correlate with MAJOR in SemVer

Types

Type	Purpose	SemVer
`feat`	New feature	MINOR
`fix`	Bug fix	PATCH
`docs`	Documentation only	-
`style`	Formatting, whitespace	-
`refactor`	Neither fix nor feature	-
`perf`	Performance improvement	-
`test`	Adding or updating tests	-
`build`	Build system or dependencies	-
`ci`	CI configuration	-
`chore`	Maintenance tasks	-

Description

Use imperative mood: "add feature" not "added feature". Keep under 50 characters. No period. Lowercase after type prefix.

Body

Wrap at 72 characters. Explain what and why, not how.

Prohibited

Do not include "Generated with Claude Code", AI attribution, Co-authored-by lines for AI, emoji, time estimates, dates, or TODO items.

Examples

Simple:

docs: correct spelling of CHANGELOG

With scope:

feat(lang): add Polish language

Breaking change:

feat!: send email to customer when product ships

BREAKING CHANGE: customers now receive emails by default.

With body:

fix: prevent duplicate form submissions

Disables submit button after first click and adds
debounce to the handler.

With footer:

fix: resolve race condition in auth flow

Refs: #123
Reviewed-by: Alice