agileflow-commit-messages

Conventional Commits is a specification that structures commit messages with type, scope, subject, body, and footer. This skill formats your staged changes automatically, analyzing the diff to determine the commit type and scope, then presents the formatted message for your approval before committing.

The skill reads your project's CLAUDE.md file to check your attribution policy. If your policy allows AI attribution, the skill adds it as a footer in the commit message. You control whether attribution appears through your project's configuration.

Inconsistent commit messages make code review harder, break changelog generation, and obscure project history. Conventional Commits enforces a searchable, standardized format so your Git history remains clean and queryable across your team.

Yes. The skill applies during commit creation across any codebase that uses Git. It analyzes your staged changes and formats the message according to Conventional Commits without requiring changes to your existing workflow or repository structure.

The skill formats the commit message with type, scope, subject, body, and footer according to Conventional Commits. If CLAUDE.md is absent, no AI attribution footer is added. The core formatting still applies to keep your history standardized.