smart-commit

To generate conventional commit messages that explain why changes were made, run the smart-commit skill against your staged diffs or working directory changes. It automatically produces semantic commit messages with a clear rationale in the body.

The best way to automate semantic git commit bodies for monorepos is to apply the smart-commit skill across your working directory changes. It handles multiple files in monorepos and generates detailed commit bodies explaining the rationale.

Yes, you can include scope and capture breaking changes in conventional commits automatically. The smart-commit skill ensures messages follow Conventional Commits standards, supporting optional scopes and flagging breaking changes in the output.

To create a git commit message from a staged diff without writing it manually, stage your changes and run the smart-commit skill. It analyzes the diff to generate a WHY-focused commit message automatically.

Yes, the smart-commit skill works with unstaged working directory changes across multiple files. It can apply to both staged diffs and working directory changes in any project, generating semantic commit messages accordingly.

A limitation of automated conventional commit generation is that while the skill produces structured messages with rationale, developers must still review the output to ensure the generated rationale accurately reflects complex, project-specific side effects.