gitcommit

A Git commit message assistant powered by Claude AI.

Overview

gitcommit is a command-line tool that helps you write better Git commit messages. It uses Claude AI to analyze your changes and suggest clear, descriptive commit messages that follow best practices.

Features

• Analyzes staged changes to understand context
• Suggests well-formatted commit messages
• Interactive workflow with options to:
  • Accept suggested message
  • Edit message in vim
  • Request a new suggestion
• Supports committing all changes with -a flag
• Validates edited messages

Installation

go install github.com/wingedpig/gitcommit@latest

Setup

Get an API key from Anthropic (https://console.anthropic.com/) Set your API key:

export CLAUDE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Usage

Show help

gitcommit -help

Commit staged changes

gitcommit

Commit all changes (including unstaged)

gitcommit -a

When run, gitcommit will:

• Ask for your initial commit message
• Analyze the changes and suggest an improved message
• Let you accept, edit, or reject the suggestion

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests.