Commit

Create a new commit for all of our uncommitted changes

Step 0: Determine Reasoning

Before committing, identify WHY these changes were needed. The commit body MUST include a short reason.

• If the user explicitly stated a reason (e.g., "commit my changes, I fixed the login bug"), use that.
• If this skill was invoked by another skill/command and the reason is clear from context, use that.
• If the reason is NOT clear from the conversation context, use AskUserQuestion to ask: "Why were these changes needed? (This will be included in the commit message)"

Step 1: Review Current State

Run: git status && git diff HEAD && git status --porcelain This shows all uncommitted changes (modified, untracked, and staged files)

Step 1.5: Secret / Credential Scan

Before staging anything, scan the diff output from Step 1 for explicit secrets or credentials.

Two complementary checks — BOTH must pass:

Check A: Value-pattern scan

Look for values that look like secrets regardless of what field they are in:

• API keys with known prefixes (e.g., sk-..., AIza..., AKIA..., ghp_..., xoxb-...)
• Private keys or certificates (e.g., -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----)
• Hard-coded connection strings with credentials (e.g., postgresql://user:pass@host)
• Any high-entropy string (20+ random chars) assigned to a variable named key, secret, token, password, credential, or similar

Check B: Field-name scan (catches low-entropy keys like org-agentic-kb)

Scan for any non-placeholder value assigned to an authentication-related field name, regardless of the value's format or length. Flag any of these patterns:

"X-API-Key": ""
"Authorization": "..."
api_key: ...
apiKey: ...
token: ...
password: ...
secret: ...
credential: ...

In JSON, YAML, .env, config files, or any headers block (e.g., MCP mcp.json, CI configs).

A value is safe (not flagged) only if it is clearly a placeholder:

• Wrapped in angle brackets: ``
• Prefixed with PLACEHOLDER_, YOUR_, MY_, EXAMPLE_
• An empty string: ""
• A well-known dummy: "changeme", "test-key" (flag these too — they suggest a real value is expected)

If any suspected secret is found:

1. DO NOT stage or commit anything.
2. Alert the user with the exact file path, line number, and the suspicious value (mask the middle characters, e.g., org-ag...kb).
3. Ask the user to confirm whether it is a real secret and how to proceed before continuing.
4. STOP — do not proceed to Step 2 until the user responds.

Only continue to Step 2 if no secrets were found, or the user has confirmed the flagged values are safe.

Step 2: Stage ALL Changes

CRITICAL: You MUST run git add . to stage ALL files including:

• Modified files
• Untracked files
• Untracked directories

DO NOT selectively stage files with git add unless explicitly instructed. The default behavior is to commit everything.

Run: git add .

Step 3: Create Commit

Add an atomic commit message with conventional commit format:

• Type: "feat", "fix", "docs", "chore", "refactor", "test", etc.
• Scope (optional): component or area affected
• Description: brief summary (50 chars or less, imperative mood)
• Body (REQUIRED): must include a short reason explaining WHY these changes were needed
• Footer: Include "Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 "

Run: `git commit -m "$(cat

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 EOF )"`

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: giladresisi
• Source: giladresisi/ai-dev-env
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.