Agent skill · GitHub (community contributions)

Git Commit skill for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor

Reads the diff, stages related files and writes conventional commits, splitting when needed.

Communityname: git-commit★ 40k (repo)pushed 2026-10-23MITSKILL.md on GitHubchecked 2026-11-07

What it does, in the publisher's words

Use this skill when the user wants to make a Git commit or split changes into more than one commit. Also use it when the user types "/commit" or asks for a conventional commit. The skill examines the diff, stages the related files, writes a Conventional Commits message, and runs git commit. Do not use it when the user wants only a commit message and no commit.

The description field of the SKILL.md. The agent reads only this at startup and decides from it when to load the full skill.

Install Git Commit

The skills CLI copies the skill into the folder of each agent you pick (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf...). Add -g for all projects. Needs Node.js 22.20+. docs

npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill git-commit

Copy the skill folder into ~/.claude/skills (all projects) or .claude/skills (this repo). Claude Code picks it up without a restart. docs

npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill git-commit -a claude-code

# or by hand:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git /tmp/git-commit-src
cp -r /tmp/git-commit-src/skills/git-commit ~/.claude/skills/git-commit

Download the skill folder, zip it, then Customize > Skills > + > Create skill > Upload a skill. Code execution must be on (Settings > Capabilities). docs

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git /tmp/git-commit-src
cp -r /tmp/git-commit-src/skills/git-commit ./git-commit
zip -r git-commit.zip git-commit

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills in the repo or ~/.agents/skills. Type $ in Codex to use one. docs

npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill git-commit -a codex

gh skill (GitHub CLI 2.90+, preview) installs it for Copilot in VS Code, the CLI and the cloud agent. Copilot also reads .github/skills and ~/.copilot/skills. docs

gh skill install github/awesome-copilot git-commit

Cursor reads .cursor/skills, .agents/skills and ~/.cursor/skills (and .claude/skills). It does not install loose skills from a GitHub URL, so copy it in. docs

npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill git-commit -a cursor

Installs from the GitHub repo; --path picks this skill out of the repo. Default scope is user (all projects). docs

gemini skills install https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git --path skills/git-commit

OpenCode reads .opencode/skills, ~/.config/opencode/skills and the Claude and .agents folders. docs

npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill git-commit -a opencode

Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) reads .devin/skills, .windsurf/skills and ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills. docs

npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill git-commit -a windsurf

Works with

Claude Code, Claude.ai and Claude Desktop, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and other agents that read the open Agent Skills format.

The SKILL.md says: "Requires Git. The `--resolved` option of `git add` requires Git 2.56 or later. Older versions use the fallback in step 3."
Pre-approves these tools (allowed-tools, experimental in the spec): shell(git:*).

What's in the SKILL.md

11 sections

Message Format
Types
Breaking Changes
Workflow
1. Read the repository rules
2. Examine the changes
3. Stage the files
4. Write the message
5. Commit
6. Make sure that the commit is correct
Safety Rules

Facts

Skill name: git-commit
Publisher: GitHub (community contributions) (community)
Repo: github/awesome-copilot
License: MIT
SKILL.md size: 1,140 words, 156 lines
Repo stars: 40k (as of 2026-10-24)
SKILL.md checked: 2026-11-07

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FAQ

What does the git-commit skill do?+

Reads the diff, stages related files and writes conventional commits, splitting when needed. In its own SKILL.md, GitHub (community contributions) describes it as: "Use this skill when the user wants to make a Git commit or split changes into more than one commit. Also use it when the user types "/commit" or asks for a conventional commit. The skill examines the diff, stages the related files, writes a Conventional Commits message, and runs git commit."

How do I install the git-commit skill?+

Run npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill git-commit and pick your agents, or use the tab for your agent above. In Claude Code the skill ends up in ~/.claude/skills/git-commit/SKILL.md; in Codex and Cursor in .agents/skills/git-commit/.

Does Git Commit work in Codex, Cursor and Copilot, or only Claude?+

It's a standard SKILL.md, so any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use it: Claude Code, the Claude apps, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and more. The SKILL.md notes: Requires Git. The `--resolved` option of `git add` requires Git 2.56 or later. Older versions use the fallback in step 3.

Who maintains Git Commit?+

GitHub (community contributions) (a community project), in the github/awesome-copilot repo on GitHub, last pushed 2026-10-23. License: MIT.

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