commit-drafter

Commit Message Drafter

Automatically generates commit messages by analyzing your staged changes.

What It Does

• Analyzes git status and staged changes
• Extracts full diff content with statistics
• Provides structured context to Claude (the AI)
• Claude writes a meaningful commit message based on actual changes

Usage

Just say:

• "draft a commit for me to review"
• "create a commit message"
• "suggest a commit message"

The skill will automatically:

1. Check git status
2. Extract file changes and statistics
3. Get the full diff content
4. Present context to Claude
5. Claude analyzes the changes and writes a clear, descriptive commit message
6. Return it for your review

How It Works

Unlike template-based commit tools that just output placeholders, this skill provides real git context to Claude (the AI), who then writes a meaningful commit message based on understanding the actual code changes.

The script outputs:

• Files changed (added, modified, deleted, renamed)
• Change statistics (+insertions, -deletions)
• Full diff content showing exact changes
• Instructions for Claude to write the commit

Claude then reads this context and writes a commit message that actually describes what changed and why.

Value

No more staring at git diff trying to write a commit message. No more useless templates with [TODO] placeholders. Claude reads your changes, understands them, and drafts a meaningful message automatically.