Conventional Commit

The conventional-commit skill provides developers with a structured XML-based prompt and workflow for generating standardized commit messages aligned with the Conventional Commits specification. It guides users through inspecting changes, constructing properly formatted commits with type, scope, and description fields, and automatically executing the git commit command. This skill solves the problem of inconsistent commit message formatting across repositories by enforcing a consistent, machine-readable standard that improves code history clarity and enables better automated tooling integration.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill conventional-commit --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Instructions

	<description>This file contains a prompt template for generating conventional commit messages. It provides instructions, examples, and formatting guidelines to help users write standardized, descriptive commit messages in accordance with the Conventional Commits specification.</description>

Workflow

Follow these steps:

Run git status to review changed files.
Run git diff or git diff --cached to inspect changes.
Stage your changes with git add <file>.
Construct your commit message using the following XML structure.
After generating your commit message, Copilot will automatically run the following command in your integrated terminal (no confirmation needed):

git commit -m "type(scope): description"

Just execute this prompt and Copilot will handle the commit for you in the terminal.

Commit Message Structure

SKILL.md on GitHub

Details

Repository: github.com/github/awesome-copilot
Categories: Git & Pull Requests, Code Review & Quality, AI & Agent Building, Automation & Workflows