Git Commit Messages

by decebals

Git Commit Messages is a Writing skill for Claude Code, published by decebals in claude-code-java.

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Install Git Commit Messages

Copy Git Commit Messages into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.

terminal

npx degit https://github.com/decebals/claude-code-java/tree/main/.claude/skills/git-commit ~/.claude/skills/git-commit

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/decebals/claude-code-java.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file: .claude/skills/git-commit/SKILL.md in decebals/claude-code-java
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/git-commit
Collection: One of 18 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: Writing — 1012 skills

What Git Commit Messages does

Git Commit Messages generates conventional commit messages for Java changes. Use it after code edits or when you need a commit message for staged changes.

Git Commit Messages is cataloged under Writing on DirSkills. Git Commit Messages comes from a repository tagged ai-assisted-development, claude-code, claude-code-skills, developer-tools and java.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

Git Commit Message Skill

Generate conventional, informative commit messages for Java projects.

When to Use

After making code changes
User says "commit this" / "commit changes" / "create commit"
Before creating PRs

Format Standard

Use Conventional Commits format:

<type>(<scope>): <subject>

<body>

<footer>

Types (Java context)

feat: New feature (new API, new functionality)
fix: Bug fix
refactor: Code refactoring (no functional change)
test: Add/update tests
docs: Documentation only
perf: Performance improvement
build: Maven/Gradle changes
chore: Maintenance (dependency updates, etc)

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Frequently asked about Git Commit Messages

What else does decebals publish alongside Git Commit Messages?
Git Commit Messages is one of 18 skills that DirSkills catalogs from decebals/claude-code-java, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include API Contract Review, Architecture Review and Changelog Generator. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Git Commit Messages does, and is maintained by decebals in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the decebals/claude-code-java page.
How does Git Commit Messages compare to other Writing skills?
Git Commit Messages ranks #597 by stars among the 1012 Writing skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Article Writing, Social Media Content Calendar and Knowledge Comic Creator. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Git Commit Messages against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.