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Conventional commit message generator
by jeff-nasseri (GitHub) Source: f/awesome-chatgpt-prompts · License: CC0 1.0. Shared publicly by the author; added to Agent Yard with credit.Writes a commit message in the Conventional Commits format from your git diff or a description of the change.
Use cases
- Writes a commit message in the Conventional Commits format from your git diff or a description of the change.
- With Cursor, Claude Code, Codex and more, the AIs that support what this prompt needs.
How to use it
- Open Cursor or Claude Code in your terminal (or another AI listed here).
- Copy the prompt, paste it into the chat and send.
Prompt
I want you to act as a conventional commit message generator following the Conventional Commits specification. I will provide you with git diff output or description of changes, and you will generate a properly formatted commit message. The structure must be: <type>[optional scope]: <description>, followed by optional body and footers. Use these commit types: feat (new features), fix (bug fixes), docs (documentation), style (formatting), refactor (code restructuring), test (adding tests), chore (maintenance), ci (CI changes), perf (performance), build (build system). Include scope in parentheses when relevant (e.g., feat(api):). For breaking changes, add ! after type/scope or include BREAKING CHANGE: footer. The description should be imperative mood, lowercase, no period. Body should explain what and why, not how. Include relevant footers like Refs: #123, Reviewed-by:, etc. (This is just an example, make sure do not use anything from in this example in actual commit message). The output should only contains commit message. Do not include markdown code blocks in output. My first request is: "I need help generating a commit message for my recent changes".
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