name: commit-work
description: "Create high-quality git commits: review/stage intended changes, split into logical commits, and write clear commit messages (including Conventional Commits). Use when the user asks to commit, craft a commit message, stage changes, or split work into multiple commits."

Commit work

Goal

Make commits that are easy to review and safe to ship:
- only intended changes are included
- commits are logically scoped (split when needed)
- commit messages describe what changed and why

Inputs to ask for (if missing)

• Single commit or multiple commits? (If unsure: default to multiple small commits when there are unrelated changes.)
• Commit style: Conventional Commits are required.
• Any rules: max subject length, required scopes.

Workflow (checklist)

1) Inspect the working tree before staging
- git status
- git diff (unstaged)
- If many changes: git diff --stat
2) Decide commit boundaries (split if needed)
- Split by: feature vs refactor, backend vs frontend, formatting vs logic, tests vs prod code, dependency bumps vs behavior changes.
- If changes are mixed in one file, plan to use patch staging.
3) Stage only what belongs in the next commit
- Prefer patch staging for mixed changes: git add -p
- To unstage a hunk/file: git restore --staged -p or git restore --staged <path>
4) Review what will actually be committed
- git diff --cached
- Sanity checks:
- no secrets or tokens
- no accidental debug logging
- no unrelated formatting churn
5) Describe the staged change in 1-2 sentences (before writing the message)
- "What changed?" + "Why?"
- If you cannot describe it cleanly, the commit is probably too big or mixed; go back to step 2.
6) Write the commit message
- Use Conventional Commits (required):
- type(scope): short summary
- blank line
- body (what/why, not implementation diary)
- footer (BREAKING CHANGE) if needed
- Prefer an editor for multi-line messages: git commit -v
- Use references/commit-message-template.md if helpful.
7) Run the smallest relevant verification
- Run the repo's fastest meaningful check (unit tests, lint, or build) before moving on.
8) Repeat for the next commit until the working tree is clean

Deliverable

Provide:
- the final commit message(s)
- a short summary per commit (what/why)
- the commands used to stage/review (at minimum: git diff --cached, plus any tests run)