A VS Code extension and CLI tool to generate a smart commit message based on file changes (without AI)
Starting from an empty commit message, the extension created a recommended message and populated it inside the Git pane of VS Code:
How to install and run the extension in VS Code.
Install the CLI tool quick and easy so you are not tied to the IDE - see CLI docs.
Just click the extension's one button in the Git pane.
This is what the extension can do:
- Look at any staged changes files, otherwise falls back to all unstaged changes.
- Generate a commit message (based on rules and templates, no AI). You edit the message before comitting.
- It can describe a variety of changes - when a file is added, removed, moved, renamed, etc. ,
- Can handle multiple files at once and count the files.
- Based on paths and extensions, infers a Conventional Commit prefix type e.g.
feat,chore,ci,build,build(deps),docs.
See more info on the Features page in the docs.
Other extensions usually require some manual input, such as selecting prefix type from a droplist or writing a commit message by hand along with other form parameters.
This extension takes zero parameters. Just click a button.
This extension does not use AI. With the explosion of AI tools, you can find alternatives to this extension which use do AI - see notes here under AI tools.
Here are some screenshots of what messages the extension generates based on changed files.
If you created a new file and staged it:
If you updated a build-related file:
If updated a file in docs/ or a README.md anywhere:
If you renamed a file:
Guides for installing and using the pre-built extension and for developers to build from source code.
See the Contributing guide.
Released under MIT by @MichaelCurrin.
See the Credit doc for more info.