commit

Stage changes and commit with a message.

When to invoke

User says: "/commit", "commit this", "stage and commit", "save this change locally" Not this: sharing your commit with others → /push · opening a pull request → /pr

Message (optional): $ARGUMENTS

Loom routing

Skip this section if your prompt contains LOOM-EXECUTOR — you are the executor; run the skill as specced below. Full protocol: .claude/context/loom.md.

1. Resolve: ROUTE=$(bash bin/loom.sh route commit), then DECISION_ID=$(printf '%s\n' "$ROUTE" | jq -r '.decision_id // empty').
2. If mode ≠ delegate, or the user signalled depth ("deep", "think hard", --deep) → run this skill inline as normal. On a depth override, print bash bin/loom.sh footer commit --override after the output and set "override":true in telemetry.
3. Otherwise delegate: spawn the Agent tool with subagent_type: "loom-executor", model = the route's tier, prompt = LOOM-DECISION-ID: $DECISION_ID on its own first line, then LOOM-EXECUTOR: Execute .claude/skills/commit/SKILL.md, plus the user's arguments and any context the spec needs from the session. Print the executor's final output verbatim, then print the output of bash bin/loom.sh footer commit.
4. If the spawn fails or the executor's first line is LOW_CONFIDENCE: — triage the reason: needs-user-interaction or a main-loop-only tool → take over and finish this skill inline (no escalation); genuine uncertainty or failure → reassign ROUTE=$(bash bin/loom.sh escalate commit "<reason>"), refresh DECISION_ID from ROUTE, then re-spawn once on the new tier carrying the returned decision ID (sticky for this session).
5. Telemetry (fire-and-forget): bash bin/telemetry.sh emit "command" '{"command":"commit","routed":true,"mode":"delegate","model":"<actual>","route_tier":"<table tier>","class":"<class>","escalated":<bool>,"override":<bool>,"source":"<source>"}' 2>/dev/null &

Before anything else

Resolve BASE_BRANCH through bin/lib/config.sh → _get_base_branch (pass the managed repo name when applicable). Check git branch --show-current. If on a protected branch ($BASE_BRANCH, develop, main, or master): → Use the resolved base branch (default "develop") → Create a working branch: git fetch origin $BASE_BRANCH --quiet && git checkout --no-track -b dev/{author}/{topic-slug} origin/$BASE_BRANCH → Tell the user: "Creating a working branch for this..." — never mention git commands to the user. → Then proceed with the commit.

What to do

1. Show modified and untracked files
2. Stage relevant files (ignore build artifacts)
3. Compose the message per the convention below — suggest one derived from the diff, or take the user's and align it to the convention
4. Create the commit

Message convention

Full spec: .claude/context/commit-format.md. Wording: .claude/context/git-language.md. The short form:

• Subject type(scope): imperative summary — ≤ 72 chars (aim ≤ 50), lowercase, no trailing period. Same grammar and type set as PR titles. It completes "if applied, this commit will ___".

• Body (when the diff cannot explain its own motivation): blank line after the subject, wrapped at 72, what and why — never how.

• Agent-authored commits end with a trailer block as the final paragraph:

  SID=$(cat .egregore-session-id 2>/dev/null)
  git commit -m "feat(mcp): add API key authentication" -m "Egregore-Session: $SID
  Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>"
  

  Omit the Egregore-Session line when the file is absent; use your harness's own identity line. Humans committing by hand skip trailers.

• One logical change per commit — split when the parts are independently revertable.

Example

> /commit

Checking changes...

Modified files:
  src/mcp/auth.py        (+42, -3)
  src/mcp/server.py      (+8, -2)
  tests/test_auth.py     (+28, new file)

Untracked:
  src/mcp/__pycache__/   (ignored ✓)

Staging modified files...
  git add src/mcp/auth.py src/mcp/server.py tests/test_auth.py

Enter commit message (or I can suggest one):
> feat(mcp): add API key authentication

  git commit -m "feat(mcp): add API key authentication"  # + trailer block
  ✓ Committed (abc1234)

Changes committed locally. Run /push to share, or /pr when ready for review.

With message argument

> /commit docs(readme): fix typo

Staging and committing...
  git add -A
  git commit -m "docs(readme): fix typo"
  ✓ Committed (def5678)

Next

Run /push to share, or keep working and commit again.