Build the habit of writing meaningful commit messages
Too often I find myself being lazy with commit messages. But I don't want AI to write them for me... only i truly know why i wrote the code i did. So why don't i get AI to help me get that into words from my head? That's what i built: smartcommit asks you questions about your changes, then helps you articulate what you already know into a proper commit message. Captures the what, how, and why. Built this after repeatedly being confused 6 months in a project as to why i made the change i had made... Would love feedback!
Build the habit of writing meaningful commit messages launched on November 22, 2025 with 110 votes, #298 of 9,795 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
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Smartcommit is a tool that helps developers write better commit messages by asking questions about code changes and helping articulate reasoning into structured messages. Rather than generating messages automatically, it guides users to capture their own knowledge about the what, how, and why of their changes. The tool is designed for developers who struggle with inconsistent commit message quality and want to create documentation that will make sense when reviewing the code months later.
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Too often I find myself being lazy with commit messages. But I don't want AI to write them for me... only i truly know why i wrote the code i did. That's why i built 'smartcommit'. It asks you questions about your changes, then helps you articulate what you already know into a proper commit message. Captures the what, how, and why. Built this after repeatedly being confused 6 months in a project as to why i made the change i had made...
Enforce the habit of self-documenting code through better commit messages. - arpxspace/smartcommit
smartcommit is an intelligent, AI-powered CLI tool that helps you write semantic, Conventional Commits messages effortlessly. It analyzes your staged changes, asks clarifying questions to understand the "why" behind your code, and generates a structured commit message for you. go install github.com/arpxspace/smartcommit@latest Build from Source Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/arpxspace/smartcommit.git cd smartcommit Build the binary: git config --global alias.ci ' !smartcommit ' Or for this repository only: If you already know what you want to write, you can select "I already know what to write" from the main menu to open your default git editor. smartcommit stores its…from github.com
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