git-auto-commit

🚧 Work in Progress

git-auto-commit is actively being developed. Expect frequent updates and improvements.

git-auto-commit ✨ is an open-source tool written in Go that leverages a large-language model (LLM) to automatically draft commit and pull request messages. This allows developers to stay focused on the why and how of software development while maintaining high-quality documentation in commit histories. By automating commit message generation, git-auto-commit helps save time, streamline development workflows, and make changes easier to review.

🚀 Installation

To install git-auto-commit, run the following command:

curl -fsSL https://get.git-auto-commit.org | sh

📖 Usage

✍️ git auto-commit

git auto-commit analyzes your staged changes and generates a clear, contextual commit message using an LLM.

Options:

• -v, --verbose (default) – Opens your $EDITOR (or falls back to nano or vi) with a suggested commit message. Edit and save to finalize the commit.
• -y, --yes – Commits your changes with the suggested message without prompting.
• -m MSG, --message MSG – Adds extra context to the LLM, useful for explaining why the change was made.
• -M MODEL, --model MODEL – Overrides the default model used for message generation.
• -p PROVIDER, --provider PROVIDER – Overrides the default LLM provider.

Additional arguments can be passed to git commit:

git auto-commit -m "My message" -- --amend

🔀 git auto-pr

git auto-pr automates PR descriptions using AI, reducing manual effort and ensuring well-structured messages. Requires the GitHub CLI (gh).

Usage

All options from git auto-commit apply, with the ability to pass additional arguments to gh.

git auto-pr -m "My message" -- --open

This example adds a custom message and opens the PR immediately after creation.

📌 Roadmap

git-auto-commit is under active development, and several features are planned for future releases:

• Customization & Configuration

  • Users can configure tool behavior through git-config (#20)
  • Specify LLM model with --model/-M flag (#4)
  • Supply context manually via --message/-m option (#2)

• Commit Message Generation

  • Automatically draft commit messages (#1)
  • Derive commit style from:
    • Built-in templates (#18)
    • User preferences (#16)
    • Past commit messages (#10)
  • Split large commits into smaller, focused commits (#13)

• Pull Request Generation

  • Draft pull request messages from git log -p (#3)
  • Derive pull request style from:
    • Built-in templates (#19)
    • User preferences (#17)
    • Repository templates (#15)
    • Past merged pull requests (#11)

• Enhanced Functionality

  • Stream LLM output to the terminal before opening $EDITOR (#12)
  • Offer to update the changelog if one is present (#9)
  • Users can provide context via voice (speech-to-text) (#14)

• Packaging & Distribution

  • Publish Homebrew formula (#7)
  • Publish Debian/Ubuntu packages (#6)
  • Support easy install through curl | bash (#5)
  • Include Go/Devcontainer boilerplate (#8)

🛠 Development

To develop locally, clone the repository and use the provided scripts:

bin/setup    # Set up the development environment
bin/build    # Build the project
bin/test     # Run the test suite

Additionally, the repository includes a Devcontainer configuration compatible with IDEs such as VS Code and Cursor, enabling a seamless development experience.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! 🎉 If you’d like to contribute, please check the open issues, fork the repository, and submit a pull request. Discussions, feedback, and suggestions are encouraged in the issue tracker.

📜 License

This project is open-source and licensed under the ISC License.