git-copilot-commit 0.1.1

Automatically generate and commit changes using copilot

git-copilot-commit

🤖 AI-powered Git commit assistant that automatically generates conventional commit messages using GitHub Copilot.

Features

• AI-Generated Commit Messages: Uses GitHub Copilot to analyze your staged changes and generate conventional commit messages
• Message Editing: Edit generated messages using your git-configured editor or commit directly
• Conventional Commits: Follows the Conventional Commits specification
• Rich Output: Beautiful terminal output with syntax highlighting and tables

Installation

Install using uv (recommended):

uv tool install git-copilot-commit
# or
uvx git-copilot-commit

Or with pip:

pipx install git-copilot-commit

Prerequisites

1. GitHub Copilot Access: You need an active GitHub Copilot subscription
2. Authentication: Authenticate with GitHub Copilot before first use

Quick Start

1. Authenticate with GitHub Copilot:

   git-copilot-commit authenticate
   

2. Make some changes in your git repository

3. Generate and commit:

   git-copilot-commit commit
   

Usage

commit

Automatically commit changes in the current git repository:

git-copilot-commit commit

Options:

• --all, -a: Stage all files before committing
• --verbose, -v: Show verbose output with file details

1. The tool analyzes your changes
2. Prompts you to stage files (if needed)
3. Generates an AI-powered commit message
4. Offers three choices:
   • (c)ommit: Commit with the generated message
   • (e)dit: Edit the message in your git-configured editor
   • (q)uit: Cancel the commit

authenticate

Set up authentication with GitHub Copilot:

git-copilot-commit authenticate

models

List available AI models:

git-copilot-commit models

Examples

Commit all changes with staging prompts:

git-copilot-commit commit --all

Commit with verbose output:

git-copilot-commit commit --verbose

Generated Commit Message Format

The tool follows the Conventional Commits specification:

<type>[optional scope]: <description>

Supported Types:

• feat: A new feature
• fix: A bug fix
• docs: Documentation changes
• style: Code formatting (no logic changes)
• refactor: Code restructuring (no behavior changes)
• perf: Performance improvements
• test: Adding or updating tests
• chore: Maintenance tasks (tooling, dependencies, etc.)
• revert: Reverting previous changes

Example Messages:

• feat(auth): add user authentication with JWT
• fix(database): handle connection retries properly
• docs(readme): update installation instructions
• refactor(utils): simplify date parsing logic