Commitlint Conventional Commit Message Linter

---
name: "commitlint Conventional Commit Message Linter"
slug: "commitlint-conventional-commit-message-linter"
description: "commitlint checks whether git commit messages meet the Conventional Commits specification, enforcing structured formats like type(scope): subject. Shareable configuration packages let teams standardize commit conventions, and integration with husky enables automatic linting on every commit via git hooks."
github_stars: 18425
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/conventional-changelog/commitlint"
category: "Code Quality & Review"
framework: "Claude Code"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "conventional-changelog/commitlint"
  github_stars: 18425
  npm_package: "commitlint"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 560842
---

# commitlint Conventional Commit Message Linter

commitlint checks whether git commit messages meet the Conventional Commits specification, enforcing structured formats like type(scope): subject. Shareable configuration packages let teams standardize commit conventions, and integration with husky enables automatic linting on every commit via git hooks.

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [![npm latest][2]][3] [![node compatibility][13]][14] [![Github Actions][4]][5]

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [Getting started](#getting-started)
- [Install and run](#install-and-run)

- Source: https://github.com/conventional-changelog/commitlint
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/conventional-changelog/commitlint/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/commitlint-conventional-commit-message-linter/)