Reviews staged git changes and drafts a concise commit message. Use when the user wants to commit, needs a commit message, or asks to review staged changes for committing.
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---
name: commit
description: Reviews staged git changes and drafts a concise commit message. Use when the user wants to commit, needs a commit message, or asks to review staged changes for committing.
---
# Commit Skill
Draft and commit staged changes using a task subagent (isolated context).
## Step 1: Check for Staged Files
```bash
git diff --cached --name-only
```
**If NO staged files:** STOP immediately. Tell the user:
> "Nothing staged. Run `git add <files>` first."
Do not proceed.
## Step 2: Delegate Everything to Task Subagent
Use the `task` tool to review, draft, and commit:
```json
{
"description": "Review staged changes, draft a commit message, and commit",
"prompt": "1. Run `git diff --cached` to see staged changes.\n2. Draft a 1-line commit message: short phrase, brevity over grammar, explicitly describes changes, NO prefixes (feat:, fix:, etc.), NO verbose descriptions. Examples: 'task tool for parallel subagents', 'fix token expiry edge case', 'refactor auth middleware'.\n3. Run `git commit -m \"<your message>\"`\n4. Return the commit hash and message."
}
```
Report the commit hash and message returned by the task.
## Rules
- **NEVER** run `git add`
- **NEVER** run `git push`
- **NEVER** create branches
