AI Commit

AI Commit

AI-powered git commit message generation integrated with lazygit. Added December 2025.

Overview

After staging files in lazygit, press a to generate three conventional commit message options via Claude CLI. Select with fzf and commit executes.

Location: ~/.dotfiles/bin/ai-commit

Flow

Stage files in lazygit (space)
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Hit 'a' key
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ai-commit gathers: staged diff, branch name, recent commits
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Claude returns 3 conventional commit messages
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fzf with diff preview (60% right pane)
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Select message, commit executes

Lazygit Configuration

Location: ~/.config/lazygit/config.yml

customCommands:
  - key: "a"
    context: "files"
    description: "AI commit (fzf + Claude)"
    subprocess: true
    command: 'MSG=$(ai-commit) && git commit -m "$MSG"'

Context Provided

The script provides Claude with:

• Staged diff (what's actually changing)
• Current branch name (for context)
• Recent commit messages (to match style)
• Repository name

Message Format

Returns conventional commits format:

• feat: new features
• fix: bug fixes
• refactor: code restructuring
• docs: documentation
• chore: maintenance

See Also

• Dotfiles — Full configuration overview
• Lazygit — Git TUI
• Git — Version control

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