CommitGPT

CommitGPT is a command-line tool that automatically generates meaningful Git commit messages using Claude AI (Anthropic's API). It analyzes your unstaged changes and creates a concise, descriptive commit message following conventional commit format.

Features

• Automatically detects unstaged Git changes
• Generates semantic commit messages using AI
• Follows conventional commit format (e.g., feat:, fix:, etc.)
• Handles staging and commit creation automatically

Prerequisites

Before using CommitGPT, ensure you have:

1. Go installed on your system
2. Git installed and configured
3. An Anthropic API key
4. A repository - lol

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/raphaelluethy/commitgpt
cd commitgpt

2. Set up your Anthropic API key as an environment variable:

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY='your-api-key-here'

3. Build the application:

go build -o commitgpt

4. (Optional) Add the binary to your PATH for system-wide access.

Usage

Simply run CommitGPT in your Git repository when you have changes you want to commit:

./commitgpt

The tool will:

1. Check for unstaged changes
2. Generate a commit message using Claude AI
3. Stage all changes (git add .)
4. Create a commit with the generated message

Options

• --help or -h: Display help information

Example Output

$ ./commitgpt
Created commit: feat: add user authentication system with OAuth2 support

Error Handling

The tool will exit with an error message if:

• No unstaged changes are found
• The Anthropic API call fails
• Git operations (staging/committing) fail

Environment Variables

• ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: Your Anthropic API key (required)

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.