Commit Muse generates Git commit messages from staged changes inside VS Code. It lives in Source Control, supports Anthropic and OpenAI-compatible providers, and writes the result straight into the SCM input box.
Features
Generate a commit message from staged changes
Add an optional hint when you want to steer the result
Write the generated message directly into the Source Control input box
Use Anthropic or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
Output commit messages in your chosen language
Choose from Basic, Conventional Commit, GitMoji, or a custom prompt
Warn when the diff had to be truncated before generation
Install
Install Commit Muse from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace, then open a Git repository in VS Code.
Quick start
Stage the changes you want to commit.
Open Settings and configure:
commitMuse.provider
commitMuse.model
commitMuse.baseUrl if your provider needs a custom endpoint
Run Commit Muse: Verify Provider once. On first use, Commit Muse asks for your API key and stores it in VS Code Secret Storage.
Open Source Control.
Click one of the toolbar actions:
Generate Message
Generate Message With Hint
Review the generated text in the SCM input box and commit.
Commands
Command
Description
Commit Muse: Generate Message
Generate a commit message from staged changes.
Commit Muse: Generate Message With Hint
Ask for a short hint, then generate a commit message.
Commit Muse: Verify Provider
Check that the current provider, model, and API key work.
Commit Muse: Open Settings
Open the extension settings in VS Code.
Settings
Setting
Default
Description
commitMuse.provider
anthropic
Active provider.
commitMuse.model
claude-3-5-sonnet-latest
Model ID for the active provider.
commitMuse.baseUrl
""
Optional base URL for Anthropic or OpenAI-compatible endpoints.
commitMuse.locale
en
Language used for generated commit messages.
commitMuse.timeoutMs
30000
Request timeout in milliseconds.
commitMuse.maxDiffChars
12000
Maximum staged diff size sent to the model.
commitMuse.promptPreset
basic
Built-in prompt preset: basic, conventional, gitmoji, or custom.
commitMuse.promptTemplate
preset value
Custom prompt template when promptPreset is custom.
Notes
Commit Muse only works with staged changes.
If the staged diff exceeds commitMuse.maxDiffChars, Commit Muse truncates the diff and shows a warning after generation.
If you use an OpenAI-compatible service, set commitMuse.baseUrl to that service's API endpoint when needed.
