Git Commit Message Generator
AI-powered Git commit message generator for VS Code using GitHub Copilot's Language Model API. Generates commit messages following multiple industry-standard formats including Gitmoji + Conventional Commits.
✨ Features
- 🤖 15 Commit Styles: Conventional Commits, Angular, Atom, ESLint, Linux Kernel, and more
- 🌍 Multi-language Support: English and Spanish (auto-detects from VS Code locale)
- ✨ Gitmoji Integration: Optional emoji prefixes with independent toggle
- 📝 Smart Body Generation: Automatically generates detailed descriptions for complex changes
- 📚 Context Awareness: Uses recent commit history to maintain consistency
- 🎨 Multiple Styles: Choose from 6 categories of commit conventions
- ⚡ Performance: Model caching and retry logic for reliability
- 🔒 Secure: No API keys needed, uses VS Code's built-in LLM
📋 Requirements
- VS Code 1.90.0 or higher
- GitHub Copilot extension installed and enabled
- Git repository in your workspace
🚀 Installation
- Open VS Code
- Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
- Search for "Git Commit Message Generator"
- Click Install
🎯 Usage
Quick Start
- Stage your changes in the Source Control view
- Click the sparkle icon ✨ in the Source Control panel
- Review the generated message in the commit input box
- Commit manually or edit the message as needed
Using Commands
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P) and type:
Git Commit: Generate Commit Message - Generate a messageGit Commit: Select Commit Style - Change commit formatGit Commit: Toggle Gitmojis - Enable/disable emojisGit Commit: Refresh Available Models - Update model list
Four convenient buttons grouped together in the Source Control panel:
| Button |
Icon |
Action |
| Generate |
✨ |
Generate commit message |
| Refresh Models |
☁️ |
Refresh and select model |
| Select Style |
🎨 |
Choose commit style |
| Toggle Gitmojis |
🔘 |
Toggle emoji prefixes |
🎨 Commit Styles
⭐ Popular
- Conventional Commits:
feat: add authentication
- Angular/Google:
feat(auth): add login
- Atom Editor:
:sparkles: Add new feature
- ESLint:
Feat: Add new rule
🔧 Framework
- Ember.js:
[FEATURE] Add computed property
- GraphQL:
Add user query (feat)
- Ruby on Rails:
[FEATURE] Add authentication
- Symfony:
[Feature] Add console command
- Bitbucket:
JIRA-123: Add feature
- Docker:
builder: fix cache
- Karma:
feat(config): add env support
⚙️ System
- jQuery:
Core: Fix selector
- Linux Kernel:
net: fix tcp bug
📋 Specialized
- Semantic Versioning:
fix: resolve leak (closes [#123](https://github.com/M1n-74316D65/vscode-git-commit-generator/issues/123))
✨ Minimal
- Plain:
Fix login redirect bug
⚙️ Configuration
Open VS Code settings (Ctrl+, / Cmd+,) and search for "Git Commit Generator":
| Setting |
Type |
Default |
Description |
language |
auto\|en\|es |
auto |
Message language |
style |
string |
conventional |
Commit format style |
useGitmojis |
boolean |
true |
Include emoji prefixes |
includeBody |
boolean |
true |
Generate detailed body |
bodyThreshold |
number |
5 |
Min files for body generation |
recentCommitsCount |
number |
10 |
Context commits count |
modelFamily |
string |
gpt-4o |
LLM model family |
📖 Examples
Simple Change
✨ feat(auth): add user authentication
Complex Change with Body
✨ feat(api): implement rate limiting
- Add Redis-based rate limiter
- Configure per-endpoint limits
- Include retry-after headers
- Add comprehensive tests
Spanish Language
✨ feat(autenticacion): implementar OAuth2
- Añadir integración con Google OAuth
- Crear mecanismo de refresco de tokens
- Implementar almacenamiento seguro
- Añadir tests completos
🛠️ Development
Building from Source
# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/M1n-74316D65/vscode-git-commit-generator.git
cd vscode-git-commit-generator
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Compile
npm run compile
# Watch mode
npm run watch
# Run tests
npm test
Debugging
Press F5 to open a new VS Code window with the extension loaded.
📄 License
MIT © Git Commit Generator Contributors
🤝 Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please read our Contributing Guide for details.
🐛 Known Issues
- Large diffs (>1MB) may be truncated to fit token limits
- Requires GitHub Copilot to be installed and enabled
📮 Support
Enjoy generating better commit messages! ✨
