GitMind: AI-Powered Commit Messages

Stop writing commit messages manually. GitMind analyzes your code changes and generates meaningful commits in seconds using 14 AI providers and 50+ models.

Why GitMind?

One Extension, 15+ AI Providers Choose from OpenAI, Anthropic, MiniMax, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok, Perplexity, Mistral, Cohere, HuggingFace, Together AI, OpenRouter, Ollama, or GitHub Copilot. Switch anytime.

Zero Setup Options Available

• GitHub Copilot: Works instantly if you have an active subscription
• Ollama: Free, private, offline AI running locally
• Google Gemini: Industry-leading free tier (15 RPM, 2M context)

Professional Standards Built In Generate commits following Angular, Conventional Commits, Linux Kernel, jQuery, Ember.js, Semantic Release, and more. No configuration required.

Handles Large Projects Adaptive chunking processes massive diffs without hitting token limits. Tested with 10MB+ repositories.

Screenshots

Advanced Settings Panel (Pro Users)	Professional Commit Styles
Lifetime Pro Subscription	API Key Encryption (Pro Users)
Commit History Analysis (Pro Users)	Short/Verbose Message Style, Customize Prompt, Token Calculator
UI Settings with 13 AI Provider Support

Installation

Install from VS Code Marketplace

ext install ShahabBahreiniJangjoo.ai-commit-assistant

Quick Start

1. Pick Your AI Provider

2. Configure

1. Open VS Code Source Control panel
2. Click settings icon in GitMind section
3. Select provider
4. Add API key (not needed for GitHub Copilot or Ollama)
5. Choose model

3. Generate

Option A: Traditional Workflow

1. Stage changes
2. Click AI button in Source Control
3. Review generated message
4. Commit

Option B: Capture All Changes (no staging needed)

1. Enable "Capture All Changes" in settings
2. Make changes (no need to stage)
3. Click AI button in Source Control
4. Review generated message
5. Commit

AI Provider Support

All Supported Providers

Free vs Pro

Features

Core (Free)

Multi-Provider AI Access 15 providers with unified configuration: OpenAI, Anthropic, MiniMax, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok, Perplexity, Mistral, Cohere, HuggingFace, Together AI, OpenRouter, Ollama, GitHub Copilot, Z.ai. Switch providers instantly.

Basic Commit Style Simple, straightforward commit messages without prefixes or conventions.

Smart Diff Analysis Automatic staging detection, binary file handling, merge conflict awareness.

Flexible Change Capture Choose between two workflows:

• Traditional (default): Stage changes first, then generate commit message
• Capture All Changes: Enable to analyze all changes (staged + unstaged + untracked) automatically without staging prompt

Repository Integration Native VS Code SCM panel. Multi-repository workspace support with independent buttons per repository.

Diagnostics Token estimation, provider/model summary, request preview.

Debug Logging Optional debug logs for provider requests and responses with sensitive data redaction.

Pro Features

Target Commit Language (60 Languages) Generate commits in any language with professional developer terminology:

• European: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Slovak, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Greek, Albanian, Armenian, Georgian
• Asian: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi, Kannada, Gujarati, Bhojpuri, Vietnamese, Thai, Turkish, Persian, Javanese, Tagalog, Indonesian, Malay, Kazakh, Uzbek, Azerbaijani
• African: Arabic, Amharic, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Oromo, Somali
• Searchable dropdown: Click the language field and start typing to instantly filter (e.g., type "span" for Spanish, "bengali" for Bengali)
• AI uses widely-accepted technical terminology in the selected language
• Maintains commit message format and structure in the target language
• Perfect for international development teams and localized projects

Professional Commit Styles 11 industry-standard formats:

• Conventional Commits: Semantic versioning support with types and scopes (feat(auth): add login)
• Conventional Commits (No Scope): Types without scopes for simpler commits (feat: add OAuth2 integration)
• Angular: Enterprise-grade with strict conventions
• Ember.js: Tag-based semantic categorization
• EmojiGit: Visual semantic commits with custom emojis
• Gitmoji: Official gitmoji.dev specification
• Semantic Release: Automated release-optimized commits
• Commitizen: Interactive guided commits with validation
• Karma (Google): Google's strict enterprise convention
• Linux Kernel: Traditional kernel development convention
• jQuery: JavaScript project convention with issue tracking

Changelog Generation AI-powered changelog from git history with:

• 3-tier version detection (git tags, commit messages, package.json)
• Precise version boundary filtering (no commit bleed-over between versions)
• Complete version history (when tags detected, ALL commits retrieved - no artificial limits)
• Intelligent duplicate detection and conflict resolution
• Overwrite control (preserve existing entries or regenerate them)
• Existing changelog policy awareness (format, categories, bullet style preserved)
• Keep a Changelog specification compliance
• Professional documentation standards (no emojis, factual tone)
• Configurable commit limit (10-2500, default 100) - only for repositories without tags
• Group by version tags option
• Create new, update existing, or preview modes

Commit History Analysis Learn from repository patterns:

• Analyzes 10-500 past commits (default 50)
• Optional author and date information
• AI-powered pattern recognition
• Markdown report generation
• Configurable analysis depth

Large Diff Processing Token-aware adaptive chunking with:

• Hunk-aware intelligent splitting
• Automatic split/merge for massive diffs
• Configurable concurrency (1-8 workers, default 3)
• Retry logic with exponential backoff (0-5 retries, default 2)
• Retryable error detection (rate limits, timeouts, network errors)
• Progress reporting with real-time updates

API Key Encryption Secure storage using VS Code SecretStorage API:

• Keys encrypted at rest
• Inaccessible to other extensions
• Automatic migration from plaintext
• Pro-only feature

Custom API Provider Connect to private cloud AI models or custom LLM endpoints:

• Support for any REST API with text generation capabilities
• Multiple authentication methods (Bearer token, API Key, Basic Auth, or none)
• Configurable request/response JSON templates with placeholders
• Built-in connection testing and validation
• Secure token storage with encryption support
• Comprehensive setup guide with examples

Advanced Customization

• Target Commit Language: Generate commit messages in 60 languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Turkish, Dutch, Polish, Vietnamese, Thai, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Persian, Ukrainian, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay)
  • AI uses professional developer terminology widely accepted in each language
  • Maintains commit format and structure in the target language
  • Perfect for international teams and localized projects
• Custom commit body line limits (3-15 lines)
• Custom summary length limits (50-100 characters)
• Save/reuse custom prompts
• Gitmoji support with placement control (summary, body, or both)
• Custom emoji mappings for commit types

Multi-Device License Use across multiple development machines with subscription-based access.

Configuration

Access via Command Palette: GitMind: Open Settings

Provider Settings

• AI provider selection
• Secure API key configuration
• Model selection

Message Formatting

• Commit style (11 professional formats in Pro, including Conventional Commits No Scope)
• Verbosity control (verbose/concise)
• Capture all changes (staged + unstaged + untracked)
• Custom scope and type

Pro Settings

• Encrypted API key storage
• Commit history analysis
• Advanced model parameters (temperature, top-p, top-k, max tokens)
• Custom body/summary limits
• Gitmoji configuration
• Changelog generation with version conflict resolution

Privacy

GitMind collects anonymous usage data (provider statistics, error reports, usage analytics). No code content, file names, personal information, API keys, or repository details are collected.

Disable telemetry:

1. Open VS Code Settings (Ctrl/Cmd + ,)
2. Search "telemetry"
3. Set "Telemetry: Telemetry Level" to "off"

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code ^1.100.0
• API key from chosen provider OR Ollama for local deployment

Support

• Report issues: GitHub Issues

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details