Scribe — AI Commit Message Generator

Generate clean, meaningful Git commit messages directly inside VS Code using AI.

Scribe generates conventional commit messages from your staged Git changes and inserts them directly into the VS Code Source Control view.

Demo

Scribe Demo

Feature	Description
One-click generation	Generate a commit message from staged changes
Keyboard shortcut	Trigger generation with `Ctrl+Alt+C` / `Cmd+Alt+C`
Custom Ignores	Respects `.scribeignore` files to skip lockfiles and custom paths
Multiple providers	OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and Ollama
Ticket detection	Detect issue IDs from branch names
Smart caching	SHA-256 cache prevents duplicate API calls
Conventional Commits	Generate messages following the Conventional Commits format
Native integration	Insert the generated message directly into the VS Code commit box

Scribe is a VS Code extension that uses the Scribe CLI to generate commit messages.

Download the latest binary for your operating system from the Scribe CLI releases.

On Windows, download scribe.exe and add its directory to your system PATH.

On macOS or Linux:

sudo mv scribe /usr/local/bin/

For other installation options, including building from source, see the Scribe CLI repository.

Install Scribe from the VS Code Marketplace.

Set your preferred provider and API key:

scribe config set provider openai
scribe config set api_key YOUR_API_KEY

You can configure the provider, model, and commit message style through the CLI.

For example:

scribe config set provider openai
scribe config set model gpt-4o
scribe config set style conventional

If you find Scribe useful, consider leaving a review on the VS Code Marketplace or starring the GitHub repository.

Released under the MIT License.