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commitollama

Commitollama

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Commitollama 🦙

A free alternative to Github Copilot's commit generator that runs on your device using ollama.

Features

  • No telemetry or tracking.
  • No API key needed.
  • Different models available.
  • No Internet connection needed.

Demo

vscode-commitollama-demo

Requirements

  • Install Ollama on your local machine.
  • Install the model to use: ollama pull [model_name], recommended to use llama3.2.
  • Make sure ollama is running, you can do it by visiting http://127.0.0.1:11434/ in your web browser (The port number might be different for you). If not, only opening the app should be enough, or run in your terminal: ollama serve.

Configuration

  • Model: You can select the model from the plugin configuration.

    Llama - default (Uses llama3.2:latest)

    Codegemma (Uses codegemma:latest)

    Codellama (Uses codellama. Worst result obtained)

    Mistral (Uses mistral:latest)

    Gemma (Uses gemma3:latest)

    Qwen (Uses qwen3:latest)

    Custom - It allows you to write down any other model name from ollama.

  • Use Description: It allows you to enable or disable the use of commit descriptions.

  • Use Emojis: It allows you to enable or disable the use of emojis in commit messages.

  • Custom Emojis: Allows you to specify the emojis you want to use in the next template object within the VSCode config.json.

    "commitollama.commitEmojis": {
      "feat": "✨",
      "fix": "🐛",
      "docs": "📝",
      "style": "💎",
      "refactor": "♻️",
      "test": "🧪",
      "chore": "📦",
      "revert": "⏪"
    }
    
  • Custom Endpoint: Ollama usually uses port 11434. It is the value that will be used if empty.

  • Custom Summary Prompt: The prompt that will be used to generate the summary of all git diff.

  • Custom Commit Prompt: The prompt that will be used to generate the commit message.

  • Custom Summary Temperature: The temperature that will be used to generate the summary of all git diff.

  • Custom Commit Temperature: The temperature that will be used to generate the commit message.

  • Use Lowercase: Enables or disables the use of lowercase at the beginning of commit messages.

  • Commit Template: It allows you to write down the commit template you want to use. You should use the following placeholders:

    • {{type}}: It will be replaced by the type of the commit.
    • {{emoji}}: It will be replaced by the emoji selected in the configuration.
    • {{message}}: It will be replaced by the commit message.

Default value: {{type}} {{emoji}}: {{message}}

Known Issues

Sometimes, depending on the model used, it can generate quite long commit messages. However, it provides a good starting point for what the commit should be and can be manually edited to achieve the desired length.

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