llm-commit

Features

The "LLM Commit" extension generates Git commit messages using OpenAI-compatible APIs. It helps you create concise, imperative commit messages based on the staged changes in your repository.

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code version 1.80.0 or higher
• An OpenAI-compatible API endpoint (such as OpenAI, LM Studio, Ollama with OpenAI compatibility, or other compatible services)

Installation

1. Install Visual Studio Code
2. Install the "LLM Commit" extension from the VS Code marketplace.
3. Configure your provider in the extension settings (LM Studio is the default).

Quick Setup

1. LM Studio (default): Start LM Studio, load a model, and enable the local server - no configuration needed!
2. Ollama: Run ollama serve to start the server - no configuration needed!
3. OpenAI: Set provider to "OpenAI" and add your API key in settings
4. Custom: Set provider to "Custom" and configure URL, API key, and model manually

Model choice

• Any instruction following model can accomplish this task, I personally recommend qwen2.5-coder-7b-instruct at the moment since it's a small, fast model that understands code well.

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

Provider Presets

• llm-commit.provider: Select a provider preset for quick setup:
  • LM Studio (default): http://127.0.0.1:1234/v1/chat/completions
  • Ollama: http://127.0.0.1:11434/v1/chat/completions
  • OpenAI: https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions
  • Custom: Use manual configuration below

Manual Configuration (when provider is set to "custom")

• llm-commit.apiUrl: URL of the OpenAI-compatible API endpoint.
• llm-commit.apiKey: API key for the OpenAI-compatible API (required for OpenAI, optional for local services).
• llm-commit.model: Model to use for generation.

General Settings

• llm-commit.prompt: Prompt template for the LLM. Use '{diff}' as placeholder for the git diff.
• llm-commit.maxDiffLength: Maximum length of the git diff (in characters) to send to the LLM. Prevents overly long requests.

Usage

1. Stage your changes in Git (using git add or the VS Code Source Control panel)
2. Open the Source Control panel in VS Code
3. Click the sparkle icon (✨) in the Source Control panel header
4. The extension will generate a commit message and populate it in the commit message input box

Supported APIs

This extension works with any OpenAI-compatible API, including:

• OpenAI API
• LM Studio
• Ollama (with OpenAI compatibility enabled)
• LocalAI
• Anthropic Claude (via compatible proxies)
• Any other service that implements the OpenAI chat completions API format