This extension automatically generates commit messages in Codex environments. It is intended for use when GitHub Copilot is unavailable, or when using VSCodium-family editors such as Antigravity and AWS Kiro.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
VS Code extension that automatically generates a Conventional Commits-style commit message from your repository changes and inserts it into the Source Control input box.
It can be used in any environment where Codex runs.
It is also intended for use when GitHub Copilot is unavailable, or when using VSCodium-family editors such as Antigravity and AWS Kiro.
The main platform requirements are:
Platform
Codex CLI requirement
Other requirement
Windows
No specific version requirement
Logged in to Codex
macOS
Codex CLI 0.130.0 or later
Logged in to Codex
Linux
Codex CLI 0.130.0 or later
Logged in to Codex
Usage
Method
How to run
Result
UI (recommended)
Click the button in the Source Control view title bar or near the commit input box.
Runs “Commit message generation by codex.”
Command Palette
Press Ctrl+Shift+P and type “Commit message generation by codex”.
Runs the command and inserts the generated message into the commit input box.
Direct command
Run commit-message-gene-by-codex.runCodexCmd.
Runs the same command directly.
The UI button appears when the Git provider is active.
While generating, the status bar shows “$(sync~spin) Generating commit message…” and it disappears automatically when finished.
You can check the execution log in the Output panel “codex exec output”.
Requirements
Requirement
Windows
macOS
Linux
Codex CLI
No specific version requirement
0.130.0 or later
0.130.0 or later
Codex login
Required
Required
Required
VS Code Git extension
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Source Control (SCM) view
Open
Open
Open
Notes
Privacy: The extension itself does not send your code externally, but the Codex CLI may send repository context to its provider depending on its settings. Please review Codex’s policies.
