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name: writing-commit-messages\ndescription: Write clear, conventional commit messages with proper type prefixes, scopes, and body content.\nuser-invocable: true

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Writing Commit Messages

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Write commit messages that are useful for humans and machines.

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Format

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<type>(<optional scope>): <subject>\n\n<optional body>\n\n<optional footer>\n
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Subject Line Rules

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Types

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
TypeWhen to use
featNew user-facing feature
fixBug fix
refactorCode restructuring without behavior change
docsDocumentation changes
testAdding or updating tests
choreBuild, CI, tooling, deps
perfPerformance improvement
styleFormatting, whitespace (not CSS)
ciCI/CD pipeline changes
revertReverting a previous commit
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Scope (Optional)

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The area of the codebase affected:

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Body (When Needed)

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Explain why, not what (the diff shows what):

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fix(checkout): prevent duplicate order submissions\n\nThe submit button was not disabled after the first click,\nallowing users to create multiple orders. This caused\nduplicate charges in Stripe.\n
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Footer (When Needed)

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BREAKING CHANGE: rename `getUserById` to `findUser`\n\nCloses #456\nCo-authored-by: Name <email>\n
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Examples

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Good:

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feat(dashboard): add real-time notification bell\nfix: resolve race condition in WebSocket reconnect\nrefactor(api): consolidate error handling middleware\ntest: add integration tests for payment webhook\nchore: upgrade TypeScript to 5.4\n
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Bad:

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fixed stuff\nWIP\nupdate\nchanges\nasdf\n
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When to Commit

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Breaking Changes

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If the commit introduces a breaking change:

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  1. Add ! after the type: feat(api)!: change auth token format
    2. \n
  2. Add BREAKING CHANGE: in the footer with migration instructions
    3. \n
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