covenant

Turn the current changes into one clean, well-described commit. Running this command IS the user's explicit request to create a commit; proceed without asking again.

1. Inspect state

Run these in parallel to understand what changed and how this repo writes commits:

• git status: what is staged, unstaged, and untracked.
• git diff and git diff --staged: the actual content of the changes.
• git log: recent messages, so you match the repo's existing style and prefixes.

Read enough of the diff to understand the intent, not just the surface edits.

2. Analyze and group

Decide what belongs in this commit. Group related edits together. If the changes are clearly unrelated (say, a bug fix plus an unrelated refactor), recommend splitting them into separate commits and propose how, rather than bundling everything into one.

3. Draft the message

Write a Conventional Commit: type(scope): subject.

• type: one of feat, fix, chore, docs, refactor, test (match repo usage).
• subject: concise, imperative, focused on the why (not a file list).
• body (optional): a short paragraph only when the change needs context or rationale.

Author the commit ONLY as the user's configured git identity. NEVER add a co-author, Co-Authored-By, Signed-off-by, a "Generated with" or "Created by" line, or any AI, assistant, or bot attribution or trailer of any kind.

4. Stage the right files

Add the relevant files by name. Avoid git add -A and git add .; they sweep in noise and secrets. Never stage .env, credential files, keys, or other secrets; if the user explicitly asks to commit such a file, warn them clearly before doing so.

5. Create the commit

Pass the message via a heredoc so formatting stays clean:

git commit -F - <<'EOF'
fix(auth): reject expired tokens before refresh

Refresh path skipped the expiry check, letting stale tokens through.
EOF

Create a NEW commit. Never use --amend unless the user explicitly asks. Never push. Never use --no-verify or otherwise skip hooks; if a pre-commit hook fails, fix the underlying issue, re-stage, and make a new commit rather than bypassing it.

6. Confirm

Run git status and git log -1 to show the result. Report the commit subject and which files landed in one tight summary.