Git Commit Helper
Generate descriptive commit messages by analyzing git diffs. Use when the user asks for help writing commit messages or reviewing staged changes.
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Agentic Skill Details
- Repository
- claude-code-templates
- Type
- Non-Technical
- Meta-Domain
- general
- Primary Domain
- general
- Sub-Domain
- git commit conventional
- Market Score
- 79
Agent Skill Grade
C Score: 79/100 Click to see breakdown
Score Breakdown
Areas to Improve
- Name convention violations
- Missing Table of Contents
- No Layered Structure
Recommendations
- Focus on improving Pda (currently 16/30)
- Address 1 high-severity issues first
- Add trigger phrases to description for discoverability
Graded: 2026-01-19
Developer Feedback
I took a look at your git-commit-helper skill and wanted to share some thoughts.
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The TL;DR
You're at 79/100, solid C-grade territory. This is based on Anthropic's Claude Skills best practices rubric. Your Writing Style is chef's kiss (10/10) — the instructions are clear and imperative without being preachy. But Progressive Disclosure Architecture is dragging you down (16/30). The skill does what it promises, which is great, but the structure needs work.
What's Working Well
- Exceptional documentation clarity — Your commit checklist, guidelines breakdown, and before/after examples are genuinely useful and easy to follow. The numbered workflow steps work.
- Real utility — You're solving an actual problem developers face (crappy commit messages), and your templates give people tangible leverage.
- Consistent voice — No marketing fluff, no second-person "you should" stuff. Just actionable guidance.
- Strong examples — The good/bad commit message comparisons and the conventional commits reference give people something to actually work with.
The Big One: Your Architecture is Too Linear
Here's the thing: All 210 lines are crammed into a single SKILL.md file. For a skill this detailed, that's a lot to load at once. Users don't need all that depth upfront.
Why it matters: Progressive Disclosure means showing people what they need when they need it. Right now, your metadata, guidelines, checklist, templates, and examples are all competing for attention in one wall of text.
The fix:
- Keep SKILL.md lean — frontmatter + trigger description + quick workflow
- Create
references/commit-guidelines.md— Move your detailed commit style guidel...
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