The latest articles on DEV Community by Alex Kyoto (@0xkyotodev). https://dev.to/0xkyotodev https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3804109%2Fe382c070-9e48-4b9a-8e15-5a63207ceba0.jpg https://dev.to/0xkyotodev en Alex Kyoto Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:52:13 +0000 https://dev.to/0xkyotodev/i-got-tired-of-writing-fix-and-wip-so-i-built-a-cli-that-does-it-for-me-53bn https://dev.to/0xkyotodev/i-got-tired-of-writing-fix-and-wip-so-i-built-a-cli-that-does-it-for-me-53bn <p>I had 47 commits named "fix" last month.</p> <p>I knew about Conventional Commits. I wanted to use them. But writing <code>feat(auth): add OAuth2 login flow</code> manually every single time felt like too much friction.</p> <p>So I built CommitMsg — a CLI that reads your staged git diff and generates 3 conventional commit options. You pick with arrow keys. Done.</p> <h2> How it works </h2> <p><strong>1. Stage your files as usual</strong><br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>git add <span class="nb">.</span> </code></pre> </div> <p><strong>2. Run cm</strong><br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>cm </code></pre> </div> <p><strong>3. Pick from 3 options with arrow keys</strong><br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>❯ feat(auth): add OAuth2 login with Google feat: implement social authentication feat(auth): integrate Google sign-in flow </code></pre> </div> <p><strong>4. Commit applied automatically</strong></p> <p>That's it. No config files. No API keys. Just install and run.</p> <h2> Install </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>npm <span class="nb">install</span> <span class="nt">-g</span> commitmsg-ai </code></pre> </div> <h2> Why I built it this way </h2> <p>I wanted zero friction. The biggest problem with existing tools is they ask you to configure everything before you can use them.</p> <p>CommitMsg works out of the box. First run — already generating commits.</p> <h2> What's next </h2> <ul> <li>VS Code extension</li> <li>Team style guide via <code>.commitmsg.yml</code> </li> <li>JetBrains plugin</li> </ul> <p>If you try it, let me know what you think in the comments.</p> <p>And if your git log looks anything like mine did — you're welcome 😄</p> <p><strong>npm:</strong> npmjs.com/package/commitmsg-ai</p> git cli opensource node