The latest articles on DEV Community by Benjamin Sanderson (@bens03). https://dev.to/bens03 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3999200%2Faf10d1e5-abdd-4617-992a-c2cfaf1223e7.png https://dev.to/bens03 en Benjamin Sanderson Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:50:48 +0000 https://dev.to/bens03/commait-ai-generated-git-commit-messages-with-a-built-in-diff-compression-pipeline-d6l https://dev.to/bens03/commait-ai-generated-git-commit-messages-with-a-built-in-diff-compression-pipeline-d6l <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fgaxgignxulvbx34sdww4.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fgaxgignxulvbx34sdww4.gif" alt="demo" width="800" height="600"></a></p> <p>Writing commit messages is not hard, but it does take time. It may not be a lot of time but saving any amount of time is always good.<strong>commait</strong> is a CLI tool that reads your staged diff and generates a properly formatted conventional commit message in seconds. It also allows for token budgeting and is packaged with diff compression pipeline to enforce said budget.</p> <h2> Install </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code> <span class="nv">$npm</span> <span class="nb">install</span> <span class="nt">-g</span> commait-cli </code></pre> </div> <h2> Key features </h2> <ul> <li><p><strong>Multi-provider</strong>: OpenAI or Anthropic, swap with a config change</p></li> <li><p><strong>Fully configurable automation</strong>: auto-stage, auto-commit, auto-push, or keep every step interactive</p></li> <li><p><strong>Token budget control</strong>: cap max diff tokens so costs stay predictable on large diffs</p></li> <li><p><strong>Diff compression pipeline</strong>: if the diff exceeds your budget, a staged pipeline kicks in: strips noise files → strips headers → strips context lines → strips lines. Checks token count after each stage to minimize information loss</p></li> <li><p><strong>Custom prompts</strong>: override the default to match your team's conventions</p></li> <li><p><strong>Optional context flag</strong>: prefix the prompt with extra context via <code>-c</code></p></li> <li><p><strong>Interactive model picker</strong>: browse models without memorizing name strings</p></li> </ul> <h2> Links </h2> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/commait-cli" rel="noopener noreferrer">npm</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://github.com/benS-03/commait" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub</a></p></li> </ul> productivity cli ai git