🚀 Boost Your Git Workflow with AI-Powered Commit Messages in VSCode!

Oliver Calderon — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:54:25 +0000

VSCode Commit Assistant Extension (git-ai-commits)

🚀 Download Now: git-ai-commits on Visual Studio Marketplace

The git-ai-commits extension for VSCode enables efficient commit management and a smoother workflow. With multilingual support, code obfuscation options, and integration with various assistants like Copilot and Gemini, this extension is designed to enhance your productivity and privacy.

Features

1. Access Suggested Commits

Easily access a list of 5 suggested commits based on the current state of your staged code.
Suggested commits are automatically generated, saving you the hassle of manually writing commit messages.

2. AI Assistant Switching

Switch between AI models:
- Copilot + GPT-4O-Mini
- Copilot + GPT-4O
- Gemini
Customize the assistant you want to interact with for commit suggestions.

3. Code Obfuscation

Set the level of code obfuscation. The higher the obfuscation level (Low, Medium, High), the fewer details are shared with the assistant.
Higher obfuscation levels ensure that the assistant focuses only on the code's functionality, without revealing sensitive details.

4. Customizable Obfuscation Word List

Define a custom list of keywords to obfuscate for increased privacy and security.

5. Multilingual Commit Messages

Automatically generate commit messages in the following languages:
- Arabic
- Chinese
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Spanish

6. Auto Commit

Auto-commit option: If enabled, selecting a commit will automatically commit it.
If auto-commit is disabled, the selected commit message will be copied to the clipboard for manual use.

7. English & Spanish User Interface

The extension’s UI adapts to the language of your Visual Studio Code.
Supported languages: English and Spanish.

Installation

Open Visual Studio Code.
Go to the Extensions section (or use the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+X).
Search for git-ai-commits.
Click Install.

Usage

Once the extension is installed, follow these steps to get started:

Open your project in VSCode.
Open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).
Type Commit Assistant to access available options.

From there, you can:

View suggested commits.
Switch between AI assistants (Copilot, GPT-4O, Gemini).
Configure obfuscation levels and custom word lists.
Set the commit message language.
Enable or disable the auto-commit option.

AI Assistant Comparison

AI Assistant	Speed
Copilot + GPT-4O-Mini	Fastest
Gemini	Fast
Copilot + GPT-4O	Slow

Contributions

If you’d like to contribute to this extension, you’re welcome! Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request with your changes.

DEV Community: Oliver Calderon