What this skill does
Analyze staged/committed changes and recommend split, squash, or commit-message strategy. Topics — conflict-commit-review (per-chunk review gate for conflict-residue commit messages), hunk-split (single-hunk staging via git apply --cached), interactive-amend (worktree-based amend+rebase loop), soft-reset-amend (soft-reset top N + selective re-commit), staging-discipline (staged-set audit + sensitive-dir gate), security-scan (PUBLIC repo secret pattern check), message-discipline (Conventional Commit tags, PUBLIC English, --amend refresh). Use when: "commit split", "squash commits", "tidy commits", "amend earlier", "interactive amend", "soft reset", "rewrite commits", "PUBLIC repo commit", "secret in commit", "commit message", "commit author identity", "commit message English", "staging discipline", "hunk split", "stage one hunk", "git apply --cached", "non-interactive git add -p", "conflict commit", "Conflicts message", "review conflict resolution", "bad merge resolution".
commit-tidy is part of the Developer Tools category — developer tools that help your agent write, review, debug, and ship code. You can install it on its own or alongside other developer tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install commit-tidy
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
commit-tidyand click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Install from the command line
If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add commit-tidy with a single command:
openclaw skills add commit-tidy
This pulls commit-tidy from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/commit-tidy/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use commit-tidy
Once installed, commit-tidy activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
commit-tidy-0.7.0.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/commit-tidy/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install commit-tidy?
Install commit-tidy in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for commit-tidy, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add commit-tidy. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/commit-tidy/.
Is commit-tidy free?
Yes. commit-tidy is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.
What does commit-tidy do?
Analyze staged/committed changes and recommend split, squash, or commit-message strategy.
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models