Is the Dev Commit skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from codeaholicguy/ai-devkit. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Dev Commit SkillProof Score?

9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install Dev Commit?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Dev Commit with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Dev Commit

Stages only the intended change, skips secrets and teammate edits, writes a conventional commit.

by codeaholicguy · codeaholicguy/ai-devkit

Tested · Works

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Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 9.2/10
Tested: Jul 20, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · f47dfdc

Fetched the repo tree (ai-devkit is a multi-skill suite; picked skills/dev-commit/SKILL.md matching the slug) plus its agents/openai.yaml — both clean, no scripts, no curl|sh, no base64/exfiltration. SKILL.md is a self-contained commit contract (status→scope→validate→explicit-stage→re-check→conventional message→report). Trigger phrasings tested — ACTIVATE: "commit these changes for me", "stage my work and make a conventional commit", "prepare a PR-ready checkpoint"; NOT: "explain the difference between git merge and rebase", "deploy this branch to production" — 5/5 correct.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 8/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What Dev Commit does

A pure-prompt git discipline skill: it makes the agent inspect status/diff, stage only intended pathspecs (never `git add .`), run validation, avoid committing .env/secrets and unrelated edits, then report the SHA and leftovers. Triggers when the user asks to commit, stage changes, or prepare a PR-ready checkpoint.

How to install Dev Commit

Copy `skills/dev-commit/` into your `.claude/skills/` (or agent skills) directory. Self-contained prompt; only needs git in the repo. No external CLI, MCP, or build step.

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Dev Commit

/dev-commit Stages only the intended change, skips secrets and teammate edits, writes a conventional commit.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Commit these changes with a conventional message
Prepare a PR-ready checkpoint from my edits
Stage and commit without touching my other changes

Frequently asked questions

Is the Dev Commit skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from codeaholicguy/ai-devkit. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Dev Commit work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 20, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Fetched the repo tree (ai-devkit is a multi-skill suite; picked skills/dev-commit/SKILL.md matching the slug) plus its agents/openai.yaml — both clean, no scripts, no curl|sh, no base64/exfiltration. SKILL.md is a self-contained commit contract (status→scope→validate→explicit-stage→re-check→conventional message→report). Trigger phrasings tested — ACTIVATE: "commit these changes for me", "stage my work and make a conventional commit", "prepare a PR-ready checkpoint"; NOT: "explain the difference between git merge and rebase", "deploy this branch to production" — 5/5 correct.
What is the Dev Commit SkillProof Score?: 9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install Dev Commit?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Dev Commit with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.