ape-commit

# Commit Message Style ## Format ``` <short summary line> - <change> - <change> - <change> ``` ## Rules ### Summary line (first line) - One line only - Short and crisp -- aim for under 72 characters - Use the imperative mood: "Add feature" not "Added feature" or "Adds feature" - No trailing period - Describe *what* the commit does, not *how* ### Blank lines - Always exactly one blank line between the summary line and the bullet list (never omit it) - No blank lines between bullet list items -- the list must be tight and contiguous (single newline after each item, never an empty/blank line) - No trailing blank lines at the end of the commit message ### Bullet points - Each bullet describes a single, specific change - Short and crisp -- one line per bullet - Keep bullet items contiguous with no blank lines between them - Start each bullet with a verb in the imperative mood (Add, Fix, Remove, Update, Rename, Move, Extract, etc.) - No trailing periods - No fluff or filler words ### Never include - Blank lines between bullet list items (loose lists) - Co-author lines (no `Co-authored-by:` trailer) - `Generated by Claude` or any AI attribution - Redundant context already obvious from the diff ## Examples **Good:** ``` Add user authentication middleware - Add JWT validation to protected routes - Return 401 on missing or expired token - Extract auth logic into separate middleware file - Add unit tests for token validation ``` ``` Fix null pointer crash on empty cart chec...