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Commit Hygiene Skill
A lightweight workflow for reviewing staged changes and producing focused, traceable commits.
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Open SKILL.md or source instructionsRequirements
Git repositoryA clean understanding of branch scope
Permissions
Read Git status and diffPrepare commit message suggestions
Security notes
Git commands can change repository history; require explicit approval for destructive operations.
Declared capabilities or risks
Filesystem access