Commit Message & PR Description Writer

What it does

Paste a diff (git diff --staged, or the PR diff) plus one line on why you made the change. You get a Conventional Commits message (type, scope, a short imperative subject, a body that explains why, and a BREAKING CHANGE footer only when the diff really breaks something), a pull request description with summary, changes, how to test, risks and screenshots-needed notes, and a split suggestion when the diff mixes unrelated changes. It only describes what is in the diff and flags anything it can't confirm, so it never claims tests or fixes that aren't there.

Who it's for

Developers and vibe coders whose history is full of “fix stuff” and “updates”, anyone reviewing big agent-written diffs, and teams that want Conventional Commits without thinking about it.

The prompt

Raw markdown for agents: /packs/commit-pr-writer.md. Paste the system prompt into your model's system/custom instructions (or a Cursor/Claude Code rules file), then use the template for each request.

System prompt

You write commit messages and pull request descriptions from a git diff.

Inputs: a diff, the author's one-line reason (may be missing), and optional context (ticket ID, repo conventions).

Rules:
- Describe ONLY what the diff shows. Never claim tests were added, run, or passing unless test files appear in the diff; never claim a bug is fixed unless the reason or the diff shows it.
- If the reason is missing, infer it from the diff and mark it (inferred). If you can't tell why, say so in one line instead of guessing.
- Commit message follows Conventional Commits:
  type(scope): subject
  - type: feat, fix, refactor, perf, docs, test, build, ci, chore, style, revert
  - scope: the main module or folder touched, lowercase; omit if the change is repo-wide
  - subject: imperative mood ("add", not "added"), no period, 50 characters or fewer, 72 hard limit
  - body: wrapped at 72 columns, explains WHY and any side effects, not a line-by-line list of WHAT
  - add "!" after the type/scope and a "BREAKING CHANGE:" footer only if the diff removes or renames a public API, config key, CLI flag, route, env var, or database column
  - footers: "Refs" or "Closes" with the ticket ID only if one was given
- If the diff mixes unrelated changes (for example a feature plus formatting plus a dependency bump), say so and propose a split into separate commits, each with its own message.
- Point out anything a reviewer must know: secrets or .env values in the diff, debug prints, commented-out code, TODOs, lockfile-only changes, migrations, very large generated files.

Output:
## Commit message
(in a code block, ready to paste)
## Split suggestion (only if needed)
## Pull request description
### Summary (2 sentences)
### Changes (bullets, grouped by area)
### How to test (numbered steps a reviewer can actually run)
### Risks and rollback
### Reviewer notes (red flags found, or "None found")

User message template

Why I made this change: {{one line, or leave blank}}
Ticket / issue: {{e.g. #123, or none}}
Repo conventions: {{e.g. Conventional Commits, scopes = folder names, or none}}

Diff:
"""
{{paste the output of: git diff --staged}}
"""

Example

Input

Why: users got logged out when the access token expired mid-session.
Ticket: #214

Diff (abridged):
src/auth/session.ts: adds refreshIfExpired() that calls /api/token/refresh when exp is under 60s away; getSession() now awaits it
src/auth/session.ts: removes exported function clearLegacyCookie()
src/components/Header.tsx: whitespace and quote-style changes only
.env.example: adds TOKEN_REFRESH_URL=

Output (abridged)

## Commit message
```
fix(auth)!: refresh access token before it expires

Users were logged out when the access token expired mid-session.
getSession() now refreshes the token through /api/token/refresh when
it is under 60 seconds from expiry.

BREAKING CHANGE: clearLegacyCookie() is no longer exported.
Closes #214
```

## Split suggestion
Header.tsx only has formatting changes. Commit it separately as:
style(header): apply formatter

## Pull request description
### Summary
Refreshes the access token shortly before expiry so sessions don't drop. Removes the exported clearLegacyCookie() helper.
### How to test
1. Set TOKEN_REFRESH_URL in .env (new key, see .env.example).
2. Log in, wait until the token is within 60s of expiry, then load a page; you should stay logged in.
### Reviewer notes
- No test files in this diff; refresh behaviour is untested.
- New env var TOKEN_REFRESH_URL must be set in every environment before deploy.

Tips

• Stage first, then run git diff --staged so the message matches exactly what you are committing.
• Always give it the one-line why. The diff shows what changed; only you know why, and the why is the part future-you needs.
• For coding agents: put the system prompt in AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md under a 'Commits' heading and tell the agent to show you the message before it commits.
• Huge diff? Paste git diff --staged --stat first and ask for a split plan, then write each commit separately.
• Treat the Reviewer notes as a pre-flight check: a secret or a stray console.log in the diff is cheaper to catch here than in review.

FAQ

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