# `techne:auto-commit`

Analyze pending git changes and write a structured commit plan to `COMMITS.md` so you can review and stage commits in batches before anything lands.

Part of [techne](<https://ajbarea.github.io/techne/plugins/techne/index.md>): `/plugin install techne@techne`, then `/techne:setup`.

## When to use

- Dirty working tree: group logically-related changes into conventional commits before pushing.
- "Draft commit messages for my changes" / "Group these changes into sensible commits."
- Before opening a PR: produce a reviewable plan, then execute it in one step.

## Usage

Invoke by name in Claude Code:

```text
/techne:auto-commit
```

The skill produces a `COMMITS.md` at the repo root grouped by change type, then prints one line: `Plan at COMMITS.md. Say 'go' to execute (branch → commits → push → PR), or edit the file first.`

Saying "go" (or "ship it", "execute the plan") triggers the full branch-commit-push-PR chain against the current plan. The skill refuses to execute a stale plan if the working tree has drifted since the scan.

## See also

- [`techne:ci-audit`](<https://ajbarea.github.io/techne/skills/ci-audit/index.md>): audit CI after the branch lands.
- [`techne:deslop`](<https://ajbarea.github.io/techne/skills/deslop/index.md>): clean up comments before committing.
- [Conventions](<https://ajbarea.github.io/techne/conventions/index.md>): working-docs convention (`COMMITS.md` is never committed).

## Full instructions

[`SKILL.md` on GitHub](<https://github.com/ajbarea/techne/blob/main/plugins/techne/skills/auto-commit/SKILL.md>) holds the full instructions Claude follows for this skill.