---
topic: commits
source_keys:
  - conventional-commits-spec
  - commitlint-config-conventional
  - org-commit-conventions
  - context7-git-htmldocs
---

# Research Sources for git-commits Skill

Sources extracted from the git plugin research phase. Only sources that directly informed this skill are listed; sibling skills (git-branches, git-history, git-remotes, etc.) have their own sources.md.

## conventional-commits-spec

- **Description:** Conventional Commits Specification (v1.0.0) — message format, types, breaking changes, footer rules
- **Research doc:** plugins/git/docs/research/docs/git/commits.md § "Conventional Commits Specification (v1.0.0)"
- **Contributing files:** SKILL.md, references/conventional-commits-spec.md, references/create-commit.md
- **Status:** extracted

## commitlint-config-conventional

- **Description:** commitlint config-conventional preset — validation constraints (max 100 chars header, no trailing periods, lowercase type, 11-type set enforcement)
- **Research doc:** plugins/git/docs/research/docs/git/commits.md § "commitlint Constraints (`config-conventional`)"
- **Contributing files:** SKILL.md, references/conventional-commits-spec.md, references/create-commit.md
- **Status:** extracted

## org-commit-conventions

- **Description:** Organization commit message body template and git conventions (atomic commits, no `--no-verify`, no force-push main/master, `rtk git` wrapper) — content fully embedded in this skill; the org's `core/instructions/git.md` and `core/instructions/commits.md` are provenance only and are not a live dependency
- **Research doc:** core/instructions/commits.md, core/instructions/git.md (org convention, not part of the plugin's research corpus)
- **Contributing files:** SKILL.md, references/commit-template.md, references/create-commit.md, references/rewrite-history.md
- **Status:** extracted

## context7-git-htmldocs

- **Description:** Official Git HTML documentation — `git commit --squash`/`--fixup`, `git rebase --autosquash`, and `git cherry-pick` range and abort semantics
- **Research doc:** plugins/git/docs/research/docs/git/cli-reference.md § "Committing", § "Rebasing", § "Cherry-picking"
- **Contributing files:** SKILL.md, references/rewrite-history.md, references/cherry-pick.md
- **Status:** extracted