re0-git

• SKILL.mdcore · 4,150 bytes
• SKILL.mdcore · 4,150 bytes

Rewrite a finished commit message so the log hands off on its own — in the author's own voice, not an imposed one.

## Goal

Repeated amends and momentum commits leave a message bloated, stale, or padded with trivia. `re0-git` rewrites the message into a clean version that lets a fresh session continue from `git log` alone, without reading the diff. It refines what the author already writes. Only the message moves — and timestamps, per the date rule below; the tree never changes.

It is **user-invoked** — run it once you've decided to commit. A commit-cleanup tool in the agent's reach would bias it toward committing when it shouldn't.

## Workflow

1. Scope the target — usually `HEAD`, sometimes a short unpushed range.
2. Read the change (`git show --stat`, `git diff`) and any documented commit rules. Then sample nearby non-target messages: start with 10, stop earlier if the convention is obvious, or expand only until the convention is clear.
3. Resolve mixed logs in this order: documented project rules, nearby commits touching the same area, then same-author commits within that convention. Do not average incompatible styles or let one author's habits override the repo.
4. Rewrite the message to the **commit-economy** (below): keep only durable handoff facts, fold supporting edits into the change they serve, and cut anything the diff or tag already proves. Give trivia no bullet of its own.