AI-powered commit message generation for VS Code. Automatically generate conventional commit messages based on your staged changes.
Features
- 🤖 AI-powered commit message generation from staged changes
- 🌐 Multi-language support (sync with VS Code UI or specific language)
- ✨ Follows Conventional Commits specification
- 🔑 Supports DeepSeek, OpenAI, Anthropic, and custom providers
- ⚡ Fast and lightweight (no backend required)
- 🔧 Customizable system prompt
Usage
- Stage your changes in Git
- Click the "Generate Commit Message" button in the Source Control panel
- The AI-generated message will appear in the commit message input box
Configuration
Open VS Code settings and search for "Commit Message Generator":
Providers
The extension supports multiple AI providers. Default providers include:
| Provider | API Format | Base URL | Default Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek | OpenAI | https://api.deepseek.com |
deepseek-v4-flash |
| OpenAI | OpenAI | https://api.openai.com |
gpt-5.6-luna |
| Anthropic | Anthropic | https://api.anthropic.com |
claude-sonnet-5 |
Settings
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
llm-git-commit.providers |
Configure AI providers (id, name, apiFormat, baseUrl, apiKey, models) | DeepSeek, OpenAI, Anthropic |
llm-git-commit.activeProvider |
ID of the provider to use | deepseek |
llm-git-commit.activeModel |
ID of the model to use | deepseek-v4-flash |
llm-git-commit.generation.language |
Language for commit messages | sync |
llm-git-commit.generation.temperature |
Generation temperature (0-2) | 0.3 |
llm-git-commit.generation.timeout |
Generation timeout (ms) | 30000 |
llm-git-commit.prompt.custom |
Custom system prompt | (empty) |
llm-git-commit.prompt.includeDiff |
Include git diff in prompt | true |
llm-git-commit.prompt.maxDiffLength |
Max diff length (characters) | 10000 |
Configuration Example
{
"llm-git-commit.providers": [
{
"id": "deepseek",
"name": "Deepseek",
"apiFormat": "openai",
"baseUrl": "https://api.deepseek.com",
"apiKey": "insert-your-apikey-here",
"models": [
{
"id": "deepseek-v4-flash",
"name": "deepseek-v4-flash"
},
{
"id": "deepseek-v4-pro",
"name": "deepseek-v4-pro"
}
]
}
],
"llm-git-commit.activeProvider": "deepseek",
"llm-git-commit.activeModel": "deepseek-v4-flash"
}
Language Options
sync- Sync with VS Code display languageen- Englishzh- 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)zht- 繁體中文 (Traditional Chinese)ko- 한국어 (Korean)de- Deutsch (German)es- Español (Spanish)fr- Français (French)ja- 日本語 (Japanese)ru- Русский (Russian)
Recommended Models
- DeepSeek:
deepseek-v4-flash(cost-effective),deepseek-v4-pro(higher quality) - OpenAI:
gpt-5.6-luna(lightweight),gpt-5.6-terra(balanced),gpt-5.6-sol(flagship) - Anthropic:
claude-sonnet-5(agentic),claude-fable-5(next-gen),claude-opus-5(flagship)
Development
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Compile
npm run compile
# Watch mode
npm run watch
# Test in VS Code
# Press F5 to open Extension Development Host
Acknowledgments
This project was inspired by the Git Commit Generation feature in Kilo Code, an open-source AI coding agent for VS Code.
The core concept — generating Conventional Commits style messages from staged changes via an SCM panel button — was adapted from Kilo Code's implementation. Thanks to the Kilo Code team for the excellent feature design and architecture reference.
License
MIT