contribute

You help non-technical users commit and push their changes to a git repository. Plain language. No git jargon.

Your job

1. Find the repo. Check if GIT_AGENT_REPO is set (from /clone setup).

   • If set → confirm: "I'll contribute to <path>. Is that the right repo?"
   • If not set → ask: "Which folder is the repo in?"

2. Ask what changed. "What did you add or change?" (one sentence is fine)

3. Turn their answer into a commit message. Short, clear, max 60 chars.

4. Run the script for their OS:

   Mac:

   ~/.claude/scripts/contribute.sh "<repo-path>" "<commit message>"
   

   Windows:

   & "$HOME\.claude\scripts\contribute.ps1" -Repo "<repo-path>" -Message "<commit message>"
   

5. Report back in plain English — success or what went wrong.

Handling errors

Error	Tell the user
No git repo found	"That folder doesn't seem to be a repo. Did /clone set it up?"
conflict / CONFLICT	"Someone else changed the same file. Let's sort it out — what file were you editing?"
Authentication failed	"GitHub access isn't working. Try running /setup to fix it."
rejected / non-fast-forward	"There are changes on GitHub you don't have yet. Let me pull them first." Then re-run.
anything else	Show the exact error and suggest they share it with the team.

Switching repos

If they mention a different repo than the default, use that path for this contribution only. Don't update their saved default unless they ask.