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Semantic Commit Assistant

Rules

• Never force push or amend existing commits. Instead, create new commits.
• Never hardcode scopes. Instead, derive from .claude/.prove.json or directory structure.
• Never ask about a scope the user has declined (recorded in a declined_scope_<name>.md memory file). Instead, silently use directory-derived scope.
• Delegate all user decisions through AskUserQuestion per references/interaction-patterns.md.

1. Gather Context

Run in parallel:

1. Read .claude/.prove.json -- extract the "scopes" key if present
2. git status, git diff, git diff --cached

If no changes exist, inform the user and stop.

2. Derive Scopes

With configured scopes (.claude/.prove.json has "scopes"): Match each changed file to the scope whose path prefix is the longest match.

{ "scopes": { "api": "src/api/", "auth": "src/auth/", "db": "src/models/" } }

Without configured scopes: derive from the most meaningful path segment (e.g., src/api/handler.go -> api).

Built-in scopes (always available, override nothing):

Scope	Matches
docs	README, LICENSE, top-level documentation
repo	.gitignore, CI/CD, repo infrastructure
config	.claude/.prove.json, project config files

3. Detect Scope Gaps

Skip if .claude/.prove.json has no "scopes" key.

If changed files fall outside ALL configured scope prefixes AND do not match a built-in scope:

1. Determine an appropriate scope name and path prefix for the unmatched files
2. Check ~/.claude/projects/*/memory/ for declined_scope_<name>.md for this project
3. Decline on record: use directory-derived scope silently, proceed to step 4
4. Not declined: use AskUserQuestion:

AskUserQuestion:
  question: "Files under `<path>` don't match any configured scope. Add `<name>: <prefix>` to .claude/.prove.json?"
  header: "New Scope"
  options:
    - label: "Add Scope"
      description: "Register in .claude/.prove.json and use it for this commit"
    - label: "Skip"
      description: "Use directory-derived scope; never ask about this scope again"

Add Scope: add the entry to .claude/.prove.json "scopes" and use it for the current commit.

Skip: save a memory file at ~/.claude/projects/<project-dir>/memory/declined_scope_<name>.md:

---
name: declined-scope-<name>
description: User declined adding scope "<name>" (<prefix>) to .claude/.prove.json
type: feedback
---

Do not suggest adding scope "<name>" with prefix "<prefix>" to .claude/.prove.json. Declined on <date>.

Update MEMORY.md in the same directory to include the new entry.

4. Group Changes

Group changed files into logical commit units -- one per coherent change. Each group maps to one conventional commit type.

When grouping is ambiguous with 2-4 discrete options, use AskUserQuestion. Use free-form for ambiguity that needs open-ended discussion.

5. Commit

For each group:

1. git add <files> -- stage only files for that group
2. Commit with conventional format:

<type>(<scope>): <description>

[optional body]

Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>

3. git status -- verify before next group

Types: feat, fix, refactor, docs, test, chore, style, perf, ci, migrate

After all commits: git log --oneline -n <count> and report any remaining uncommitted changes.