macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install aicommitlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install aicommit with Homebrew, winget
AI-powered commit message generator. Version 0.6.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id RussMckendrick.Aicommit -eWindows Package Manager source index · RussMckendrick.Aicommit · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
AI-powered commit message generator
Project links
Commands and aliases
- aicommit
history
Project history and usage
aicommit is Coder's small Go CLI for generating Git commit messages from staged changes. It is intentionally narrower than a general coding assistant: it builds a prompt from repository history and diffs, streams a model-generated message, and then runs git commit unless used in dry-run or ref-targeting modes.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in August 2024, and releases followed rapidly through the autumn of that year. The README frames the project around an opinionated problem: many AI commit-message tools exist, but this one tries to follow a repository's existing commit style.
The implementation uses OpenAI-compatible chat completions, defaults to an OpenAI model, and supports overriding the base URL for compatible providers. The source includes a persistent key path under the user's config directory and a COMMITS.md style-guide convention.
Adoption history
Official installation paths are Homebrew, go install, and GitHub release binaries. The supplied package facts also list a winget package, giving it modest cross-platform package-manager presence despite its small scope.
The package belongs to the 2024 wave of single-purpose AI developer CLIs: tools that do one Git-adjacent task with LLM assistance rather than trying to become a full IDE assistant.
How it is used
Users stage changes, provide OPENAI_API_KEY or save a key with --save-key, and run aicommit. Flags support amending the previous commit, dry-running the generated git command, targeting a specific ref, adding extra context, changing the model, and using an OpenAI-compatible base URL.
Style configuration is file-based: aicommit reads COMMITS.md from the repository root when present, otherwise ~/COMMITS.md. This makes the package interesting for teams that want generated messages to match local conventions rather than a generic conventional-commits template.
Why package nerds care
aicommit is small, but package-nerd-relevant because it shows how quickly AI utilities became normal CLI packages: a single binary, Homebrew formula, Go install path, release artifacts, environment-variable configuration, and optional local secret persistence.
Its narrowness is the point. It can be packaged, audited, and replaced more easily than a large assistant, while still touching a high-frequency developer workflow.
Timeline
- 2024: GitHub repository created in August.
- 2024: v0.3.x and v0.4.x releases published within days of repository creation.
- 2024: v0.6.5 released in November.
- 2026: Input package facts list Homebrew and winget packaging.
Related projects
- aicommit is related to Git, OpenAI-compatible APIs, local model gateways such as LiteLLM, and other AI commit-message generators.
- It uses a repository-local COMMITS.md convention instead of a broader project-management or changelog system.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/coder/aicommit
- https://api.github.com/repos/coder/aicommit/releases?per_page=100
- https://github.com/coder/aicommit#readme
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coder/aicommit/main/cmd/aicommit/main.go
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coder/aicommit/main/cmd/aicommit/savekey.go
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
COMMITS.md in repository root~/COMMITS.md
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Linux
${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/aicommit/openai.key~/.config/aicommit/openai.key- macOS
~/Library/Application Support/aicommit/openai.key- Windows
%AppData%\aicommit\openai.key
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
aicommit | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.6.5
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.6.5
https://github.com/coder/aicommit
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:aicommit |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aicommit |
| Homepage | https://github.com/coder/aicommit |
| Repository | https://github.com/coder/aicommit |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/coder/aicommit#readme |
| License | CC0-1.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/coder/aicommit/archive/refs/tags/v0.6.5.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | aicommit |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
winget95%
RussMckendrick.Aicommit
winget install --id RussMckendrick.Aicommit -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aicommit
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment