# Install aicommit with Homebrew, winget AI-powered commit message generator. Version 0.6.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:aicommit ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install aicommit ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id RussMckendrick.Aicommit -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: RussMckendrick.Aicommit from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:aicommit - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.6.5 - **Source summary:** AI-powered commit message generator - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** CC0-1.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - aicommit (cli) - aicommit (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.6.5 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/coder/aicommit - Upstream latest detected: v0.6.5 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 - - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Unix: COMMITS.md in repository root, ~/COMMITS.md ## Credential files - Linux: ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/aicommit/openai.key, ~/.config/aicommit/openai.key - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/aicommit/openai.key - Windows: %AppData%\aicommit\openai.key ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - winget - RussMckendrick.Aicommit: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: RussMckendrick.Aicommit from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [MCP tool packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/mcp-tools/) - Mentions MCP or Model Context Protocol. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [aicommit2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aicommit2/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [aicommits](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aicommits/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, commit-messages, developer-tools, git. - [commitlint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/commitlint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, commit-messages, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [vibecheck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vibecheck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [braid](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/braid/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [cig](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cig/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [codeberg-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codeberg-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [commitizen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/commitizen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [kommit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kommit/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, commit, control, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/aicommit.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/aicommit.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph