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brew install aicommit2

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overview

Package summary

Reactive CLI that generates commit messages for Git and Jujutsu with AI

Project links

Commands and aliases

aic2
aicommit2

history

Project history and usage

aicommit2 is a Node-based command-line tool for generating commit messages and code-review text from version-control diffs. Its upstream README describes support for Git, YADM, and Jujutsu, plus cloud and local AI providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Mistral, Groq, Ollama, OpenRouter, and other OpenAI-compatible services.

Project history

The project positions itself as a successor-style tool in the AI commit-message niche: the README explicitly says AICommits inspired its core functionality and architecture. The npm registry records the aicommit2 package as created in July 2023, while the current GitHub repository record dates the public repository to January 2024.

Later development emphasized provider breadth, reactive selection among generated messages, Jujutsu support, prepare-commit-msg hook usage, diff compression, and optional code review. The configuration documentation settled on an XDG-style INI file with a legacy dotfile fallback.

Adoption history

Official install paths include npm, Homebrew, and Nix. The README advertises both npm and Homebrew badges, and the Homebrew formula describes it as a reactive CLI for Git and Jujutsu commit messages.

Homebrew analytics for the formula reported 1,842 installs over 365 days at the time checked, while the npm registry showed 155 published versions and latest version 2.6.1.

How it is used

Typical use is to stage changes and run `aicommit2`, or use the shorter `aic2` alias. Users configure at least one provider through `aicommit2 setup`, `aicommit2 config set`, environment variables, or a config file.

Package-manager users care about the config-path order because the same file can hold provider keys and model settings: `$AICOMMIT_CONFIG_PATH`, then XDG config, then `~/.aicommit2`.

Why package nerds care

aicommit2 is part of the post-ChatGPT wave of small, global CLI tools that wrap Git workflows with LLM calls. It is interesting beside aicommits because it shows a package evolving from single-purpose commit generation into a multi-provider, multi-VCS terminal assistant while still installing as one small executable.

Timeline

2023: npm package record for aicommit2 created.
2024: Current GitHub repository created.
2026: Homebrew formula and npm package list version 2.6.1 as stable/latest.

Related projects

aicommits, cited by aicommit2 as inspiration.
Git, YADM, and Jujutsu, the version-control systems aicommit2 targets.
Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs, supported provider families.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for aicommit2. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime 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: $AICOMMIT_CONFIG_PATH$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/aicommit2/config.ini~/.config/aicommit2/config.ini~/.aicommit2

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: $AICOMMIT_CONFIG_PATH$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/aicommit2/config.ini~/.config/aicommit2/config.ini~/.aicommit2

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`aic2`	cli	global executable
`aicommit2`	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 version2.7.0

manager updated2026-07-08

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/tak-bro/aicommit2

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/tak-bro/aicommit2none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:aicommit2
Version	2.7.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aicommit2
Homepage	https://github.com/tak-bro/aicommit2
Repository	https://github.com/tak-bro/aicommit2
Upstream docs	https://github.com/tak-bro/aicommit2
License	MIT
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/aicommit2/-/aicommit2-2.7.0.tgz
Last updated	2026-07-08T03:28:43Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	node
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	aicommit2
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

package graph

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source trail

Generated from repository data

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/aicommit2.yml

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
package relationship graph
package version freshness
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