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Writes your git commit messages for you with AI. Version 3.4.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-20.
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Package summary
Writes your git commit messages for you with AI
Project links
Commands and aliases
- aic
- aicommits
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Project history and usage
aicommits is a JavaScript/Node command-line utility that writes Git commit messages from staged diffs using AI models. Its README presents it bluntly as a CLI that writes commit messages so users do not have to.
Project history
The public npm package and GitHub repository both date to February 2023, placing aicommits among the early wave of ChatGPT-era developer CLIs. The project was initially centered on OpenAI-backed commit-message generation and later expanded provider support to TogetherAI, Groq, xAI, OpenRouter, Ollama, LM Studio, and custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints.
The tool grew from a simple `git add` plus `aicommits` workflow into a small Git integration package: it supports selectable message formats, multiple generated recommendations, custom prompts, clipboard output, direct commit invocation, and a prepare-commit-msg hook.
Adoption history
The official README documents npm installation and a global CLI, while the Homebrew formula packages the same tool for brew users. The GitHub repository had over 9,000 stars when checked through the official repository API.
The npm registry listed 98 published versions and latest version 3.4.0; Homebrew also listed 3.4.0 as the stable formula version.
How it is used
The normal workflow is `git add <files...>` followed by `aicommits`; unknown flags are passed through to `git commit`. Users can also install a prepare-commit-msg hook so Git opens the generated message in the configured editor before committing.
Configuration is created by `aicommits setup` in `~/.aicommits`, and the README also documents environment-variable configuration for API keys and provider settings.
Why package nerds care
aicommits became one of the recognizable package names in the AI commit-message subgenre: a tiny npm-installed executable, a memorable binary alias `aic`, a Homebrew formula, and a configuration dotfile. It is also directly named by aicommit2 as an architectural inspiration.
Timeline
- 2023: npm package record created and GitHub repository opened.
- 2023: Tool ships as a global npm CLI for AI-generated Git commit messages.
- 2026: npm and Homebrew list 3.4.0 as current/latest.
Related projects
- aicommit2, which cites aicommits as inspiration.
- Git commit hooks, especially prepare-commit-msg.
- OpenAI-compatible API providers and local model runners such as Ollama and LM Studio.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for aicommits. 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
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.aicommits
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.aicommits
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
aic | cli | global executable | |
aicommits | 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 version3.4.0
manager updated2026-05-20
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/Nutlope/aicommits
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/Nutlope/aicommitsnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:aicommits |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.4.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aicommits |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Nutlope/aicommits |
| Repository | https://github.com/Nutlope/aicommits |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/Nutlope/aicommits |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://registry.npmjs.org/aicommits/-/aicommits-3.4.0.tgz |
| Last updated | 2026-05-20T00:28:02Z |
| 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 | aicommits |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment