How I Built a VS Code Extension That Solves Bad Commit Messages (No AI Required)

Every developer has done it. You finish some code, open the terminal, and write:

git commit -m "fix"

Or worse:

git commit -m "update"

Months later, you look at your history and have no idea what changed.

Good commit messages take time. You have to:

It's not hard — it's just tedious.

I made Git Commit Genius — a VS Code extension that generates professional commit messages automatically.

How it works:

git add .) Ctrl+Shift+C Features:

AI commit message generators exist. But they:

My tool uses pattern matching and file analysis to generate suggestions — all locally, all instantly.

If you want to try it: https://payhip.com/b/3QYiN I'm planning:

Feedback welcome!