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AI Commit Generation

Writing a good commit message from memory, after you've already moved on mentally to the next task, is a common source of vague messages like "fix stuff" or "updates". Project Dashboard AI generates the message from your actual staged diff instead — the description reflects what changed, not what you remember changing.

How it works​

  1. Stage your changes as usual (git add or via the IDE's Commit tool).
  2. Click AI Commit in the Project Dashboard AI panel.
  3. The plugin sends the staged diff to your selected AI provider (OpenAI, Claude, or Gemini) along with a master prompt.
  4. A commit message is generated and inserted into the commit message field — edit before committing if you want.

Choosing a model​

Any provider you've configured under Settings → Tools → Project Dashboard AI is available. The exact list shown in the dropdown is fetched live from your provider (see how model discovery works) — as of this writing that includes:

  • OpenAI — GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4 (Mini, Nano), GPT-5.3-Codex, o3 (Pro, Standard, Mini), o4-mini, GPT-4.1
  • Anthropic Claude — Claude Fable 5, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Haiku 4.5
  • Google Gemini — Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview), Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, Gemini 2.5 (Pro, Flash)

Faster/cheaper models (GPT-5.4 Nano, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, Claude Haiku 4.5) work fine for routine commits; reach for a stronger model (GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.8, Gemini 3.1 Pro) on complex, multi-file changes where the diff alone doesn't tell the full story.

Customizing the master prompt​

Master prompts let you set conventions once instead of correcting the AI's output every time — for example, enforcing Conventional Commits format, a specific tone, or a required ticket-reference format. Set this under Settings → Tools → Project Dashboard AI → Prompts.

Linking a commit to a task​

If you're using the Checklist, you can append (#N) to reference the active task from the commit row, right-click context menu, or via AI Commit → Append active issue to commit. This links the commit to the issue without auto-closing it — no Fixes/Closes keyword is added automatically, so you stay in control of when an issue actually closes.