Install commit-msg-ai

With pip 

pip install commit-msg-ai

Verify installation 

commit-msg-ai --help

You should see:

usage: commit-msg-ai [-h] [--model MODEL] [--url URL] {config} ...

Generate a commit message from staged changes using a local LLM.

Requirements

  • Python 3.9 or higher
  • Ollama running locally (or on a reachable server)
  • At least one model pulled

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