Committing

The Commit Panel is where you write your commit message and create commits. It supports several convenience features to speed up your workflow.

Writing a Commit Message

The commit message editor is a markdown-aware text area with built-in autocomplete.

Autocomplete

Start typing to get suggestions for:

• Filenames and paths from your staged and unstaged changes
• Branch names from your local branches

Spaces in suggestions are automatically replaced with hyphens, and branch name validation rules are applied.

Commit Options

Action	Description
Commit	Create a commit with the current staged changes and message.
Amend	Amend the previous commit. Available from the commit button dropdown. This replaces the last commit with the current staged changes and message.
Commit and Push	When enabled (via the checkbox), the app will automatically push after a successful commit. This option can be set as the default in Settings.

Code Watcher Check

If you have Code Watchers configured, they run automatically against your staged changes before every commit.

• If any watcher rules match, an alerts modal is shown with details about each match
• You can review the matches and choose to Commit Anyway or cancel
• The alerts button in the commit panel shows a count when there are active matches

Validation

The commit button is disabled when:

• No files are staged
• The commit message is empty

CRLF Warning

When the app detects files with CRLF line endings, a warning indicator appears to alert you about potential line ending issues.

Tips

• Use the Amend option when you need to fix the last commit message or add a forgotten file
• Enable Commit and Push as the default in Settings if you always push after committing
• Code watchers help enforce team standards — set them up once and they'll check every commit automatically