About git-diff-explain
A Git skill that reviews staged and unstaged changes and summarizes them in exactly one sentence. It reports critical errors, such as when the current directory is not a Git repository.
Key features
- 01Checks whether the directory is a Git repository
- 02Collects staged and unstaged changes
- 03Summarizes changes in one sentence
- 04Reports affected file count when relevant
- 05Identifies additions, modifications, and deletions
Use cases
- 01Get a concise summary of uncommitted changes
- 02Review the scope of edits before a commit
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ dzhuneyt/ skills --skill git-diff-explainAfter installing, type/git-diff-explainin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEExecute the following steps:
- Check if current directory is a valid git repository
- Get all uncommitted changes (staged and unstaged) in one command
- Analyze the changes and provide exactly one sentence summarizing what changed
- Only output more than one sentence for critical errors (not a git repo, etc.)
Rules:
- Output exactly one sentence unless there's a critical error
- Be concise but descriptive about the nature of changes
- Include number of files affected if relevant
- Mention the type of changes (additions, modifications, deletions)
Comments
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