ORCommit

AI-powered Git commits with security, standards, and full control

Generate accurate, conventional, and secure git commit messages using OpenAI, Claude, OpenRouter, or local models (Ollama).

git add .
orc commit

✔ Conventional Commits ✔ Secret scanning (Gitleaks) ✔ Cloud & local AI ✔ Zero-config to start

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TL;DR

ORCommit is a production-grade CLI that:

• analyzes your staged git diff
• generates a high-quality commit message via LLMs
• enforces Conventional Commits
• blocks secrets and dependency folders before commit
• works with both cloud and local AI models

If you care about clean history, security, and standards — this tool is for you.

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✨ Key Features

🤖 AI Providers

• OpenAI (GPT‑4, GPT‑3.5)
• Claude via OpenRouter (200+ models)
• Local models via Ollama (offline & private)

🧠 Smart Commit Generation

• Token-aware diff chunking (large repos supported)
• Interactive regeneration with feedback
• Custom prompts & project context
• Conventional Commits by default

🔐 Security by Default

• Secret scanning via Gitleaks (100+ patterns)
• Blocks API keys, tokens, private keys
• Prevents committing node_modules/, vendor/, etc.
• Secure API key storage (600 permissions)

⚙️ Git-Native Workflow

• Breaking change detection
• Optional push after commit
• Git hooks support

⚡ Fast & Reliable

• Memory + disk cache
• Parallel API calls
• Strict TypeScript + comprehensive tests

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🚀 Quick Start

npm install -g orcommit
orc config set openrouter YOUR_API_KEY

git add .
orc commit

That’s it.

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🛠 Common Commands

orc commit                 # interactive commit
orc commit --yes           # auto-confirm
orc commit --context "..." # extra context
orc commit --emoji         # gitmoji
orc commit --breaking      # breaking change
orc commit --dry-run       # preview only

👉 Full CLI reference

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🔐 Security Highlights

ORCommit includes mandatory security checks:

• 🔍 Secret scanning via Gitleaks
• 🚫 Blocks API keys, tokens, private keys
• 🚫 Prevents committing dependency folders

These checks run before commit creation and cannot be bypassed accidentally.

👉 Security details

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💡 Who Is ORCommit For?

• Teams — enforce commit standards automatically
• Open Source — keep contribution quality high
• Enterprise — prevent leaks and ensure compliance

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⚙️ Configuration

Config is stored at ~/.config/orcommit.json (permissions 600).

{
  "preferences": {
    "defaultProvider": "openrouter",
    "commitFormat": "conventional",
    "temperature": 0.6
  }
}

Environment variables are also supported:

export OPENROUTER_API_KEY="your-key"
export OPENAI_API_KEY="your-key"

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📚 Documentation

• CLI Reference
• Security Model
• Architecture
• Advanced Usage

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🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Add tests
4. Submit a pull request

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🏢 About the Maintainers

ORCommit is built and maintained by Reforms.ai — a team specializing in AI-powered developer tools.

Commercial support, consulting, and custom AI integrations are available.

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📄 License

MIT License — see LICENSE.

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Built with ❤️ using TypeScript and modern AI tooling.