Commitra

⚡ The Intelligent Commit & Project AI CLI

commitra is an AI‑assisted developer intelligence CLI that helps developers create context‑rich commit messages, READMEs, and gain insights into their projects such as tech stack, architecture, and flow. By leveraging large language models and a suite of utility libraries, it analyzes the current repository, extracts meaningful metadata, and generates polished documentation and commit summaries automatically.

🎥 Demo

Start in 4 Simple Steps

Install commitra

npm install -g commitra

Create an account and get your Groq API Key (default provider)

Groq is the default AI engine for Commitra — fast and free to start.

👉 Get your API key here:
https://console.groq.com/keys

Save it to Commitra config

commitra config set GROQ_API_KEY=your_key_here

(Optional) Set provider explicitly:

commitra config set provider=groq

Generate your first AI commit

commitra commit

Or generate multiple:

commitra commit -g 3

Also: Use Commitra inside normal Git commits

Once you install Commitra’s Git hook, your commit workflow becomes:

git add .
git commit

Commitra will automatically:

• Analyze your staged files
• Generate an AI-powered commit message
• Insert it into your editor
  Perfect if you never want to run commitra commit manually again.

Install the hook:

commitra hook install

Remove the hook:

commitra hook uninstall

Features

• AI-generated commit messages
• Automatic API documentation
• Folder tree visualization
• Architecture Mermaid diagrams
• README generator
• Config system with providers (OpenAI, Groq, Anthropic, Local)
• Git hook integration
• Minimal, clean output — no noise

📦 Installation

npm install -g commitra

Supports:

• macOS
• Linux
• Windows
• (Homebrew formula coming soon)

🧰 Commands Overview

1. commit

Generate an AI-powered commit message from staged git changes.

commitra commit

Options:

--suggest-only       Print suggestion without committing
-g, --generate <n>   Generate N suggestions

2. api

Generate API documentation from your project structure + code.

commitra api

Options:

-o, --output FILE     Output file (default: API_DOCS.md)
-b, --base-url URL    Optional API base URL

3. diagram

Generate clean architecture diagrams (Mermaid).

commitra diagram

Options:

-s, --summarize         Add AI architecture summary
-o, --output FILE        Save output (default: FLOW.md)
-d, --depth N            Folder depth scan
-t, --type flow|sequence|system
-b, --base-url URL

4. readme

Generate a signature-style README.md.

commitra readme

5. folder

Generate a project folder tree.

commitra folder

Options:

-d, --depth N          Depth (default 3)
-o, --output FILE      Output file (default: PROJECT_FOLDER.md)

6. config

Manage Commitra configuration.

Get:

commitra config get provider

Set:

commitra config set provider=openai OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-123

7. hook

Manage Git hook integration.

Install:

commitra hook install

Uninstall:

commitra hook uninstall

Configuration System

Commitra loads configuration from:

1. CLI flags
2. ~/.commitra config file
3. Environment variables
4. Defaults (Groq)

Example ~/.commitra

provider=groq
GROQ_API_KEY=your_key_here
model=llama-3-8b

Supported providers:

groq (default)
openai
anthropic
local

Environment Variables

set them using commitra config set key=value.

| Variable | Meaning | | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | OPENAI_API_KEY | OpenAI auth | | GROQ_API_KEY | Groq auth | | ANTHROPIC_API_KEY | Anthropic auth | | model | LLM provider model | | provider | Override/set LLM provider | | generate | Suggestions commit count to generate (default 1) | | timeout | Request timeout |

How Commitra Works (Minimal Explanation)

Commitra processes:

• Git staged changes (numstat + diff)
• File structure
• Code snippets (truncated)
• Commit history
• Environment metadata

Then feeds compact prompts to your AI provider to generate:

• Clean commit messages
• Diagrams
• Documentation
• README templates
• API summaries

Everything is processed locally first, so only optimized summaries go to the model.

Project Structure

├── .env
├── LICENSE
├── README.md
├── package.json
├── src
│   ├── cli
│   │   ├── banner.ts
│   │   ├── commands
│   │   │   ├── api.ts
│   │   │   ├── commit.ts
│   │   │   ├── config.ts
│   │   │   ├── diagram.ts
│   │   │   ├── hook.ts
│   │   │   ├── prepare-commit-msg.ts
│   │   │   ├── project-folder.ts
│   │   │   ├── readme.ts
│   │   ├── index.ts
│   ├── core
│   │   ├── ai
│   │   │   ├── ai.ts
│   │   │   ├── providers
│   │   │   ├── types.ts
│   │   ├── config
│   │   │   ├── manager.ts
│   │   │   ├── schema.ts
│   │   ├── context
│   │   │   ├── index.ts
│   │   ├── detect
│   │   │   ├── aiClassifier.ts
│   │   │   ├── apiRoutes.ts
│   │   │   ├── detect.ts
│   │   │   ├── extractors.ts
│   │   │   ├── localClassifier.ts
│   │   │   ├── projectMetadata.ts
│   │   ├── git
│   │   │   ├── diff.ts
│   │   │   ├── repo.ts
│   │   ├── output
│   │   │   ├── diagram.ts
│   │   │   ├── logger.ts
│   │   │   ├── markdown.ts
│   │   ├── prompt
│   │   │   ├── api.ts
│   │   │   ├── commit.ts
│   │   │   ├── diagram.ts
│   │   │   ├── readme.ts
│   │   ├── utils
│   │   │   ├── constants.ts
│   │   │   ├── error.ts
│   │   │   ├── fs.ts
│   │   │   ├── helpers.ts
│   ├── hook-entry.ts
│   ├── index.ts
├── tests
│   ├── mocks
│   │   ├── mockAI.ts
│   │   ├── mockFs.ts
│   │   ├── mockGit.ts
│   ├── setup.ts
│   ├── unit
│   │   ├── commitPrompt.spec.ts
│   │   ├── config.spec.ts
│   │   ├── diff.spec.ts
│   │   ├── helpers.spec.ts
│   │   ├── projectMetadata.spec.ts
│   ├── utils
│   │   ├── findDistDiff.ts
│   │   ├── fixtureBatch.ts
│   │   ├── mockDistAI.ts
│   │   ├── runCli.ts
│   │   ├── testRepo.ts
├── tsconfig.json
├── vitest-env.d.ts
├── vitest.config.ts

Development

git clone https://github.com/Femtech-web/commitra
cd commitra
npm install

Run dev mode:

npm run dev commit

Build:

npm run build

Global link:

npm link
commitra commit

🤝 Contributing

PRs welcome.
If you love clean DX tools, come build with us.

📄 License

MIT License — see LICENSE file for details.

⭐ Support

If you find Commitra useful, give it a star on GitHub ❤️
Opening issues, PRs, or feature requests is encouraged.