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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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description: Create detailed git commit with comprehensive commit message
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Please create a comprehensive git checkpoint with the following steps:
## Part 1: Git Checkpoint
1. **Initialize Git if needed**: Run `git init` if git has not been instantiated for the project yet.
2. **Analyze all changes**:
- Run `git status` to see all tracked and untracked files
- Run `git diff` to see detailed changes in tracked files
- Run `git log -5 --oneline` to understand the commit message style of this repository
3. **Stage everything**:
- Add ALL tracked changes (modified and deleted files)
- Add ALL untracked files (new files)
- Use `git add -A` or `git add .` to stage everything
4. **Create a detailed commit message**:
- **First line**: Write a clear, concise summary (50-72 chars) describing the primary change
- Use imperative mood (e.g., "Add feature" not "Added feature")
- Examples: "feat: add user authentication", "fix: resolve database connection issue", "refactor: improve API route structure"
- **Body**: Provide a detailed description including:
- What changes were made (list of key modifications)
- Why these changes were made (purpose/motivation)
- Any important technical details or decisions
- Breaking changes or migration notes if applicable
- **Footer**: Include co-author attribution as shown in the Git Safety Protocol
5. **Execute the commit**: Create the commit with the properly formatted message following this repository's conventions.
## Part 2: Verify Git Checkpoint
6. **Verify commit**:
- Confirm git commit succeeded by running `git log -1`
- Report commit status to user
## Benefits of Git Checkpoint
**Git Checkpoint provides:**
- Code versioning
- Change history
- Rollback capability
- Complete project memory over time
- Collaboration support through detailed commit messages
## IMPORTANT
- Do NOT skip any files - include everything
- Make the commit message descriptive enough that someone reviewing the git log can understand what was accomplished
- Follow the project's existing commit message conventions (check git log first)
- Include the Claude Code co-author attribution in the commit message