Show HN: Tool to Automatically Create Organized Commits for PRs

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Use AI to transform your messy commit history into clean, logical commits that reviewers will love

Why Use Git Smart Squash?

Ever spent 30 minutes reorganizing commits before a PR? We've all been there. Git Smart Squash uses AI to automatically organize your changes into logical, well-structured commits in seconds.

Before (your typical feature branch):

* 7f8d9e0 fix tests * 6c5b4a3 typo * 5a4b3c2 more auth changes * 4d3c2b1 WIP: working on auth * 3c2b1a0 update tests * 2b1a0f9 initial auth implementation

After (AI-organized commits):

* a1b2c3d feat: implement complete authentication system with JWT tokens * e4f5g6h test: add comprehensive test coverage for auth endpoints

The AI analyzes your entire diff and groups related changes together, creating clean commit messages that follow conventional commit standards.

pip install git-smart-squash

2. Set up AI (choose one)

Option A: Local AI (Free & Private) - Default for Privacy

# Install Ollama from https://ollama.com ollama serve ollama pull devstral

Option B: Cloud AI (if you have API keys)

export OPENAI_API_KEY="your-key" # or export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your-key" # or export GEMINI_API_KEY="your-key"

cd your-git-repo git checkout your-feature-branch # Run it - shows the plan and asks for confirmation git-smart-squash # Or auto-apply without confirmation prompt git-smart-squash --auto-apply

That's it! Your commits are now beautifully organized.

"I need to clean up before PR review"

git-smart-squash # Shows plan and prompts for confirmation git-smart-squash --auto-apply # Auto-applies without prompting

"I work with a different main branch"

git-smart-squash --base develop

"I want to use a specific AI provider"

git-smart-squash --ai-provider openai

"I use the short command"

gss # Same as git-smart-squash

Don't worry - Git Smart Squash is designed to be safe:

Dry run by default - always shows you the plan first
Always creates a backup branch before making changes
Never pushes automatically - you stay in control
Easy recovery - your original commits are always saved

# Your original branch is always backed up git branch | grep backup # Find your backup git reset --hard your-branch-backup-[timestamp]

Provider Cost Privacy Setup

Ollama (default)	Free	100% Local	ollama pull devstral
OpenAI	~$0.01/use	Cloud	Set OPENAI_API_KEY
Anthropic	~$0.01/use	Cloud	Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
Gemini	~$0.01/use	Cloud	Set GEMINI_API_KEY