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Sentry Commit Messages

Follow these conventions when creating commits for Sentry projects.

Prerequisites

Before committing, ensure you're working on a feature branch, not the main branch.

# Check current branch
git branch --show-current

If you're on main or master, create a new branch first:

# Create and switch to a new branch
git checkout -b <type>/<short-description>

Branch naming should follow the pattern: <type>/<short-description> where type matches the commit type (e.g., feat/add-user-auth, fix/null-pointer-error, ref/extract-validation).

Format

<type>(<scope>): <subject>

<body>

<footer>

The header is required. Scope is optional. All lines must stay under 100 characters.

Commit Types

Type	Purpose
`feat`	New feature
`fix`	Bug fix
`ref`	Refactoring (no behavior change)
`perf`	Performance improvement
`docs`	Documentation only
`test`	Test additions or corrections
`build`	Build system or dependencies
`ci`	CI configuration
`chore`	Maintenance tasks
`style`	Code formatting (no logic change)
`meta`	Repository metadata
`license`	License changes

Subject Line Rules

Use imperative, present tense: "Add feature" not "Added feature"
Capitalize the first letter
No period at the end
Maximum 70 characters

Body Guidelines

Explain what and why, not how
Use imperative mood and present tense
Include motivation for the change
Contrast with previous behavior when relevant

Footer: Issue References

Reference issues in the footer using these patterns:

Fixes closes the issue when merged
Refs links without closing

AI-Generated Changes

When changes were primarily generated by a coding agent (like Claude Code), include the Co-Authored-By attribution in the commit footer:

This is the only indicator of AI involvement that should appear in commits. Do not add phrases like "Generated by AI", "Written with Claude", or similar markers in the subject, body, or anywhere else in the commit message.

Examples

Simple fix

Feature with scope

Refactor

Breaking change

Revert Format

Principles

Each commit should be a single, stable change
Commits should be independently reviewable
The repository should be in a working state after each commit

References

Sentry Commit Messages

Sentry Commit Messages

Follow these conventions when creating commits for Sentry projects.

Prerequisites

Before committing, ensure you're working on a feature branch, not the main branch.

# Check current branch
git branch --show-current

If you're on main or master, create a new branch first:

# Create and switch to a new branch
git checkout -b <type>/<short-description>

Branch naming should follow the pattern: <type>/<short-description> where type matches the commit type (e.g., feat/add-user-auth, fix/null-pointer-error, ref/extract-validation).

Format

<type>(<scope>): <subject>

<body>

<footer>

The header is required. Scope is optional. All lines must stay under 100 characters.

Commit Types

Type	Purpose
`feat`	New feature
`fix`	Bug fix
`ref`	Refactoring (no behavior change)
`perf`	Performance improvement
`docs`	Documentation only
`test`	Test additions or corrections
`build`	Build system or dependencies
`ci`	CI configuration
`chore`	Maintenance tasks
`style`	Code formatting (no logic change)
`meta`	Repository metadata
`license`	License changes

Subject Line Rules

Use imperative, present tense: "Add feature" not "Added feature"
Capitalize the first letter
No period at the end
Maximum 70 characters

Body Guidelines

Explain what and why, not how
Use imperative mood and present tense
Include motivation for the change
Contrast with previous behavior when relevant

Footer: Issue References

Reference issues in the footer using these patterns:

Fixes closes the issue when merged
Refs links without closing

AI-Generated Changes

When changes were primarily generated by a coding agent (like Claude Code), include the Co-Authored-By attribution in the commit footer: