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Simon Willison releases commit-rewriter for cleaning Git commit messages

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Simon Willison has developed a new tool called commit-rewriter, designed to clean up commit messages for software projects. The tool is particularly useful for removing internal jargon, issue IDs, and other non-public information from commit logs, making them suitable for public release. Users can run commit-rewriter on a specified repository to automatically edit and rewrite commit messages, with an option to create a timestamped branch for easy reversion. AI

IMPACT This tool helps developers manage and clean code commit messages, potentially improving collaboration and project transparency.

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Simon Willison releases commit-rewriter for cleaning Git commit messages

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  1. Simon Willison TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    commit-rewriter 0.1

    <p><strong>Release:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/simonw/commit-rewriter/releases/tag/0.1">commit-rewriter 0.1</a></p> <p>I built this little web app the other day to help edit the commit messages for the <a href="https://datasette.io/blog/2026/september-security-releases/…

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