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Reactive CLI that generates commit messages for Git and Jujutsu with AI. Version 2.9.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-28.
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Package summary
Reactive CLI that generates commit messages for Git and Jujutsu with AI
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Commands and aliases
- aic2
- aicommit2
history
Project history and usage
aicommit2 is a Node-based command-line tool for generating commit messages and code-review text from version-control diffs. Its upstream README describes support for Git, YADM, and Jujutsu, plus cloud and local AI providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Mistral, Groq, Ollama, OpenRouter, and other OpenAI-compatible services.
Project history
The project positions itself as a successor-style tool in the AI commit-message niche: the README explicitly says AICommits inspired its core functionality and architecture. The npm registry records the aicommit2 package as created in July 2023, while the current GitHub repository record dates the public repository to January 2024.
Later development emphasized provider breadth, reactive selection among generated messages, Jujutsu support, prepare-commit-msg hook usage, diff compression, and optional code review. The configuration documentation settled on an XDG-style INI file with a legacy dotfile fallback.
Adoption history
Official install paths include npm, Homebrew, and Nix. The README advertises both npm and Homebrew badges, and the Homebrew formula describes it as a reactive CLI for Git and Jujutsu commit messages.
Homebrew analytics for the formula reported 1,842 installs over 365 days at the time checked, while the npm registry showed 155 published versions and latest version 2.6.1.
How it is used
Typical use is to stage changes and run `aicommit2`, or use the shorter `aic2` alias. Users configure at least one provider through `aicommit2 setup`, `aicommit2 config set`, environment variables, or a config file.
Package-manager users care about the config-path order because the same file can hold provider keys and model settings: `$AICOMMIT_CONFIG_PATH`, then XDG config, then `~/.aicommit2`.
Why package nerds care
aicommit2 is part of the post-ChatGPT wave of small, global CLI tools that wrap Git workflows with LLM calls. It is interesting beside aicommits because it shows a package evolving from single-purpose commit generation into a multi-provider, multi-VCS terminal assistant while still installing as one small executable.
Timeline
- 2023: npm package record for aicommit2 created.
- 2024: Current GitHub repository created.
- 2026: Homebrew formula and npm package list version 2.6.1 as stable/latest.
Related projects
- aicommits, cited by aicommit2 as inspiration.
- Git, YADM, and Jujutsu, the version-control systems aicommit2 targets.
- Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs, supported provider families.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for aicommit2. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
$AICOMMIT_CONFIG_PATH$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/aicommit2/config.ini~/.config/aicommit2/config.ini~/.aicommit2
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
$AICOMMIT_CONFIG_PATH$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/aicommit2/config.ini~/.config/aicommit2/config.ini~/.aicommit2
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
aic2 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
aicommit2 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version2.9.0
manager updated2026-07-28
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:aicommit2 |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.9.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/tak-bro/aicommit2 |
| Last updated | 2026-07-28T12:00:20Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation