Git Workflows with AI

Review changes before committing

# Claude Code: pipe diff for review
git diff | claude -p "review these changes for bugs and style issues"

# Or inside a session
"Review my uncommitted changes and flag any issues"

In Cursor, use @git in chat to reference recent changes.

Write commit messages

# Let Claude craft a commit message from staged changes
git diff --staged | claude -p "write a conventional commit message" --output-format text

Or create a slash command at .claude/commands/commit.md:

Review git diff --staged and write a Conventional Commits message.
Follow the format: type(scope): description

Branch management

Ask the agent to help with branch operations:

"Create a feature branch from main for the user-auth work"
"Show me what is different between this branch and main"
"Help me resolve the merge conflicts in src/auth.ts"

Tips

Stage specific files before asking for commit messages (smaller diff = better message)
Use -p mode for quick git operations to avoid starting a full session
Both tools can run git commands directly, just ask