git clone git@github.com:conventional-changelog/commitlint.git cd commitlint yarn yarn run build # run build tasks yarn start # run tests, again on change yarn run commitlint # run CLI

An example of how a GitHub Actions workflow could validate the last commit message or all commit messages inside a Pull Request: ... name: CI on: [push, pull_request] permissions: contents: read jobs: commitlint: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v4 with: fetch-depth: 0 - name: Setup node uses: actions/setup-node@v4 with: node-version: lts/* cache: npm - name: Install commitlint run: npm install -D @commitlint/cli @commitlint/config-conventional - name: Print versions run: | git --version node --version npm --version npx commitlint --version - name: Validate current commit

June 16, 2025 - A lightweight, fast, and cross-platform CLI tool for linting Git commit messages. - jurienhamaker/commitlint

March 15, 2026 - npm i @commitlint/cli · github.com/conventional-changelog/commitlint · commitlint.js.org/ 7,148,197 · 20.5.2 · MIT · 4 days ago · marionebl · martinhelmut · escapedcat · bycedric · Analyze security with SocketCheck bundle sizeView package healthExplore dependencies ·

To get the most out of commitlint you'll want to automate it in your project lifecycle.

February 22, 2026 - echo "fear: do not fear for commit message" | commitlint lint # ❌ type-enum: type 'fear' is not allowed, you can use one of [build chore ci docs feat fix merge perf refactor revert style test]

cli: introduce new --last flag, to stop recommending HEAD~1 (#3916) (99f4f3f) Note: Version bump only for package @commitlint/cli

📓 Lint commit messages. Contribute to conventional-changelog/commitlint development by creating an account on GitHub.

a cli for create commitlint at program. Contribute to hutaod/commitlint-cli development by creating an account on GitHub.

❯ npx commitlint --help @commitlint/cli@20.5.2 - Lint your commit messages [input] reads from stdin if --edit, --env, --from and --to are omitted Options: -c, --color toggle colored output [boolean] [default: true] -g, --config path to the config file; result code 9 if config is missing [string] --print-config print resolved config [string] [choices: "", "text", "json"] -d, --cwd directory to execute in [string] [default: (Working Directory)] -e, --edit read last commit message from the specified file or fallbacks to ./.git/COMMIT_EDITMSG [string] -E, --env check message in the file at path

Run commitlint to lint your commit messages. See the guides about the CLI.

Lint commits for PRs with commitlint cli

November 12, 2021 - This workflow will run every time code is pushed to GitHub and every time a pull request is opened. To test it, let's commit and push our code. git add -A git commit -m "ci(commitlint,workflow): added GitHub action workflow to run commitlint on push and pr" git push origin master

Shareable commitlint config enforcing conventional commits. Use with @commitlint/cli and @commitlint/prompt-cli.

📓 Lint commit messages. Contribute to conventional-changelog/commitlint development by creating an account on GitHub.

Lint Conventional Commit message on GitHub Actions and pre-commit. - opensource-nepal/commitlint

Note: Avoid using commit messages that start with #, as this may cause unexpected behavior with commitlint. For CLI usage, please refer to cli.md. We appreciate feedback and contributions to this package. To get started, please see our contribution guide. + 1 contributors ·

fix(cli): validate that --cwd directory exists before execution by @omar-y-abdi in #4658 · feat(cz-commitlint): add exclamation mark support for breaking changes by @mrt181 in #4655

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March 15, 2026 - cli · npm i commitlint · github.com/conventional-changelog/commitlint · commitlint.js.org/ 581,206 · 20.5.0 · MIT · a month ago · marionebl · martinhelmut · escapedcat · bycedric · Analyze security with SocketCheck bundle sizeView package healthExplore dependencies ·