# conventional-commits/conventionalcommits.org

The conventional commits specification

Repository: https://github.com/conventional-commits/conventionalcommits.org
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/conventionalcommitsorg
Homepage: https://conventionalcommits.org
Language: SCSS
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: conventional-commits, commit, specification, convention, git, conventional-changelog, standard
Last push: 2026-03-11T12:42:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 71, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3802, "days_push": 175, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9186, forks 688 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:28.797539+00:00)

## What it is
The home repository of the Conventional Commits specification, a standard for structured, human- and machine-readable git commit messages. It hosts the specification text, translations, and the Hugo-based website that publishes it.

## Use cases
- learn how to write conventional commit messages
- reference the conventional commits specification
- standardize commit message format across a team
- find the badge to show a repo follows conventional commits
- contribute translations of the specification
- understand how commit types like feat and fix map to semver

## When to choose
- you need the authoritative definition of the Conventional Commits 1.0.0 spec
- you want to adopt a widely used commit message convention
- you want to link or badge your project as spec-compliant

## When to avoid
- you need a tool that enforces or generates commit messages - use commitlint or conventional-changelog instead
- you want a changelog generator rather than the specification itself

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: stable
- function: documentation, version-control, developer-tools
- domain: version-control, developer-tools, documentation
- platform: cli
- tags: conventional-commits, specification, git, commit-messages, semver, hugo, static-site, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- conventional-commits/conventionalcommits.org (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.797539+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:23:20.162869+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/conventional-commits/conventionalcommits.org (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.797539+00:00, sha 53829441788d)
  - homepage: https://conventionalcommits.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:17.974694+00:00, sha 6956a4c9af21)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.