Practical overview
When it fits
Use Comsu after staging changes when you want message suggestions before committing and are prepared to review and select one.
Who it is for
- Developers who use Git and want AI-generated commit-message suggestions for staged changes.
- Teams seeking a customizable prompt for drafting messages in their project’s conventions.
Documented uses
- Generate several concise message options from staged Git changes.
- Choose a suggested message and use it to commit the staged work.
- Customize the prompt used to generate commit-message suggestions.
Requirements & limits
The README documents Linux and Windows installation and requires a Google AI Studio API key in an environment variable. The repository is licensed under GPL-3.0.
- Selecting a suggestion triggers an automatic commit, so review the message before choosing it.
- The tool requires a Google AI Studio API key.
- The README provides separate installation scripts and run commands for Linux and Windows.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Install Comsu and configure its API key
Prepare Comsu for use by cloning the repository, running the documented installer, and setting a Google AI Studio API key.
Before you start
- A Linux or Windows environment
- A Google AI Studio API key
Steps
Clone the repository with the command below and change into the
comsudirectory.git clone https://github.com/ali-hv/comsu.gitOn Linux, run
chmod +x install.shfollowed bysudo ./install.sh; on Windows, runpowershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File install.ps1in PowerShell.Set
GOOGLE_AI_STUDIO_API_KEYin the environment, using the Linuxexportcommand or the Windowssetorsetxcommand shown in the README.
Expected outcome
The documented installation and API-key configuration steps are complete; the README gives separate commands for running Comsu on each platform.
Guide limitations
- The setup instructions require an API key.
- The README notes that Google restrictions may affect use in some countries.
Generate and select a commit message
Use Comsu to get message suggestions for staged changes and commit with a selected suggestion.
Before you start
- Comsu installed and its Google AI Studio API key configured
- A Git repository with changes staged
Steps
Stage the changes you want to commit.
Run the command below on Linux or
git-comsuon Windows.git comsuChoose a suggested message by entering its number, or enter
xto exit.
Expected outcome
The README describes Comsu generating suggestions and automatically committing the staged changes with the selected message.
Guide limitations
- The documented flow commits automatically after a message is selected.
- The README notes that Google restrictions may affect use in some countries.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 17 October 2026
- Original website title
- ali-hv/comsu · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

