Tim Furlong's Tech Blog

Update (July 2026): I’m leaving this post up as a time capsule, because the problem Git AI solved has mostly stopped existing. For me, Claude handles all of this out of the box in 2026, and to be honest it probably did for a while before I noticed. When I ask Claude to commit, it already knows to look at what changed and write a real commit message. When I ask it to open a PR, the description just appears. Nobody had to build a tool for that. It knows the same way any entry-level, modestly bright, possibly hungover engineer knows: the commit message should describe the thing you’re committing. I was that guy once, and nobody ever told me to “inspect the diff before authoring your commit message” either. That’s computer speak. We only talk like that now because we spend all day talking to computers. Anyway, I haven’t needed Git AI in a long time and I’m no longer maintaining it. It was a fun build, and a decent snapshot of a problem that was still worth solving in early 2025.

The Problem

As developers, we’re swamped with SaaS tools — all helpful, all pricey. I was especially frustrated with how much time I spent writing commit messages and PR descriptions. Important, yes, but repetitive. I didn’t want to pay for yet another tool to fix that.

The Solution: Git AI

So I built Git AI — a free, open-source tool that uses AI to automate Git tasks. It’s Python-based, simple to use, and avoids the subscription trap (aside from optional AI API usage).

You can check out the code repo here.

What It Does

Commit Messages:

Generates conventional commit messages based on your changes — no more vague “fix stuff” commits.

PR Descriptions:

Creates clear, structured summaries for pull requests so your team actually knows what changed and why.

How It Works

Built in Python with a clean, modular design
Uses LiteLLM to support multiple AI models (default is GPT-4)
Integrates with the GitHub API
Uses uv for fast, modern dependency management

Roadmap Ideas

Some features I’d like to add:

AI code reviews and security checks
Smart branch naming and cleanup
Auto-generated changelogs and updated README files
Versioning help and dependency suggestions
Reviewer matching and team metrics

Why Open Source?

No fees, no paywalls, no lock-in. Git AI is built by a developer for developers who want practical automation without ongoing costs.

Get Involved

Want to contribute?

Fork the repo
Set up locally (it’s quick)
Pick a feature
Build and open a PR

Final Thoughts

Git AI started as a personal project to avoid paying for something I knew I could build. If you’re looking to simplify Git workflows without yet another subscription, give it a try.