Lorebyte

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AI-powered git commit message generator for VS Code.

Lorebyte reads your staged changes, sends the diff to an LLM, and writes a Conventional Commits message directly into the Source Control input box — one click, done.

Features

• One-click commit messages — click the Lorebyte icon in the Source Control title bar or run the command from the palette
• Smart generation — if the commit input box is empty, generates a message from scratch; if it already contains text, refines and optimizes the existing message based on the staged diff
• Conventional Commits — generates messages following the <type>(<scope>): <description> format
• Chinese / English — commit messages can be generated in Chinese or English
• Model selection — browse and switch between available models via API
• Configurable provider — ships with OpenCode Zen support, extensible via a provider registry

Quick Start

1. Install the extension
2. Stage some changes in git
3. Click the Lorebyte icon in the Source Control title bar (or run Lorebyte: Generate Commit Message from the Command Palette)

The generated message appears in the commit input box, ready to commit.

No API key needed to get started. Lorebyte ships with a built-in free key so you can use it immediately. To unlock all available models, set your own API key in Settings: Lorebyte > Api Key.

Commands

Command	Description
Lorebyte: Generate Commit Message	Generate a commit message from staged changes
Lorebyte: List Available Models	Browse remote models and switch the active model (requires a personal API key)

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
lorebyte.provider	opencode-zen	LLM provider ID
lorebyte.model	minimax-m2.5-free	Model ID for generating commit messages
lorebyte.apiKey	—	Your personal API key. Leave empty to use the built-in free key (default model only).
lorebyte.apiBaseUrl	https://opencode.ai/zen/v1/chat/completions	API endpoint URL
lorebyte.language	English	Language for generated commit messages (English / Chinese)

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 18
• VS Code >= 1.85.0

Build

npm install
npm run compile

Watch mode

npm run watch

Lint

npm run lint

Press F5 in VS Code to launch an Extension Development Host with the extension loaded.

License

MIT