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name: commit-conventions description: AReaL commit message conventions. MUST load on every git commit -- provides Conventional Commits format with scope inference from file paths.

Commit Conventions

Commit message conventions and scope inference rules for the AReaL repository.

When to Use

ALWAYS load this skill when making any git commit in AReaL. This includes:

• Direct commits (git commit)
• Commits during PR creation (/create-pr)
• Commits delegated via task(load_skills=["commit-conventions"], ...)
• Any agent workflow that produces a commit

Commit Message Format

<type>(<scope>): <subject>

<body>

[Optional sections:]
Key changes:
- change 1
- change 2

Refs: #123, #456

Type Selection

Type	When to Use
feat	New feature or capability
fix	Bug fix
docs	Documentation only
gov	Governance or maintainer changes
style	Formatting/style-only changes
refactor	Code change without feature/fix
perf	Performance improvement
test	Adding or fixing tests
build	Build system or dependencies
ci	CI pipeline or workflow changes
chore	Build, deps, config changes
revert	Revert a previous commit

Scope Inference

Infer scope from the primary changed file paths:

File Path Pattern	Scope
areal/workflow/	workflow
areal/engine/	engine
areal/reward/	reward
areal/dataset/	dataset
areal/api/	api
areal/utils/	utils
areal/infra/	infra
areal/trainer/	trainer
areal/models/	models
areal/experimental/	archon
docs/	docs
examples/	examples
AGENTS.md, .agents/, .claude/, .codex/, .opencode/	agents
Multiple areas	Omit scope or use broader term

Rules

• Subject: imperative mood, ~50-72 chars, no trailing period
• Body: explain "why" not "what", wrap at 72 chars
• Key changes: bullet list of main modifications (for complex commits with 3+ files)
• Refs: reference issues/PRs if applicable

Examples

Single file fix:

fix(reward): handle empty completion in gsm8k

Return 0 reward instead of raising exception when
completion string is empty after extraction.

Multi-file feature:

feat(engine): add CPU offload support to ArchonEngine

Enable torch_memory_saver for model offloading during
rollout phase to reduce GPU memory pressure.

Key changes:
- Add offload/onload methods to ArchonEngine
- Integrate with weight update flow
- Handle ROCm compatibility

Docs only:

docs: update algorithm comparison table

Add SAPO and GSPO to the algorithm family documentation
with configuration examples.

Agent/tooling changes:

chore(agents): port review-pr command to OpenCode

Add OpenCode-native commands with task() category
delegation instead of hardcoded model names.

Key changes:
- Create .opencode/command/ with review-pr, create-pr
- Replace hardcoded model routing with platform-native review routing
- Add expert subagent consultation patterns

Governance/maintainer changes:

gov(agents): add maintainer ownership for service modules

Update CODEOWNERS and maintainer references to reflect
current governance responsibilities.

Key changes:
- Add maintainers for agent_service and infra ownership
- Align governance docs with updated reviewer responsibilities

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