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GudCommit generates clean, conventional commit messages and GudChangelog creates changelog entries using Claude. You can use the Claude CLI (your existing Claude app / Claude Code login), AWS Bedrock, or the Anthropic API.

Choosing your LLM provider

Provider	Best for	Setup
claude-cli	Claude app / Claude Code users; no API key or AWS	Install Claude Code (includes claude CLI), then set "provider": "claude-cli"
anthropic	No AWS; you have an API key from console.anthropic.com	Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY and "provider": "anthropic"
bedrock (default)	AWS accounts, aws login	Configure AWS credentials (e.g. aws login + credential_process)

• claude-cli – Runs the claude CLI (claude -p "...") so it uses your existing Claude app or Claude Code login. No API key and no separate console.anthropic.com account.
• anthropic – Calls the Anthropic API; requires an API key from console.anthropic.com and separate pay-as-you-go billing.
• bedrock – Uses your AWS account and supports the new aws login method with automatic credential rotation.

Claude app / Claude Code vs API (why console.anthropic.com looks like a different account)

Claude app and Claude Code sign you in with your usual login (e.g. Google, Apple, or email). That's your Claude.ai account (Pro/Max/etc.).

API keys come from console.anthropic.com. That's a separate product with its own sign-in and pay-as-you-go billing (prepaid credits). A Pro/Max subscription does not include API access; API usage is billed separately.

If you only use the Claude app or Claude Code, you have three options:

1. Use the Claude CLI (recommended) – Set "provider": "claude-cli". GudCommit runs claude -p "..." under the hood, so it uses the same login as your Claude app / Claude Code. No API key, no console.anthropic.com. Requires the Claude Code app (which installs the claude command).
2. Use Bedrock – If you have AWS, use the bedrock provider and aws login (or other AWS credentials).
3. Use the Anthropic API – Sign up at console.anthropic.com, add billing and prepaid credits, then create an API key and set "provider": "anthropic".

🚀 Quick Start (Claude CLI – use your Claude app / Claude Code login)

If you already use the Claude app or Claude Code:

1. Install Claude Code (includes the claude CLI): code.claude.com
2. Log in in the app so claude is authenticated (e.g. run claude once in a terminal and complete login).
3. Configure and run:

# In ~/.gudcommit.json: { "provider": "claude-cli" }
# Or:
export GUD_PROVIDER=claude-cli
cd golang && make build
git add . && ./bin/gudcommit

No API key and no AWS needed. The tool runs claude -p "..." and captures the response.

🚀 Quick Start (Claude / Anthropic API)

If you have an API key from console.anthropic.com (separate from your Claude app login):

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-key   # or add to ~/.gudcommit.json
export GUD_PROVIDER=anthropic        # or "provider": "anthropic" in config
cd golang && make build
git add . && ./bin/gudcommit

No AWS configuration needed.

🚀 Quick Start (AWS Bedrock with aws login)

Prerequisites

• AWS CLI v2.32.0 or later: aws --version
• Go 1.21 or later

Setup (5 minutes)

1. Log in with AWS Console credentials:

aws login --profile my-aws

2. Configure credential_process in ~/.aws/config:

[profile Jornaya-Dev]
login_session = arn:aws:sts::794223901232:assumed-role/AWS_ROLE/INUMBER@verisk.com

[profile gudcommit]
credential_process = aws configure export-credentials --profile Jornaya-Dev --format process
region = us-east-1

3. Build and use:

cd golang && make build
git add .
./bin/gudcommit  # Automatically uses 'gudcommit' profile!

That's it! Credentials auto-refresh every 15 minutes (up to 12 hours max).

📋 Detailed Setup

See the QUICKSTART_AWS_LOGIN.md guide for complete instructions.

Alternative: Environment Variables

If you prefer not to use aws login, you can use traditional credentials:

export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your-key-id
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your-secret-key
export AWS_REGION=us-east-1
cd golang && make build
./bin/gudcommit

🔧 Configuration

JSON Config (recommended)

Use ~/.gudcommit.json or ~/.gudchangelog.json. Precedence: env vars > ~/.gudcommit.json > ~/.gudchangelog.json > defaults.

Example – use Claude (Anthropic API):

{
  "provider": "anthropic",
  "model_id": "claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
  "timeout_seconds": 60
}

Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY in your environment (recommended) or add "anthropic_api_key": "sk-ant-..." to the config.

Example – use Claude CLI (your app/Code login):

{
  "provider": "claude-cli",
  "timeout_seconds": 120
}

Example – use AWS Bedrock:

{
  "provider": "bedrock",
  "model_id": "anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620-v1:0",
  "timeout_seconds": 60,
  "region": "us-east-1"
}

Config options:

Option	claude-cli	Bedrock	Anthropic	Default
provider	"claude-cli"	"bedrock"	"anthropic"	"bedrock"
model_id	(ignored)	Bedrock model ID or inference ARN	Anthropic model name	see above
timeout_seconds	CLI timeout	Request timeout	Request timeout	60 (claude-cli: 120)
region	(ignored)	AWS region	(ignored)	us-east-1
anthropic_api_key	(ignored)	(ignored)	API key (optional if env set)	—

For claude-cli, ensure the claude binary is on your PATH, or set GUD_CLAUDE_CLI_PATH to its full path.

Environment overrides:

• GUD_PROVIDER – bedrock, anthropic, or claude-cli
• GUD_CLAUDE_CLI_PATH – full path to claude binary (claude-cli only)
• ANTHROPIC_API_KEY or GUD_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY – for Anthropic provider
• GUD_BEDROCK_MODEL_ID / GUD_ANTHROPIC_MODEL – model ID/name
• GUD_HTTP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS – timeout in seconds
• AWS_REGION, AWS_PROFILE (Bedrock only; profile defaults to gudcommit)

AWS Credentials (Bedrock only)

When provider is bedrock, gudcommit uses the standard AWS credential chain:

• NEW aws login (recommended): Short-lived credentials with automatic rotation
• credential_process: Enables aws login support in Go SDK v2
• Environment variables: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
• Shared credentials: ~/.aws/credentials
• Legacy AWS SSO: aws sso login
• IAM roles (for EC2/ECS/Lambda)

Note: API keys are no longer needed. The old GUD_BEDROCK_API_KEY method is deprecated.

📖 Usage

GudCommit (Commit Messages)

# Stage your changes
git add .

# Generate commit message
./golang/bin/gudcommit

GudChangelog (Changelog Entries)

# Generate changelog for changes between branches
./golang/bin/gudchangelog main

# Or compare with any other branch
./golang/bin/gudchangelog develop

Discover available models/inference profiles (Bedrock only)

Important: Newer Claude models (like Claude 4.5 Sonnet and Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2) require using inference profile ARNs instead of direct model IDs.

Use the helper script to find available models and profiles:

./scripts/list-bedrock-models.sh

Or manually:

List models that support direct on-demand invocation:

aws bedrock list-foundation-models --region us-east-1 \
  --query "modelSummaries[?contains(inferenceTypesSupported, 'ON_DEMAND')].[modelId,providerName]" \
  --output table

List inference profiles (required for newer Claude models):

aws bedrock list-inference-profiles --region us-east-1 \
  --query 'inferenceProfileSummaries[].{Name:inferenceProfileName,ARN:inferenceProfileArn,Models:models[0].modelId}' \
  --output table

Using newer models: For models that require inference profiles, use the ARN as your model_id:

{
  "model_id": "arn:aws:bedrock:us-east-1::foundation-model/anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-5-v1:0",
  "timeout_seconds": 60,
  "region": "us-east-1"
}

Shell Aliases (Optional)

Add to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc:

function gudco() {
    local commit_message="$($HOME/golang/bin/gudcommit)"
    echo "Generated commit message:"
    echo ""
    echo "\033[1m$commit_message\033[0m"
    echo ""
    echo -n "Proceed with the commit? (y/n or e to Edit): "
    read confirmation
    case "$confirmation" in
        [Yy])
            git commit -m "$commit_message"
            ;;
        [Ee])
            git commit -e -m "$commit_message"
            ;;
        *)
            echo "Commit canceled."
            ;;
    esac
}

🏗️ Architecture

Current Implementation (Go)

• Three providers: claude-cli (Claude Code CLI), Bedrock (AWS), Anthropic (Claude API)
• claude-cli: Runs claude -p "..."; uses your Claude app / Claude Code login; no API key or AWS
• Bedrock: AWS SDK Go v2, SigV4, aws login via credential_process, default model anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620-v1:0
• Anthropic: HTTPS to api.anthropic.com, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, default model claude-sonnet-4-20250514
• Conventional commit format with structured JSON parsing
• Config: ~/.gudcommit.json / env vars; provider chooses backend

Benefits

✅ Use Claude app/Claude Code – set provider: claude-cli and use your existing login (no API key)
✅ Or use AWS Bedrock – aws login and automatic credential rotation
✅ Or use Anthropic API – provider: anthropic and ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
✅ Single config – switch providers without changing code
✅ Cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows)

🔒 Security

• ✅ No long-lived credentials - Use aws login for short-lived tokens
• ✅ Automatic rotation - Credentials refresh every 15 minutes
• ✅ Standard AWS security - Uses IAM policies and SigV4 signing
• ✅ Secure by default - No API keys to accidentally commit
• ⚠️ Never commit AWS credentials to git

🐛 Troubleshooting

AWS Credential Issues

The tool will automatically display helpful setup instructions if credentials fail. Here are common issues:

"no EC2 IMDS role found" or "failed to refresh cached credentials"

This means AWS credentials are not properly configured. gudcommit now displays setup instructions automatically, but here's the quick fix:

1. Ensure AWS CLI v2.32.0+: aws --version
2. Log in: aws login --profile my-aws
3. Configure ~/.aws/config:

[profile my-aws]
login_session = arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/yourname
region = us-east-1

[profile gudcommit]
credential_process = aws configure export-credentials --profile my-aws --format process
region = us-east-1

4. Run: gudcommit (automatically uses gudcommit profile)

"Unable to load AWS SDK config"

• Check that ~/.aws/config exists and has the [profile gudcommit] section
• Verify credential_process is correctly configured
• Test with: aws sts get-caller-identity --profile gudcommit

"credential_process failed"

Your login session may have expired (max 12 hours). Run:

aws login --profile my-aws

Claude CLI issues (provider: claude-cli)

"claude CLI not found"

• Install Claude Code (the desktop app includes the claude command).
• Ensure claude is on your PATH (e.g. run claude --help in a terminal).
• Or set the full path: export GUD_CLAUDE_CLI_PATH=/path/to/claude

"claude CLI failed" or no output

• Log in once: run claude in a terminal and complete any sign-in flow.
• If the prompt is very long, consider using bedrock or anthropic instead (CLI may hit argument-length limits on some systems).

Alternative: Environment Variables

Bedrock:

export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your-key-id
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your-secret-key
export AWS_REGION=us-east-1
gudcommit

Claude CLI (use app/Code login):

export GUD_PROVIDER=claude-cli
gudcommit

Anthropic API:

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-key
export GUD_PROVIDER=anthropic
gudcommit

Debug Commands

# Test AWS credentials
aws sts get-caller-identity --profile gudcommit

# Check AWS CLI version
aws --version

# Test credential_process
aws configure export-credentials --profile my-aws --format process

📦 Releases & Downloads

Pre-built Binaries

Download the latest release binaries for your platform:

• Linux (amd64, arm64): gudcommit-linux-*, gudchangelog-linux-*
• macOS (amd64, arm64): gudcommit-darwin-*, gudchangelog-darwin-*
• Windows (amd64, arm64): gudcommit-windows-*.exe, gudchangelog-windows-*.exe

Installation

# Download the appropriate binary for your platform
chmod +x gudcommit-<platform>-<arch>
chmod +x gudchangelog-<platform>-<arch>

# Move to your PATH (optional)
sudo mv gudcommit-<platform>-<arch> /usr/local/bin/gudcommit
sudo mv gudchangelog-<platform>-<arch> /usr/local/bin/gudchangelog

From Source

# Clone and build
git clone <repository-url>
cd gudcommit
cd golang && make build

📚 Documentation

• Quick Start Guide - 5-minute setup with aws login
• AWS Login Support - Complete credential documentation
• Go Implementation - Architecture details
• Conventional Commits
• AWS Bedrock Documentation
• AWS Login Credentials

🧪 Development & Testing

Running Tests

# Run all tests
cd golang && go test ./...

# Run tests with coverage
cd golang && go test -cover ./...

# Run benchmarks
cd golang && go test -bench=. ./...

# Run linting
cd golang && golangci-lint run

Build Commands

# Build for current platform
cd golang && make build

# Build for all platforms
cd golang && make build-all

# Clean build artifacts
cd golang && make clean

# Run tests
cd golang && make test

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Run tests: cd golang && make test
5. Run linting: cd golang && golangci-lint run
6. Submit a pull request

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🔄 Migration from API Keys

OLD METHOD (DEPRECATED): Using GUD_BEDROCK_API_KEY environment variable
NEW METHOD: Using aws login with automatic credential rotation

The old scripts (scripts/auto-api-key.sh, scripts/generate-api-key.py) are no longer needed. The tool now uses standard AWS credentials with automatic rotation.

See QUICKSTART_AWS_LOGIN.md for migration instructions.