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title: "I built a JetBrains plugin because AI assistants kept slowing down my commit workflow"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-a-jetbrains-plugin-because-ai-assistants-kept-slowing-down-my-commit-workflow-112yn67jn
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source: "Raphael"
author: "Raphael"
published: 2026-07-02T13:36:10.559Z
updated: 2026-07-02T13:36:30.091Z
tags: ["git", "claude", "ai-assisted-development", "jetbrains"]
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# I built a JetBrains plugin because AI assistants kept slowing down my commit workflow

**[Raphael](https://daily.dev/sources/1gp9gquwv2omztmvyoupo)** · [@raphaelmoraldev](https://daily.dev/raphaelmoraldev) · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A developer built a JetBrains plugin called Claude Commit Message to automate AI-generated commit messages directly within PyCharm and IntelliJ. Frustrated by slow or limited AI assistant workflows, they created a toolbar button that collects staged changes, builds a unified diff, sends it to Claude, and writes the result back into the commit field. The plugin supports Claude Code CLI mode, Anthropic API key mode, configurable models, custom output language, and team-specific commit conventions. It targets PyCharm/IntelliJ builds 242.0–253.* and is available on GitHub.

## Content

I created a small JetBrains plugin called **Claude Commit Message**.

The motivation came from a real frustration: while testing other AI assistants, including June AI, I often felt the workflow was too limited. Sometimes the assistant would freeze, slow down, or add friction to something that should be simple.

Commit messages are a perfect example. They are repetitive, but still important for debugging, code review, and project history.

So I built a plugin that adds a button directly to the PyCharm / IntelliJ commit message toolbar.

When clicked, it collects the selected changes, builds a unified diff, sends it to Claude, and writes the generated commit message back into the commit field.

It supports:

- Claude Code CLI mode
- Anthropic API key mode
- PyCharm / IntelliJ compatible builds `242.0 — 253.*`
- Configurable model
- Custom output language
- Extra team instructions for commit conventions

**Release date:** June 26, 2026

**Repository:** [https://github.com/raphamoral/pycharm-commit-claude](https://github.com/raphamoral/pycharm-commit-claude)

The idea is not to replace developer judgment, but to remove friction from a small part of the daily workflow.

I’d love feedback from JetBrains IDE users and developers experimenting with Claude Code or AI-assisted workflows.

#ai

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