# commit-rewriter 0.1

DevFeed: [commit-rewriter 0.1](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/commit-rewriter-0-1-31176.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/14/commit-rewriter/>)

Author: Simon Willison

Published: 2026-09-14T00:28:10Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Simon Willison's Weblog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/simon-willison-s-weblog.md>)

Topics: [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [repo](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/repo.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>)

Tags: [ai-assisted-programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-assisted-programming.md>), [ai-assisted-programming-407](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-assisted-programming-407.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [git-55](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git-55.md>), [projects](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/projects.md>), [projects-553](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/projects-553.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [python-1-283](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python-1-283.md>)

## AI overview

Release announcement for commit-rewriter 0.1, a small web app that edits repository commit messages and rewrites commits from the first edited commit through the latest one. It creates a timestamped branch of the current repository state so changes can be reverted.

## Source excerpt

Release: commit-rewriter 0.1 I built this little web app the other day to help edit the commit messages for the Datasette security releases. The initial commits were full of coding agent cruft and references to issue IDs from our private repository, so they weren't fit for publication. If you want to edit the commit messages for a repository you can run it like this: uvx commit-rewriter path/to/repo Omit the path if you are already in the directory for that repo. When you submit your edits the tool creates a timestamped branch of your current repo state - to allow you to revert if you need to - and then rewrites every commit from the first one you edited to the most recent. Tags: git, projects, python, ai-assisted-programming