Start small with models: three commit-message candidates
One user feeds a git diff into a script for three commit-message suggestions, then makes the final choice.
The takeaway
Let AI suggest options while a person checks accuracy.
The context
In a discussion of small language models, nozzlegear described a fish script that requests three messages for the current diff. They were still comparing models, but found several useful for this narrow task. The workflow supports a small, easily checked step rather than automatically committing code.
Steps worth trying
Editorial suggestions, not promises made by the original author.
- 01
Choose an easily checked task such as commit messages or short summaries and save representative examples.
- 02
Compare factual accuracy and editing effort, checking for omitted changes before committing.
Where this applies — and where it may not
This is a personal workflow, not a controlled model benchmark; exclude content that should not be sent to the model.
From the discussion
“usually I only use it to give me some ideas when my brain isn't working.”
@nozzlegear · View source
Ask HN: Is anyone doing anything cool with tiny language models?
@prettyblocks · 684 points · 346 comments
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