cz-conventional-changelog
Commitizen adapter enforcing conventional commit message format.
Dev workflow and config npm MIT
Used in agent projects
34
0.3% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#51 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
1.9M
npm, last 7 days, cz-conventional-changelog
GitHub stars
794
last push Sep 2, 2026
How cz-conventional-changelog is used
cz-conventional-changelog is a dependency in 34 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.3%), #51 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use commitizen (85.3%), Husky (82.4%), Prettier (70.6%).
Often used with cz-conventional-changelog
| commitizen | 85.3% of cz-conventional-changelog projects · 246.1× more than average |
|---|---|
| Husky | 82.4% of cz-conventional-changelog projects · 13.1× more than average |
| Prettier | 70.6% of cz-conventional-changelog projects · 4.0× more than average |
| lint-staged | 67.6% of cz-conventional-changelog projects · 14.5× more than average |
| semantic-release | 35.3% of cz-conventional-changelog projects · 74.7× more than average |
| ts-node | 35.3% of cz-conventional-changelog projects · 5.2× more than average |
| ESLint | 70.6% of cz-conventional-changelog projects · 1.9× more than average |
| Jest | 32.4% of cz-conventional-changelog projects · 5.9× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.5% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.5% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list cz-conventional-changelog as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install cz-conventional-changelog |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (23), Next.js (7), Python (2), .NET (1) |
| Example projects | lucasvieirasilva/nx-plugins, awslabs/nx-plugin-for-aws, dmokel/startup-monorepo-fastify-phaser-colyseus-threejs, Autapomorph/dino, tale-project/tale |
Alternatives to cz-conventional-changelog
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dotenv npm Load environment variables from .env files into process.env. |
2,001 (15.8%) | 189M | 20.5K | BSD-2-Clause |
| python-dotenv pypi Load environment variables from .env files in Python applications. |
828 (6.5%) | 156M | 8,898 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Husky npm Modern Git hooks manager for running tasks on git events. |
797 (6.3%) | 36.2M | 35.3K | MIT |
| lint-staged npm Run linters on git staged files to catch issues before commit. |
591 (4.7%) | 29.5M | 14.7K | MIT |
| concurrently npm Run multiple npm scripts concurrently for efficient development workflows. |
572 (4.5%) | 22.2M | 7,856 | MIT |
| cross-env npm Set environment variables across Windows, Mac and Linux in npm scripts. |
265 (2.1%) | 25.8M | 6,521 | MIT |
| Pydantic Settings pypi Settings management and configuration from environment variables using Pydantic. |
251 (2.0%) | 96.8M | 1,475 | — |
| Rich pypi Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in terminal output. |
243 (1.9%) | 117M | 57.5K | MIT |