---
kind: brain-preference
id: pref-imperative-commit-messages
created_at: "2026-04-01T10:00:00Z"
_confirmed_at: "2026-04-15T10:00:00Z"
unconfirmed_until: "2026-04-15T10:00:00Z"
tags: [brain, brain/preference, brain/topic/imperative-commit-messages, brain/scope/process]
topic: imperative-commit-messages
_status: confirmed
principle: "Use imperative voice in commit messages — `Add`, `Fix`, `Refactor`, not `Added` / `Fixes` / `Refactored`."
_evidenced_by: []
_applied_count: 4
_violated_count: 0
_last_evidence_at: "2026-05-16T10:00:00Z"
_confidence: medium
_confidence_value: 0.504
pinned: false
scope: process
---

## Recent applications

- [[Brain/_BRAIN.md]] — 2026-05-16T10:00:00Z (starter-author)
- [[Brain/_BRAIN.md]] — 2026-05-15T10:00:00Z (starter-author)
- [[Brain/_BRAIN.md]] — 2026-05-14T10:00:00Z (starter-author)
- [[Brain/_BRAIN.md]] — 2026-05-13T10:00:00Z (starter-author)
