Merge pull request #911 from vansh-codes/misc/add-commit-guidelines-in-readme

docs: ✏️ Add commit guidelines & rules in contribution guide

Author: sanjay-kv

README.md

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name
 **Commit your changes:**
 
 ```bash
-git commit -m "Add: brief description of your changes"
+git commit
 ```
 
 **Push to your fork:**

community/contributing-guidelines.md

@@ -7,11 +7,17 @@ sidebar_position: 2
 
 ## Table of Contents
 
+- [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)
 - [Local Setup Guide](#local-setup-guide)
+  - [How to set up recode hive:](#how-to-set-up-recode-hive)
 - [Environment Setup (for GitHub API access)](#environment-setup-for-github-api-access)
 - [Contributing to recode hive](#contributing-to-recode-hive)
+    - [Commit Message Format](#commit-message-format)
+  - [Example Commit Messages:](#example-commit-messages)
+  - [Using Commitizen with Husky](#using-commitizen-with-husky)
 - [Formatting](#formatting)
-- [Branding & Naming Conventions](#branding--naming-conventions)
+- [Branding \& Naming Conventions](#branding--naming-conventions)
+  - [Exceptions to Lowercase Branding](#exceptions-to-lowercase-branding)
 - [License](#license)
 
 ## Local Setup Guide
@@ -130,6 +136,39 @@ We welcome contributions! Follow these steps to get started.
    git add .
    git commit -m "Brief description of your changes"
    ```
+   #### Commit Message Format
+
+   We use [Commitizen](https://www.npmjs.com/package/commitizen) with the [git-cz](https://www.npmjs.com/package/git-cz) adapter to ensure consistent commit messages that follow a standard changelog style. This helps in generating changelogs and maintaining a clear project history.
+
+   Commit messages should follow this pattern:
+
+   ```
+   <type>: [#<GIT-ISSUE>] <subject>
+   ```
+   - **type**: The type of change that you're committing. It should be one of the following:
+     - **feat**: A new feature
+     - **fix**: A bug fix
+     - **docs**: Documentation only changes
+     - **style**: Changes that do not affect the meaning of the code (white-space, formatting, missing semi-colons, etc)
+     - **refactor**: A code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature
+     - **perf**: A code change that improves performance
+     - **test**: Adding missing tests or correcting existing tests
+     - **chore**: Changes to the build process or auxiliary tools and libraries such as documentation generation
+     - **ci**: Changes to CI configuration files and scripts
+
+   - **GIT-ISSUE**: The Git issue ID associated with the change.
+   - **subject**: A brief description of the change.
+
+   ### Example Commit Messages:
+
+   - `feat: [#1] Add user login functionality`
+   - `fix: [#24] Resolve navbar alignment issue`
+   - `chore: [#101] Update dependencies to latest versions`
+
+   ### Using Commitizen with Husky
+
+   We have configured [Husky](https://www.npmjs.com/package/husky) to automatically run Commitizen when you commit changes. This is done using the `prepare-commit-msg` hook. Simply use the `git commit` command, and Commitizen will guide you through the commit message creation process.
+
 
 7. **Push Your Branch to Your Fork**