diff --git a/.opencode/command/commit.md b/.opencode/command/commit.md
index 53df06b04..962f21e7b 100644
--- a/.opencode/command/commit.md
+++ b/.opencode/command/commit.md
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ core:
 ci:
 ignore:
 wip:
+
+the message should prefer to explain WHY something was changed rather than WHAT was changed