diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/git.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/git.py
index 7007413aa..231ad54a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/git.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/git.py
@@ -7,29 +7,49 @@ from clan_cli.nix import nix_shell
 from .cmd import Log, run
 
 
-# generic vcs agnostic commit function
 def commit_file(
     file_path: Path,
     repo_dir: Path,
     commit_message: str | None = None,
+) -> None:
+    """Commit a file to a git repository.
+
+    :param file_path: The path to the file to commit.
+    :param repo_dir: The path to the git repository.
+    :param commit_message: The commit message.
+    :raises ClanError: If the file is not in the git repository.
+    """
+    commit_files([file_path], repo_dir, commit_message)
+
+
+# generic vcs agnostic commit function
+def commit_files(
+    file_paths: list[Path],
+    repo_dir: Path,
+    commit_message: str | None = None,
 ) -> None:
     # check that the file is in the git repository and exists
-    if not Path(file_path).resolve().is_relative_to(repo_dir.resolve()):
-        raise ClanError(f"File {file_path} is not in the git repository {repo_dir}")
-    if not file_path.exists():
-        raise ClanError(f"File {file_path} does not exist")
+    for file_path in file_paths:
+        if not Path(file_path).resolve().is_relative_to(repo_dir.resolve()):
+            raise ClanError(f"File {file_path} is not in the git repository {repo_dir}")
+        if not file_path.exists():
+            raise ClanError(f"File {file_path} does not exist")
     # generate commit message if not provided
     if commit_message is None:
-        # ensure that mentioned file path is relative to repo
-        commit_message = f"Add {file_path.relative_to(repo_dir)}"
+        commit_message = ""
+        for file_path in file_paths:
+            # ensure that mentioned file path is relative to repo
+            commit_message += f"Add {file_path.relative_to(repo_dir)}"
     # check if the repo is a git repo and commit
     if (repo_dir / ".git").exists():
-        _commit_file_to_git(repo_dir, file_path, commit_message)
+        _commit_file_to_git(repo_dir, file_paths, commit_message)
     else:
         return
 
 
-def _commit_file_to_git(repo_dir: Path, file_path: Path, commit_message: str) -> None:
+def _commit_file_to_git(
+    repo_dir: Path, file_paths: list[Path], commit_message: str
+) -> None:
     """Commit a file to a git repository.
 
     :param repo_dir: The path to the git repository.
@@ -37,18 +57,20 @@ def _commit_file_to_git(repo_dir: Path, file_path: Path, commit_message: str) ->
     :param commit_message: The commit message.
     :raises ClanError: If the file is not in the git repository.
     """
-    cmd = nix_shell(
-        ["nixpkgs#git"],
-        ["git", "-C", str(repo_dir), "add", str(file_path)],
-    )
-    # add the file to the git index
+    for file_path in file_paths:
+        cmd = nix_shell(
+            ["nixpkgs#git"],
+            ["git", "-C", str(repo_dir), "add", str(file_path)],
+        )
+        # add the file to the git index
 
-    run(cmd, log=Log.BOTH, error_msg=f"Failed to add {file_path} file to git index")
+        run(cmd, log=Log.BOTH, error_msg=f"Failed to add {file_path} file to git index")
 
     # check if there is a diff
     cmd = nix_shell(
         ["nixpkgs#git"],
-        ["git", "-C", str(repo_dir), "diff", "--cached", "--exit-code", str(file_path)],
+        ["git", "-C", str(repo_dir), "diff", "--cached", "--exit-code"]
+        + [str(file_path) for file_path in file_paths],
     )
     result = run(cmd, check=False, cwd=repo_dir)
     # if there is no diff, return
@@ -65,8 +87,8 @@ def _commit_file_to_git(repo_dir: Path, file_path: Path, commit_message: str) ->
             "commit",
             "-m",
             commit_message,
-            str(file_path.relative_to(repo_dir)),
-        ],
+        ]
+        + [str(file_path) for file_path in file_paths],
     )
 
-    run(cmd, error_msg=f"Failed to commit {file_path} to git repository {repo_dir}")
+    run(cmd, error_msg=f"Failed to commit {file_paths} to git repository {repo_dir}")