diff --git a/get-shit-done/bin/gsd-tools.cjs b/get-shit-done/bin/gsd-tools.cjs
index fa404eb49..48cb9cf56 100755
--- a/get-shit-done/bin/gsd-tools.cjs
+++ b/get-shit-done/bin/gsd-tools.cjs
@@ -259,9 +259,13 @@ async function main() {
 
     case 'commit': {
       const amend = args.includes('--amend');
-      const message = args[1];
-      // Parse --files flag (collect args after --files, stopping at other flags)
       const filesIndex = args.indexOf('--files');
+      // Collect all positional args between command name and first flag,
+      // then join them — handles both quoted ("multi word msg") and
+      // unquoted (multi word msg) invocations from different shells
+      const endIndex = filesIndex !== -1 ? filesIndex : args.length;
+      const messageArgs = args.slice(1, endIndex).filter(a => !a.startsWith('--'));
+      const message = messageArgs.join(' ') || undefined;
       const files = filesIndex !== -1 ? args.slice(filesIndex + 1).filter(a => !a.startsWith('--')) : [];
       commands.cmdCommit(cwd, message, files, raw, amend);
       break;