managing-branches

Investigates and creates Git branches. Triggered when: branch status check, new branch creation, branch-related errors.

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Install this agent skill to your Project

npx add-skill https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/1gy/managing-branches

SKILL.md

Branch Investigation

bash

git branch --show-current
git status --short
git fetch --all
git branch -vv
git rev-list --count <main-branch>..HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "0"  # Check CLAUDE.md for main branch name

Report: current branch, uncommitted changes, remote sync status, commits ahead of main.

Branch Creation

bash

git fetch origin <base-branch>
git checkout -b <new-branch> origin/<base-branch>

Error Handling

Error	Action
Branch exists	Report to user, suggest alternative or confirm use existing
Uncommitted changes	`git stash` or commit first
Remote sync error	`git fetch --all` retry
Permission error	Report to user

Conflict Resolution

git status to identify conflicts
Resolve each file
git add <resolved-file>
Continue operation

Ask for guidance if resolution is complex.

Completion Report

Current branch name
Branch creation result (if applicable)
Any issues encountered