smithery.ai

managing-branches

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

First seen May 1, 2026

Installation

$ npx skills add https://smithery.ai

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Agent compatibility

Declared targets from SKILL.md / docs. Unmarked agents are not listed — the skill may still install via the CLI.

Claude Code Declared
Cursor Not declared
Codex Not declared
GitHub Copilot Not declared
Windsurf Not declared
Gemini CLI Not declared
Cline Not declared
OpenCode Not declared

Skill metadata

Parsed from SKILL.md frontmatter.

Allowed toolsBash(git:*)
Declared agents claude-code

Package contents

Files included with this skill beyond the listing page.

  • skill md SKILL.md 1,183 B
  • docs SUMMARY.md 144 B

History

  1. First seen on skills.sh
  2. First recorded snapshot · 1 installs

SKILL.md

Branch Investigation

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

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

  1. git status to identify conflicts
  2. Resolve each file
  3. git add <resolved-file>
  4. Continue operation

Ask for guidance if resolution is complex.

Completion Report

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