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Agent skill

Git Workflow

by aiming-lab in aiming-lab/MetaClaw

A skill your agent uses when working with git — making commits, creating branches, resolving merge conflicts, opening pull requests, or reviewing diffs.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Git Workflow

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiming-lab/MetaClaw --skill git-workflow -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiming-lab/MetaClaw git-workflow --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/memory_data/skills/git-workflow .claude/skills/git-workflow && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
git-workflow
GitHub stars
3.5k
Token cost
~234 tokens
SKILL.md length
92 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
36
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when working with git — making commits, creating branches, resolving merge conflicts, opening pull requests, or reviewing diffs.

  • Working with git — making commits
  • Calls git
  • Creating branches
  • Resolving merge conflicts

What it does

Git Workflow is an agent skill from aiming-lab/MetaClaw. Use this skill when working with git — making commits, creating branches, resolving merge conflicts, opening pull requests, or reviewing diffs. Apply whenever the user asks about version control operations.

Its SKILL.md is about 230 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Git workflow. It works with Git. The repository describes itself as: 🦞 Just talk to your agent — it learns and EVOLVES 🧬. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Working with git — making commits
  • Creating branches
  • Resolving merge conflicts
  • Opening pull requests

Example prompts

  • “/git-workflow”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 922caf3. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Git Workflow loads about 234 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 55 tokens; SKILL.md has 92 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~55
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~234

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from aiming-lab/MetaClaw at commit 922caf3, republished under its MIT licence (© aiming-lab). 92 words, ~234 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/git-workflow/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
git-workflow
description
Use this skill when working with git — making commits, creating branches, resolving merge conflicts, opening pull requests, or reviewing diffs. Apply whenever the user asks about version control operations.
category
coding

Git Workflow Best Practices

Commits:

  • Write commit messages in imperative mood: Add feature X, not Added feature X.
  • One logical change per commit. Do not bundle unrelated changes.
  • Stage specific files (git add <file>), not git add . blindly.

Branches:

  • Branch from the latest main/master: git checkout -b feature/my-change.
  • Keep branches short-lived; merge or rebase frequently.

Pull Requests:

  • Include a short description of why, not just what.
  • Reference related issues (Closes #123).
  • Keep PRs focused — one feature or fix per PR.

Never: force-push to shared branches, skip hooks with --no-verify, or commit secrets.

© aiming-lab, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in memory_data/skills/git-workflow of aiming-lab/MetaClaw.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 922caf3

Compare with similar skills

Git Workflow next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Contributor-First PR MergeHKUDS/OpenHarness16k1 repos~847Automated safety check: PassMIT
Migrate Internal Package into GhostTryGhost/Ghost55k—~3.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Create Pull Requestcline/cline70k1 repos~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Works with

Categories

Questions about Git Workflow

What does Git Workflow do?

A skill your agent uses when working with git — making commits, creating branches, resolving merge conflicts, opening pull requests, or reviewing diffs. Git Workflow is an agent skill from aiming-lab/MetaClaw. Use this skill when working with git — making commits, creating branches, resolving merge conflicts, opening pull requests, or reviewing diffs.

When should I use Git Workflow?

Git Workflow fits situations like: working with git — making commits; creating branches; resolving merge conflicts; opening pull requests.

How do I install Git Workflow in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiming-lab/MetaClaw --skill git-workflow -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (memory_data/skills/git-workflow in aiming-lab/MetaClaw) into .claude/skills/git-workflow in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Git Workflow in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiming-lab/MetaClaw --skill git-workflow -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (memory_data/skills/git-workflow in aiming-lab/MetaClaw) into .agents/skills/git-workflow in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Git Workflow in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiming-lab/MetaClaw --skill git-workflow -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/git-workflow, .gemini/skills/git-workflow, .github/skills/git-workflow and .opencode/skills/git-workflow in your project.

What does Git Workflow need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Git Workflow needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git).

Does Git Workflow access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Git Workflow safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Git Workflow use?

Git Workflow is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Git Workflow use?

About 234 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 936 characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Git Workflow?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Git Workflow: Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 296k stars), Code Design Rationale Investigator (cursor/plugins, 10k stars), Contributor-First PR Merge (HKUDS/OpenHarness, 16k stars) and Migrate Internal Package into Ghost (TryGhost/Ghost, 55k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Git Workflow?

aiming-lab (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiming-lab/MetaClaw, which has 3,458 GitHub stars. The repository holds 36 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 7, 2026.

Source: aiming-lab/MetaClaw on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.