Finishing a Development Branch
obra/superpowers
Walks the last step of a branch: confirm tests pass, detect the git environment, ask how to integrate, carry out your choice and clean up the worktree.
Safely fetch and incorporate the latest remote default branch before an AI agent starts changing code.
Install Sync Before Work
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill sync-before-work -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace sync-before-work --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/vaibhavarora14/sync-before-work .claude/skills/sync-before-work && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "sync-before-work" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/vaibhavarora14/sync-before-work into .claude/skills/sync-before-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sync-before-work", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/vaibhavarora14/sync-before-workType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill sync-before-work -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace sync-before-work --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/vaibhavarora14/sync-before-work .agents/skills/sync-before-work && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "sync-before-work" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/vaibhavarora14/sync-before-work into .agents/skills/sync-before-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sync-before-work", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill sync-before-work -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace sync-before-work --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/vaibhavarora14/sync-before-work .cursor/skills/sync-before-work && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "sync-before-work" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/vaibhavarora14/sync-before-work into .cursor/skills/sync-before-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sync-before-work", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git --path skills/vaibhavarora14/sync-before-work--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill sync-before-work -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace sync-before-work --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/vaibhavarora14/sync-before-work .gemini/skills/sync-before-work && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "sync-before-work" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/vaibhavarora14/sync-before-work into .gemini/skills/sync-before-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sync-before-work", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace sync-before-workInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill sync-before-work -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/vaibhavarora14/sync-before-work .github/skills/sync-before-work && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "sync-before-work" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/vaibhavarora14/sync-before-work into .github/skills/sync-before-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sync-before-work", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill sync-before-work -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace sync-before-work --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/vaibhavarora14/sync-before-work .opencode/skills/sync-before-work && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "sync-before-work" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/vaibhavarora14/sync-before-work into .opencode/skills/sync-before-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sync-before-work", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
sync-before-work- GitHub stars
- 430
- Token cost
- ~753 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 302 words
- Files
- 13 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
- Skills in repo
- 1,085
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Safely fetch and incorporate the latest remote default branch before an AI agent starts changing code.
- Works in 5 steps: Resolve this skill's directory from the… → Run → Continue only when the status is one of → …
- Tasks that involve Git worktrees
- SKILL.md covers Start-of-task gate, Strategy rules, Safety rules and Additional checks
- Runs JavaScript scripts from its folder; calls node
What it does
Sync Before Work is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Safely fetch and incorporate the latest remote default branch before an AI agent starts changing code. Use before the first edit in every code-changing task, when entering an existing worktree or feature branch, when a branch may be behind main or master, and before substantial work resumes after a pause. Detect dirty trees, detached HEADs, published branches, linked worktrees, and conflicts; default to merge for shared branches and never push, reset, stash, switch branches, or guess conflict resolutions.
Its SKILL.md is about 750 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 17 other files, including scripts, reference files and assets (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `assets/instructions/clinerules-sync-before-work.md` and `assets/instructions/windsurf-sync-before-work.md`).
It sits in Development, covering Git worktrees. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Git worktrees
Example prompts
- “/sync-before-work”
Requirements
- Node.js
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Resolve this skill's directory from the loaded SKILL.md path.
- Run
- Continue only when the status is one of
- For every other status, stop the code-changing task and report the message. Do not work around a safety refusal.
- Summarize any merge or fast-forward before beginning implementation.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4ac52da. 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
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (JavaScript), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
node
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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
Sync Before Work loads about 753 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.8k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 132 tokens; SKILL.md has 302 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 302 words (~753 tokens).
“Start every code-changing task from the latest remote default branch without risking existing work.”
- name
- sync-before-work
Files
SKILL.md and 12 other files (scripts, references, assets) in skills/vaibhavarora14/sync-before-work of aiskillstore/marketplace.
- SKILL.md
- agents/openai.yaml
- assets/instructions/AGENTS.md.snippet
- assets/instructions/CLAUDE.md.snippet
- assets/instructions/GEMINI.md.snippet
- assets/instructions/clinerules-sync-before-work.md
- assets/instructions/copilot-instructions.md.snippet
- assets/instructions/cursor-sync-before-work.mdc
- assets/instructions/windsurf-sync-before-work.md
- references/CLI.md
- references/SAFETY-CONTRACT.md
- scripts/sync-before-work.mjs
- skill-report.json
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4ac52da
Compare with similar skills
Sync Before Work 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sync Before Work this skillaiskillstore/marketplace | 430 | — | ~753 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Finishing a Development Branchobra/superpowers | 296k | 5 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Migrate Core Code to Submodulestinyhumansai/openhuman | 41k | — | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Finishing A Development Branchfarm-fe/farm | 5.6k | 33 repos | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Git Worktree Cleanuplobehub/lobehub | 83k | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Keep Codex Fastvibeforge1111/keep-codex-fast | 1.6k | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Sync Before Work
What does Sync Before Work do?
Safely fetch and incorporate the latest remote default branch before an AI agent starts changing code. Sync Before Work is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Safely fetch and incorporate the latest remote default branch before an AI agent starts changing code.
When should I use Sync Before Work?
Sync Before Work fits situations like: tasks that involve Git worktrees.
How do I install Sync Before Work in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill sync-before-work -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/vaibhavarora14/sync-before-work in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/sync-before-work in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Sync Before Work in Codex?
Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill sync-before-work -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/vaibhavarora14/sync-before-work in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/sync-before-work in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Sync Before Work 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 aiskillstore/marketplace --skill sync-before-work -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/sync-before-work, .gemini/skills/sync-before-work, .github/skills/sync-before-work and .opencode/skills/sync-before-work in your project.
What does Sync Before Work need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Sync Before Work needs JavaScript for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (node). Our summary lists: Node.js.
Does Sync Before Work access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Sync Before Work 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Sync Before Work use?
No licence was found for Sync Before Work or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Sync Before Work use?
About 753 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Sync Before Work?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Sync Before Work: Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 296k stars), Migrate Core Code to Submodules (tinyhumansai/openhuman, 41k stars), Finishing A Development Branch (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars) and Git Worktree Cleanup (lobehub/lobehub, 83k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Sync Before Work?
aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,085 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.