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.
Undo a bad change without nuking unrelated work. An agent skill from Archive228/loopkit.
Install Revert Surgical
$ npx skills add Archive228/loopkit --skill revert-surgical -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Archive228/loopkit revert-surgical --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/Archive228/loopkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/revert-surgical .claude/skills/revert-surgical && 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 "revert-surgical" agent skill from https://github.com/Archive228/loopkit/tree/main/skills/revert-surgical into .claude/skills/revert-surgical/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "revert-surgical", 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/Archive228/loopkit/tree/main/skills/revert-surgicalType 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 Archive228/loopkit --skill revert-surgical -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Archive228/loopkit revert-surgical --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Archive228/loopkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/revert-surgical .agents/skills/revert-surgical && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "revert-surgical" agent skill from https://github.com/Archive228/loopkit/tree/main/skills/revert-surgical into .agents/skills/revert-surgical/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "revert-surgical", 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 Archive228/loopkit --skill revert-surgical -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Archive228/loopkit revert-surgical --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Archive228/loopkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/revert-surgical .cursor/skills/revert-surgical && 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 "revert-surgical" agent skill from https://github.com/Archive228/loopkit/tree/main/skills/revert-surgical into .cursor/skills/revert-surgical/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "revert-surgical", 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/Archive228/loopkit.git --path skills/revert-surgical--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 Archive228/loopkit --skill revert-surgical -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Archive228/loopkit revert-surgical --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Archive228/loopkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/revert-surgical .gemini/skills/revert-surgical && 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 "revert-surgical" agent skill from https://github.com/Archive228/loopkit/tree/main/skills/revert-surgical into .gemini/skills/revert-surgical/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "revert-surgical", 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 Archive228/loopkit revert-surgicalInstalls 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 Archive228/loopkit --skill revert-surgical -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Archive228/loopkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/revert-surgical .github/skills/revert-surgical && 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 "revert-surgical" agent skill from https://github.com/Archive228/loopkit/tree/main/skills/revert-surgical into .github/skills/revert-surgical/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "revert-surgical", 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 Archive228/loopkit --skill revert-surgical -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Archive228/loopkit revert-surgical --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Archive228/loopkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/revert-surgical .opencode/skills/revert-surgical && 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 "revert-surgical" agent skill from https://github.com/Archive228/loopkit/tree/main/skills/revert-surgical into .opencode/skills/revert-surgical/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "revert-surgical", 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
revert-surgical- GitHub stars
- 755
- Token cost
- ~211 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 87 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 43
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Undo a bad change without nuking unrelated work. An agent skill from Archive228/loopkit.
- A specific commit
- Calls git
- Change broke something
What it does
Revert Surgical is an agent skill from Archive228/loopkit. Undo a bad change without nuking unrelated work. Use when a specific commit or change broke something.
Its SKILL.md is about 210 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. It works with Git. The repository describes itself as: 33 battle-tested skills + minimal .claude harness for any coding agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI). The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- A specific commit
- Change broke something
Example prompts
- “/revert-surgical”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5ae033e. 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
Revert Surgical loads about 211 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 30 tokens; SKILL.md has 87 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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from Archive228/loopkit at commit 5ae033e, republished under its MIT licence (© Archive228). 87 words, ~211 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/revert-surgical/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- revert-surgical
- description
- Undo a bad change without nuking unrelated work. Use when a specific commit or change broke something.
- when_to_use
- "revert this", a bad deploy, one commit broke prod, undo without losing other work
Surgical Revert
Don't git reset --hard away three good commits to undo one bad one.
- Single commit —
git revert <sha>creates an inverse commit; history stays intact and shared-branch-safe. - One file from a commit —
git checkout <good-sha> -- path/to/file. - Hunk-level —
git checkout -pto revert specific changes, keep the rest. - A merge —
git revert -m 1 <merge-sha>(pick the mainline parent). On a shared branch, always revert (forward), never rewrite history. Reproduce the breakage first so you revert the RIGHT thing, then verify the revert actually fixes it.
© Archive228, 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 skills/revert-surgical of Archive228/loopkit.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5ae033e
Compare with similar skills
Revert Surgical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revert Surgical this skillArchive228/loopkit | 755 | — | ~211 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Finishing a Development Branchobra/superpowers | 297k | 5 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Code Review ChecklistshareAI-lab/learn-claude-code | 78k | 4 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Contributor-First PR MergeHKUDS/OpenHarness | 16k | 1 repos | ~847 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Finishing A Development Branchfarm-fe/farm | 5.6k | 35 repos | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Migrate Internal Package into GhostTryGhost/Ghost | 56k | — | ~3.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Revert Surgical
What does Revert Surgical do?
Undo a bad change without nuking unrelated work. An agent skill from Archive228/loopkit. Revert Surgical is an agent skill from Archive228/loopkit. Undo a bad change without nuking unrelated work.
When should I use Revert Surgical?
Revert Surgical fits situations like: A specific commit; change broke something.
How do I install Revert Surgical in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Archive228/loopkit --skill revert-surgical -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/revert-surgical in Archive228/loopkit) into .claude/skills/revert-surgical in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Revert Surgical in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Archive228/loopkit --skill revert-surgical -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/revert-surgical in Archive228/loopkit) into .agents/skills/revert-surgical in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Revert Surgical 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 Archive228/loopkit --skill revert-surgical -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/revert-surgical, .gemini/skills/revert-surgical, .github/skills/revert-surgical and .opencode/skills/revert-surgical in your project.
What does Revert Surgical need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Revert Surgical needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git).
Does Revert Surgical 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 Revert Surgical 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 Revert Surgical use?
Revert Surgical 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 Revert Surgical use?
About 211 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 844 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 Revert Surgical?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Revert Surgical: Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 297k stars), Code Review Checklist (shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code, 78k stars), Contributor-First PR Merge (HKUDS/OpenHarness, 16k stars) and Finishing A Development Branch (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Revert Surgical?
Archive228 (a GitHub user) maintains it in Archive228/loopkit, which has 755 GitHub stars. The repository holds 43 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 14, 2026.
Source: Archive228/loopkit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.