Agent skill

Advanced Git Operations

by bybren-llc in bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow

“Advanced git operations including rebase, bisect, cherry-pick, and conflict resolution. Use when rebasing feature branches, debugging with bisect, cherry-picking commits between…”

— description from SKILL.md by bybren-llc
MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Advanced Git Operations

skills CLI
$ npx skills add bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow --skill git-advanced -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow git-advanced --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/bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/git-advanced .claude/skills/git-advanced && 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-advanced
GitHub stars
421
Token cost
~1.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
285 words
Files
4 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
Skills in repo
42
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

  • SKILL.md covers Purpose, When This Skill Applies, Stop-the-Line Conditions and Rebase Workflow (Standard), plus 6 more sections
  • Calls git

About this skill

“Advanced git operations including rebase, bisect, cherry-pick, and conflict resolution. Use when rebasing feature branches, debugging with bisect, cherry-picking commits between branches, resolving complex merge conflicts, or recovering from git mistakes. Do NOT use for routine commits or simple pushes.”

— description from SKILL.md by bybren-llc

Advanced Git Operations is a skill in bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow (421 stars). Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, with 3 other files in the folder (scripts, references, assets). Licence: MIT.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 26ca58b. 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/, which the agent can run.

    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

Advanced Git Operations loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 79 tokens; SKILL.md has 285 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~79
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.6k

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

The full file from bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow at commit 26ca58b, republished under its MIT licence (© bybren-llc). 285 words, ~1,633 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/git-advanced/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
git-advanced
description
Advanced git operations including rebase, bisect, cherry-pick, and conflict resolution. Use when rebasing feature branches, debugging with bisect, cherry-picking commits between branches, resolving complex merge conflicts, or recovering from git mistakes. Do NOT use for routine commits or simple pushes.

Git Advanced Skill

TEMPLATE: This skill uses {{PLACEHOLDER}} tokens. Replace with your project values before use.

Purpose

Provide guidance for advanced git operations with safety considerations. This project uses a rebase-first workflow with linear history -- understand these patterns to avoid breaking the codebase.

When This Skill Applies

  • Rebasing feature branches onto dev
  • Using git bisect to find bugs
  • Cherry-picking commits between branches
  • Resolving complex merge conflicts
  • Recovering from git mistakes

Stop-the-Line Conditions

FORBIDDEN Operations
bash
# FORBIDDEN: Force push to protected branches
git push --force origin {{MAIN_BRANCH}}     # NEVER
git push --force origin master               # NEVER

# FORBIDDEN: Merge commits on dev branch
git merge feature-branch                     # Use rebase-and-merge PR strategy

# FORBIDDEN: Skip pre-commit hooks
git commit --no-verify                       # Hooks exist for a reason

# FORBIDDEN: Rewriting shared history
git rebase -i HEAD~5 && git push --force     # If already pushed
SAFE Operations
bash
# SAFE: Force-with-lease on your feature branch
git push --force-with-lease origin {{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX-feature

# SAFE: Interactive rebase before first push
git rebase -i origin/{{MAIN_BRANCH}}

# SAFE: Force push after conflict resolution on your own branch
git rebase origin/{{MAIN_BRANCH}} && git push --force-with-lease origin {{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX-feature

Rebase Workflow (Standard)

Before Creating PR
bash
# 1. Fetch latest changes
git fetch origin {{MAIN_BRANCH}}

# 2. Rebase onto latest
git rebase origin/{{MAIN_BRANCH}}

# 3. If conflicts, resolve them
git status                   # See conflicted files
# ... edit files to resolve ...
git add <resolved-files>
git rebase --continue

# 4. Push with force-with-lease
git push --force-with-lease origin {{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX-feature
During PR Review (After Feedback)
bash
# 1. Make requested changes
git add . && git commit -m "fix: address PR feedback [{{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX]"

# 2. Fetch and rebase again
git fetch origin {{MAIN_BRANCH}}
git rebase origin/{{MAIN_BRANCH}}

# 3. Push update
git push --force-with-lease origin {{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX-feature

Git Bisect (Finding Bugs)

When to Use

Use bisect when you know a bug was introduced at some point but do not know which commit.

Bisect Workflow
bash
# 1. Start bisect
git bisect start

# 2. Mark current state (has bug)
git bisect bad

# 3. Mark a known good commit
git bisect good <commit-sha>

# 4. Git checks out middle commit - test it
{{TEST_UNIT_COMMAND}}  # or manual test

# 5. Tell git if this commit is good or bad
git bisect good  # or
git bisect bad

# 6. Repeat until found
# Git will tell you the first bad commit

# 7. End bisect
git bisect reset
Automated Bisect
bash
# Run a test script automatically
git bisect start HEAD abc1234
git bisect run {{TEST_UNIT_COMMAND}}

Cherry-Pick (Selective Commits)

When to Use
  • Backporting a fix to an older branch
  • Pulling a specific commit from one branch to another
  • Selective feature extraction
Cherry-Pick Workflow
bash
# 1. Find the commit SHA
git log --oneline branch-name | head -20

# 2. Cherry-pick to current branch
git cherry-pick <commit-sha>

# 3. If conflicts, resolve them
git status
# ... resolve conflicts ...
git add <resolved-files>
git cherry-pick --continue

# 4. Push the result
git push origin current-branch
Cherry-Pick Multiple Commits
bash
# Range of commits (oldest..newest, exclusive of oldest)
git cherry-pick abc123^..def456

# Specific commits
git cherry-pick abc123 def456 ghi789

Conflict Resolution

Common Conflict Scenarios
ScenarioResolution Strategy
Same line editedChoose one version or combine
File deleted vs modifiedDecide: keep modified or delete
Rename conflictsDecide which name to use
Binary file conflictsChoose one version explicitly
Conflict Resolution Steps
bash
# 1. See what's conflicted
git status

# 2. Open conflicted file, look for markers
<<<<<<< HEAD
your changes
=======
their changes
>>>>>>> branch-name

# 3. Edit file to resolve (remove markers, keep correct code)

# 4. Mark as resolved
git add <resolved-file>

# 5. Continue rebase/merge
git rebase --continue
Conflict Prevention
bash
# Rebase frequently to avoid large conflicts
git fetch origin {{MAIN_BRANCH}}
git rebase origin/{{MAIN_BRANCH}}  # Do this daily during long features

# Check for potential conflicts before rebase
git diff origin/{{MAIN_BRANCH}}...HEAD --stat

Recovery Commands

Abort Operations
bash
git rebase --abort
git merge --abort
git cherry-pick --abort
Undo Last Commit
bash
# Keep changes staged
git reset --soft HEAD~1

# Keep changes unstaged
git reset HEAD~1

# Discard changes (DANGEROUS)
git reset --hard HEAD~1
Recover Lost Commits
bash
# Find lost commits in reflog
git reflog

# Restore to a specific state
git reset --hard HEAD@{n}

# Cherry-pick a lost commit
git cherry-pick <sha-from-reflog>

Safety Guidelines

When to Ask Before Force Push

ALWAYS ask first if:

  • You have pushed commits that others might have pulled
  • You are working on a shared branch
  • You are not 100% sure what will happen
  • The branch has been open for > 1 week
Safe Force Push Pattern
bash
# 1. Verify you're on correct branch
git branch

# 2. Verify what will be pushed
git log origin/{{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX-feature..HEAD --oneline

# 3. Use force-with-lease
git push --force-with-lease origin {{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX-feature
Pre-Push Checklist
  • {{CI_VALIDATE_COMMAND}} passes
  • On correct branch (not protected branch)
  • Commits have proper message format
  • No sensitive data in commits
  • safe-workflow: Complete workflow patterns
  • release-patterns: PR and merge patterns
  • CONTRIBUTING.md: Branch naming and commit format

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

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (scripts, references, assets) in .agents/skills/git-advanced of bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow.

  • SKILL.md
  • assets/.gitkeep
  • references/.gitkeep
  • scripts/.gitkeep

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 26ca58b

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Questions about Advanced Git Operations

How do I install Advanced Git Operations in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow --skill git-advanced -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/git-advanced in bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow) into .claude/skills/git-advanced in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Advanced Git Operations in Codex?

Run `npx skills add bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow --skill git-advanced -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/git-advanced in bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow) into .agents/skills/git-advanced in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Advanced Git Operations 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 bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow --skill git-advanced -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-advanced, .gemini/skills/git-advanced, .github/skills/git-advanced and .opencode/skills/git-advanced in your project.

What does Advanced Git Operations need to run?

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

Does Advanced Git Operations 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 Advanced Git Operations 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 Advanced Git Operations use?

Advanced Git Operations 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 Advanced Git Operations use?

About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.5k 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 Advanced Git Operations?

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Who maintains Advanced Git Operations?

bybren-llc (a GitHub organization) maintains it in bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow, which has 421 GitHub stars. The repository holds 42 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 20, 2026.

Source: bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.