Agent skill

Git Workflow

Git workflow best practices. An agent skill from cohen-liel/hivemind.

Apache-2.0Auto-check: notesDevelopment

Install Git Workflow

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cohen-liel/hivemind --skill git-workflow -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cohen-liel/hivemind 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/cohen-liel/hivemind.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "git-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/cohen-liel/hivemind/tree/main/.claude/skills/git-workflow into .claude/skills/git-workflow/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "git-workflow", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/cohen-liel/hivemind/tree/main/.claude/skills/git-workflow

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cohen-liel/hivemind --skill git-workflow -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cohen-liel/hivemind git-workflow --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cohen-liel/hivemind.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/git-workflow .agents/skills/git-workflow && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "git-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/cohen-liel/hivemind/tree/main/.claude/skills/git-workflow into .agents/skills/git-workflow/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "git-workflow", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cohen-liel/hivemind --skill git-workflow -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cohen-liel/hivemind git-workflow --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cohen-liel/hivemind.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/git-workflow .cursor/skills/git-workflow && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "git-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/cohen-liel/hivemind/tree/main/.claude/skills/git-workflow into .cursor/skills/git-workflow/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "git-workflow", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/cohen-liel/hivemind.git --path .claude/skills/git-workflow

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cohen-liel/hivemind --skill git-workflow -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cohen-liel/hivemind git-workflow --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cohen-liel/hivemind.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/git-workflow .gemini/skills/git-workflow && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "git-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/cohen-liel/hivemind/tree/main/.claude/skills/git-workflow into .gemini/skills/git-workflow/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "git-workflow", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cohen-liel/hivemind git-workflow

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cohen-liel/hivemind --skill git-workflow -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cohen-liel/hivemind.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/git-workflow .github/skills/git-workflow && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "git-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/cohen-liel/hivemind/tree/main/.claude/skills/git-workflow into .github/skills/git-workflow/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "git-workflow", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cohen-liel/hivemind --skill git-workflow -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cohen-liel/hivemind git-workflow --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cohen-liel/hivemind.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/git-workflow .opencode/skills/git-workflow && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "git-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/cohen-liel/hivemind/tree/main/.claude/skills/git-workflow into .opencode/skills/git-workflow/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "git-workflow", 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: git-workflow
GitHub stars: 110
Token cost: ~760 tokens
SKILL.md length: 124 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 33
Repo updated: Apr 18, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Git workflow best practices. An agent skill from cohen-liel/hivemind.

Committing code
SKILL.md covers Commit Message Format…, Branch Strategy (GitHub Flow —…, Commands and .gitignore (Python project), plus 2 more sections
Calls git; reaches github.com
Managing branches

What it does

Git Workflow is an agent skill from cohen-liel/hivemind. Git workflow best practices. Use when committing code, managing branches, writing commit messages, or setting up git workflows.

Its SKILL.md is about 760 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 and Commit messages. It works with Git. The repository describes itself as: One prompt. A full AI engineering team. Go lie on the couch. 🧠. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Committing code
Managing branches
Writing commit messages
Setting up git workflows

Example prompts

“/git-workflow”

Requirements

Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 918dd9b. 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
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
- github.com
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 760 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 35 tokens; SKILL.md has 124 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~35
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~760

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:95
```
.env
```
NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:96
```
.env.local
```

NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:128

- Never commit: .env, secrets, API keys, large binaries, generated files

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 cohen-liel/hivemind at commit 918dd9b, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© cohen-liel). 124 words, ~760 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/git-workflow/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: git-workflow
description: Git workflow best practices. Use when committing code, managing branches, writing commit messages, or setting up git workflows.

Git Workflow Patterns

Commit Message Format (Conventional Commits)

<type>(<scope>): <short summary>

[optional body: WHY this change was made]

[optional footer: BREAKING CHANGE, closes #issue]

Types:

feat: New feature
fix: Bug fix
refactor: Code change that doesn't add features or fix bugs
test: Adding or updating tests
docs: Documentation only
chore: Build, deps, config changes
perf: Performance improvement
ci: CI/CD changes

Examples:

feat(auth): add JWT refresh token rotation

Implement sliding refresh tokens to improve security.
Old refresh tokens are invalidated immediately on use.

Closes #123

---

fix(api): return 404 when user not found instead of 500

The get_user endpoint was crashing when user_id didn't exist
because db.get() returns None and we were accessing None.email.

---

refactor(models): extract TimestampMixin from all models

All models had duplicate created_at/updated_at columns.
Extracted to reusable mixin to DRY the code.

Branch Strategy (GitHub Flow — simple)

main              # Always deployable
feature/          # New features
fix/              # Bug fixes
chore/            # Maintenance

# Never commit directly to main
# Every change = branch → PR → review → merge

Commands

bash

# Start new feature
git checkout -b feat/user-authentication

# Stage only relevant files (never git add .)
git add src/auth.py src/models/user.py tests/test_auth.py

# Amend last commit (before push)
git commit --amend --no-edit

# Interactive rebase to clean up commits
git rebase -i HEAD~3

# Squash all feature commits before merge
git merge --squash feat/user-authentication

# Undo last commit but keep changes
git reset --soft HEAD~1

# See what changed in last commit
git diff HEAD~1 HEAD --stat

# Find when a bug was introduced
git bisect start
git bisect bad           # current commit has bug
git bisect good v1.0.0   # known good commit

.gitignore (Python project)

__pycache__/
*.pyc
.env
.env.local
*.egg-info/
dist/
build/
.venv/
venv/
.pytest_cache/
.coverage
htmlcov/
*.log
.DS_Store

Pre-commit Hooks (.pre-commit-config.yaml)

yaml

repos:
  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
    rev: v0.3.0
    hooks:
      - id: ruff
        args: [--fix]
      - id: ruff-format
  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
    rev: v1.9.0
    hooks:
      - id: mypy

Rules

Commit early and often — small, focused commits
Each commit should leave the codebase in a working state
Write commit messages in imperative: "Add auth" not "Added auth"
Never commit: .env, secrets, API keys, large binaries, generated files
Pull before push (git pull --rebase to avoid merge commits)
Review your own diff before committing: git diff --staged
Tag releases: git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "First stable release"

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/git-workflow of cohen-liel/hivemind.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 918dd9b

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React Router Pull Request Creatorremix-run/react-router	57k	—	~2.5k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	yesterday
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Emoji Commit ConventionsbaptisteArno/typebot.io	11k	—	~424	Automated safety check: Pass	Custom licence	yesterday

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Questions about Git Workflow

What does Git Workflow do?

Git workflow best practices. An agent skill from cohen-liel/hivemind. Git Workflow is an agent skill from cohen-liel/hivemind. Git workflow best practices.

When should I use Git Workflow?

Git Workflow fits situations like: committing code; managing branches; writing commit messages; setting up git workflows.

How do I install Git Workflow in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add cohen-liel/hivemind --skill git-workflow -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/git-workflow in cohen-liel/hivemind) 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 cohen-liel/hivemind --skill git-workflow -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/git-workflow in cohen-liel/hivemind) 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 cohen-liel/hivemind --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). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Git Workflow access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: github.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Git Workflow safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Git Workflow use?

Git Workflow is published under the Apache-2.0 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 760 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.

What are the alternatives to Git Workflow?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Git Workflow: ToolJet Multi-Repo Commit (ToolJet/ToolJet, 41k stars), Git Workflow and Versioning (addyosmani/agent-skills, 102k stars), React Router Pull Request Creator (remix-run/react-router, 57k stars) and Saleor Commit Workflow (saleor/saleor, 23k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Git Workflow?

cohen-liel (a GitHub user) maintains it in cohen-liel/hivemind, which has 110 GitHub stars. The repository holds 33 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 18, 2026.

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

Git Workflow

Install Git Workflow

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Git Workflow Patterns

Commit Message Format (Conventional Commits)

Branch Strategy (GitHub Flow — simple)

Commands

.gitignore (Python project)

Pre-commit Hooks (.pre-commit-config.yaml)

Rules

Files

Compare with similar skills

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Git Workflow and Versioning

React Router Pull Request Creator

Saleor Commit Workflow

Emoji Commit Conventions

Draft Pull Request Creator

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Questions about Git Workflow

Install Git Workflow

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Git Workflow Patterns

Commit Message Format (Conventional Commits)

Branch Strategy (GitHub Flow — simple)

Commands

.gitignore (Python project)

Pre-commit Hooks (.pre-commit-config.yaml)

Rules

Files

Compare with similar skills

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