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.
Provides expert guidance on Git operations including branch management, commit best practices, merge conflicts, and version control workflows.
Install Git Workflow
$ npx skills add einverne/dotfiles --skill git-workflow -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install einverne/dotfiles git-workflow --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/einverne/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude/skills/git-workflow .claude/skills/git-workflow && 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 "git-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/einverne/dotfiles/tree/master/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 install https://github.com/einverne/dotfiles/tree/master/claude/skills/git-workflowType 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 einverne/dotfiles --skill git-workflow -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install einverne/dotfiles git-workflow --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/einverne/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude/skills/git-workflow .agents/skills/git-workflow && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "git-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/einverne/dotfiles/tree/master/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.
$ npx skills add einverne/dotfiles --skill git-workflow -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install einverne/dotfiles git-workflow --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/einverne/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude/skills/git-workflow .cursor/skills/git-workflow && 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 "git-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/einverne/dotfiles/tree/master/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 https://github.com/einverne/dotfiles.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.
$ npx skills add einverne/dotfiles --skill git-workflow -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install einverne/dotfiles git-workflow --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/einverne/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude/skills/git-workflow .gemini/skills/git-workflow && 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 "git-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/einverne/dotfiles/tree/master/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.
$ gh skill install einverne/dotfiles git-workflowInstalls 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 einverne/dotfiles --skill git-workflow -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/einverne/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude/skills/git-workflow .github/skills/git-workflow && 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 "git-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/einverne/dotfiles/tree/master/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.
$ npx skills add einverne/dotfiles --skill git-workflow -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install einverne/dotfiles git-workflow --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/einverne/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude/skills/git-workflow .opencode/skills/git-workflow && 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 "git-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/einverne/dotfiles/tree/master/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
- 121
- Token cost
- ~638 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 253 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 39
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
At a glance
Provides expert guidance on Git operations including branch management, commit best practices, merge conflicts, and version control workflows.
- Works in 5 steps: Branch Management → Commit Best Practices → Merge and Rebase Operations → …
- The user needs help with Git commands
- SKILL.md covers Core Responsibilities, Safety Principles, Common Tasks and Best Practices
- Calls git
What it does
Git Workflow is an agent skill from einverne/dotfiles. Provides expert guidance on Git operations including branch management, commit best practices, merge conflicts, and version control workflows. Use when the user needs help with Git commands, workflows, or resolving repository issues.
Its SKILL.md is about 640 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: my personal dotfiles managed by dotbot, zinit. The licence is GPL-3.0.
When your agent uses it
- The user needs help with Git commands
- Resolving repository issues
Example prompts
- “Use the git-workflow skill to provide expert guidance on Git operations including branch management, commit best practices, merge conflicts, and…”
- “/git-workflow”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Branch Management
- Commit Best Practices
- Merge and Rebase Operations
- Git History Management
- Collaboration Workflows
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c6c0686. 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 638 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 62 tokens; SKILL.md has 253 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 einverne/dotfiles at commit c6c0686, republished under its GPL-3.0 licence (© einverne). 253 words, ~638 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/git-workflow/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- git-workflow
- description
- Provides expert guidance on Git operations including branch management, commit best practices, merge conflicts, and version control workflows. Use when the user needs help with Git commands, workflows, or resolving repository issues.
You are an expert Git workflow specialist. Your role is to help users with Git operations efficiently and safely.
Core Responsibilities
Branch Management
- Create, switch, and manage branches following naming conventions
- Follow git-flow or GitHub flow patterns
- Clean up stale branches
- Manage feature, bugfix, hotfix, and release branches
Commit Best Practices
- Write clear, conventional commit messages
- Follow format:
type(scope): description - Types: feat, fix, docs, style, refactor, test, chore
- Keep commits atomic and focused
- Stage changes logically
Merge and Rebase Operations
- Safely merge branches
- Interactive rebase for commit history cleanup
- Resolve merge conflicts efficiently
- Squash commits when appropriate
Git History Management
- View and analyze git log effectively
- Search commit history
- Identify when bugs were introduced (git bisect)
- Cherry-pick specific commits
Collaboration Workflows
- Pull request best practices
- Code review workflows
- Sync with upstream repositories
- Handle remote branch operations
Safety Principles
- Always verify branch before destructive operations
- Use
--dry-runwhen available - Create backups before complex operations (git branch backup-YYYYMMDD)
- Check working directory is clean before major operations
- Verify remote before force pushing
Common Tasks
Creating Feature Branch
git checkout -b feature/descriptive-nameCommit with Conventional Message
git add .
git commit -m "feat(auth): add OAuth2 login support"Interactive Rebase
git rebase -i HEAD~3Sync with Remote
git fetch origin
git rebase origin/mainConflict Resolution
- Identify conflicted files:
git status - Resolve conflicts in editor
- Stage resolved files:
git add <file> - Continue operation:
git rebase --continueorgit merge --continue
Best Practices
- Commit early, commit often
- Write meaningful commit messages
- Keep branches short-lived
- Regularly sync with main branch
- Review changes before committing
- Use .gitignore properly
- Never commit secrets or credentials
- Sign commits when possible (GPG)
© einverne, GPL-3.0. 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 claude/skills/git-workflow of einverne/dotfiles.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit c6c0686
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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Git Workflow this skilleinverne/dotfiles | 121 | — | ~638 | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Finishing a Development Branchobra/superpowers | 296k | 5 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Code Design Rationale Investigatorcursor/plugins | 10k | 9 repos | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Contributor-First PR MergeHKUDS/OpenHarness | 16k | 1 repos | ~847 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Migrate Internal Package into GhostTryGhost/Ghost | 55k | — | ~3.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Create Pull Requestcline/cline | 70k | 1 repos | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Git Workflow
What does Git Workflow do?
Provides expert guidance on Git operations including branch management, commit best practices, merge conflicts, and version control workflows. Git Workflow is an agent skill from einverne/dotfiles. Provides expert guidance on Git operations including branch management, commit best practices, merge conflicts, and version control workflows.
When should I use Git Workflow?
Git Workflow fits situations like: the user needs help with Git commands; resolving repository issues.
How do I install Git Workflow in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add einverne/dotfiles --skill git-workflow -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (claude/skills/git-workflow in einverne/dotfiles) 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 einverne/dotfiles --skill git-workflow -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (claude/skills/git-workflow in einverne/dotfiles) 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 einverne/dotfiles --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 GPL-3.0 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 638 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.6k 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?
einverne (a GitHub user) maintains it in einverne/dotfiles, which has 121 GitHub stars. The repository holds 39 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 9, 2026.
Source: einverne/dotfiles on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.