Agent skill

Create Branch

by Emiyaaaaa in Emiyaaaaa/HiveMind

Create a feature branch from staged working-tree changes, switch to it, run git add ., and commit.

Custom licenceAuto-check: notesDevelopment

Install Create Branch

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Emiyaaaaa/HiveMind --skill create-branch -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Emiyaaaaa/HiveMind create-branch --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/Emiyaaaaa/HiveMind.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.cursor/skills/create-branch .claude/skills/create-branch && 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
create-branch
GitHub stars
1.1k
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
295 words
Files
4 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
2
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Create a feature branch from staged working-tree changes, switch to it, run git add ., and commit.

  • Works in 7 steps: 收集改动 → 预检 → 生成分支名并切分支 → …
  • The user asks to create a branch
  • SKILL.md covers 对外文案(硬性), 何时执行, 工作流 and 示例
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder; calls git and gh

What it does

Create Branch is an agent skill from Emiyaaaaa/HiveMind. Create a feature branch from staged working-tree changes, switch to it, run git add ., and commit. Use when the user asks to create a branch, switch branch from staged changes, commit staged work, run this skill, or invoke create-branch. Does not push or open a PR.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/collect-changes.sh`, `scripts/commit-index.sh` and `scripts/create-and-switch.sh`).

It sits in Development, covering Git workflow and Pull requests. It works with Git. The repository describes itself as: A Python-first runtime layer for multi-agent systems, with persistent run state, streaming execution events, and a pluggable orchestration interface.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks to create a branch
  • Switch branch from staged changes
  • Commit staged work
  • Invoke create-branch

Example prompts

  • “/create-branch”

Requirements

  • A Bash shell

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. 收集改动
  2. 预检
  3. 生成分支名并切分支
  4. git add .
  5. commit(必须用 commit-tree)
  6. 自检
  7. 收尾

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c4530fb. 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 3 files in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git
    • gh

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git and gh, 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

Create Branch loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 295 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~70
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1k

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:62
    | 改动里有 `.env`、`credentials.json`、私钥、或其它机密 | 停止并指出路径。不要 `git add .`,不要 commit。 |

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 295 words (~1,015 tokens).

name
create-branch
disable-model-invocation
true

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (scripts) in .cursor/skills/create-branch of Emiyaaaaa/HiveMind.

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/collect-changes.sh
  • scripts/commit-index.sh
  • scripts/create-and-switch.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c4530fb

Compare with similar skills

Create Branch 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.

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Git Branch Namingmakeplane/plane61k—~594Automated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0
Creating Description For Gh PRredis/jedis12k—~838Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Create Branch

What does Create Branch do?

Create a feature branch from staged working-tree changes, switch to it, run git add ., and commit. Create Branch is an agent skill from Emiyaaaaa/HiveMind., and commit.

When should I use Create Branch?

Create Branch fits situations like: the user asks to create a branch; switch branch from staged changes; commit staged work; invoke create-branch.

How do I install Create Branch in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Emiyaaaaa/HiveMind --skill create-branch -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.cursor/skills/create-branch in Emiyaaaaa/HiveMind) into .claude/skills/create-branch in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Create Branch in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Emiyaaaaa/HiveMind --skill create-branch -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.cursor/skills/create-branch in Emiyaaaaa/HiveMind) into .agents/skills/create-branch in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Create Branch 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 Emiyaaaaa/HiveMind --skill create-branch -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/create-branch, .gemini/skills/create-branch, .github/skills/create-branch and .opencode/skills/create-branch in your project.

What does Create Branch need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Create Branch needs a shell for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (git and gh). Our summary lists: A Bash shell.

Does Create Branch access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git and gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Create Branch 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Create Branch use?

Create Branch has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Create Branch use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k 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 Create Branch?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Create Branch: Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 297k stars), Contributor-First PR Merge (HKUDS/OpenHarness, 16k stars), Create Pull Request (cline/cline, 70k stars) and Git Branch Naming (makeplane/plane, 61k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Create Branch?

Emiyaaaaa (a GitHub user) maintains it in Emiyaaaaa/HiveMind, which has 1,105 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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