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.
Start Moraine repository development work safely. An agent skill from eric-tramel/moraine.
Install Moraine Start Work
$ npx skills add eric-tramel/moraine --skill moraine-start-work -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install eric-tramel/moraine moraine-start-work --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/eric-tramel/moraine.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/moraine-dev/skills/moraine-start-work .claude/skills/moraine-start-work && 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 "moraine-start-work" agent skill from https://github.com/eric-tramel/moraine/tree/main/plugins/moraine-dev/skills/moraine-start-work into .claude/skills/moraine-start-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "moraine-start-work", 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/eric-tramel/moraine/tree/main/plugins/moraine-dev/skills/moraine-start-workType 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 eric-tramel/moraine --skill moraine-start-work -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install eric-tramel/moraine moraine-start-work --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/eric-tramel/moraine.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/moraine-dev/skills/moraine-start-work .agents/skills/moraine-start-work && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "moraine-start-work" agent skill from https://github.com/eric-tramel/moraine/tree/main/plugins/moraine-dev/skills/moraine-start-work into .agents/skills/moraine-start-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "moraine-start-work", 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 eric-tramel/moraine --skill moraine-start-work -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install eric-tramel/moraine moraine-start-work --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/eric-tramel/moraine.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/moraine-dev/skills/moraine-start-work .cursor/skills/moraine-start-work && 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 "moraine-start-work" agent skill from https://github.com/eric-tramel/moraine/tree/main/plugins/moraine-dev/skills/moraine-start-work into .cursor/skills/moraine-start-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "moraine-start-work", 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/eric-tramel/moraine.git --path plugins/moraine-dev/skills/moraine-start-work--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 eric-tramel/moraine --skill moraine-start-work -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install eric-tramel/moraine moraine-start-work --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/eric-tramel/moraine.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/moraine-dev/skills/moraine-start-work .gemini/skills/moraine-start-work && 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 "moraine-start-work" agent skill from https://github.com/eric-tramel/moraine/tree/main/plugins/moraine-dev/skills/moraine-start-work into .gemini/skills/moraine-start-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "moraine-start-work", 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 eric-tramel/moraine moraine-start-workInstalls 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 eric-tramel/moraine --skill moraine-start-work -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/eric-tramel/moraine.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/moraine-dev/skills/moraine-start-work .github/skills/moraine-start-work && 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 "moraine-start-work" agent skill from https://github.com/eric-tramel/moraine/tree/main/plugins/moraine-dev/skills/moraine-start-work into .github/skills/moraine-start-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "moraine-start-work", 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 eric-tramel/moraine --skill moraine-start-work -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install eric-tramel/moraine moraine-start-work --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/eric-tramel/moraine.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/moraine-dev/skills/moraine-start-work .opencode/skills/moraine-start-work && 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 "moraine-start-work" agent skill from https://github.com/eric-tramel/moraine/tree/main/plugins/moraine-dev/skills/moraine-start-work into .opencode/skills/moraine-start-work/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "moraine-start-work", 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
moraine-start-work- GitHub stars
- 117
- Token cost
- ~879 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 374 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 19
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Start Moraine repository development work safely. An agent skill from eric-tramel/moraine.
- Works in 5 steps: Use the current harness's crystallize… → Implement the scoped change from that… → Use the current harness's code-review… → …
- An agent takes on new code
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Harness Invocation, Follow-On Workflow and Start Checklist, plus 2 more sections
- Calls git
What it does
Moraine Start Work is an agent skill from eric-tramel/moraine. Start Moraine repository development work safely. Use when an agent takes on new code, docs, test, CI, packaging, or release work in this repo; when it must create or verify an isolated branch/worktree; when sibling agent collisions are possible; or before editing files for a Moraine contributor task.
Its SKILL.md is about 880 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`).
It sits in Development, covering Git worktrees. The repository describes itself as: Unified realtime agent trace database & search MCP. The licence is Apache-2.0.
When your agent uses it
- An agent takes on new code
- Release work in this repo
- Verify an isolated branch/worktree
- Sibling agent collisions are possible
Example prompts
- “/moraine-start-work”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Use the current harness's crystallize invocation to turn rough or ambiguous input into a ready-to-implement local plan.
- Implement the scoped change from that plan or, when the task is already concrete, from the user's explicit request.
- Use the current harness's code-review invocation and iterate fixes until the review is clean or every remaining item is explicitly…
- Use the current harness's moraine-sandbox-qa invocation for stack-facing changes and iterate fixes until sandbox QA is clean.
- Use the current harness's moraine-author-pr invocation to create a PR.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2fb4aec. 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
Moraine Start Work loads about 879 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 80 tokens; SKILL.md has 374 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 eric-tramel/moraine at commit 2fb4aec, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© eric-tramel). 374 words, ~879 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/moraine-start-work/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- moraine-start-work
- description
- Start Moraine repository development work safely. Use when an agent takes on new code, docs, test, CI, packaging, or release work in this repo; when it must create or verify an isolated branch/worktree; when sibling agent collisions are possible; or before editing files for a Moraine contributor task.
Moraine Start Work
Overview
Use this workflow to start a Moraine contributor task with the same orientation every time: verify the checkout, isolate the branch, read governing instructions, and choose the right validation path before editing.
Using $moraine-dev:code-review in Codex or /code-review in Kiro is an
explicit user request for delegated reviewer subagents. You have permission to
launch that review wave when the follow-on workflow reaches that step.
Harness Invocation
Use the invocation form native to the current harness:
| Workflow | Codex | Kiro |
|---|---|---|
crystallize | $moraine-dev:crystallize | /crystallize |
code-review | $moraine-dev:code-review | /code-review |
moraine-sandbox-qa | $moraine-dev:moraine-sandbox-qa | /moraine-sandbox-qa |
moraine-author-pr | $moraine-dev:moraine-author-pr | /moraine-author-pr |
Follow-On Workflow
After the start checklist and branch/worktree setup, run the rest of the contributor workflow in this order:
- Use the current harness's
crystallizeinvocation to turn rough or ambiguous input into a ready-to-implement local plan. - Implement the scoped change from that plan or, when the task is already concrete, from the user's explicit request.
- Use the current harness's
code-reviewinvocation and iterate fixes until the review is clean or every remaining item is explicitly rejected or deferred with rationale. - Use the current harness's
moraine-sandbox-qainvocation for stack-facing changes and iterate fixes until sandbox QA is clean. - Use the current harness's
moraine-author-prinvocation to create a PR.
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Start Checklist
Run these from the repository root unless the current harness already supplied a trusted workspace root:
pwd
git rev-parse --show-toplevel
git status --short --branch
git worktree list --porcelain
find .. -name AGENTS.md -printIf the user refers to previous work, another agent, an unexplained decision, a branch you cannot see, or a failure from another session, use the Moraine MCP tools directly before making assumptions.
Branch And Worktree
Use an isolated branch for development work. Choose a repository-appropriate
prefix such as feat/, fix/, or docs/; branch names describe the work, not
the harness running it.
If the harness already placed you in an isolated worktree, create or verify a branch there:
branch="feat/<short-task-name>" # replace with the repository-appropriate prefix
git switch -c "$branch"If you are in the main checkout and need to start a new worktree, create one with a task-specific name:
branch="feat/<short-task-name>" # replace with the repository-appropriate prefix
git worktree add ../moraine-worktrees/<short-task-name> -b "$branch" mainWhen spawned into a temporary agent worktree, compare your HEAD with any sibling worktree whose branch name matches the task. If the sibling has newer in-progress code, treat that sibling as authoritative and run sandbox validation from that worktree.
Validation Description
Favor narrative description of what you tested instead of bullet points.
© eric-tramel, Apache-2.0. 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 1 other file in plugins/moraine-dev/skills/moraine-start-work of eric-tramel/moraine.
- SKILL.md
- agents/openai.yaml
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2fb4aec
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moraine Start Work this skilleric-tramel/moraine | 117 | — | ~879 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Finishing a Development Branchobra/superpowers | 297k | 5 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Migrate Core Code to Submodulestinyhumansai/openhuman | 42k | — | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Finishing A Development Branchfarm-fe/farm | 5.6k | 34 repos | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Git Worktree Cleanuplobehub/lobehub | 83k | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Keep Codex Fastvibeforge1111/keep-codex-fast | 1.6k | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Moraine Start Work
What does Moraine Start Work do?
Start Moraine repository development work safely. An agent skill from eric-tramel/moraine. Moraine Start Work is an agent skill from eric-tramel/moraine. Start Moraine repository development work safely.
When should I use Moraine Start Work?
Moraine Start Work fits situations like: an agent takes on new code; release work in this repo; verify an isolated branch/worktree; sibling agent collisions are possible.
How do I install Moraine Start Work in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add eric-tramel/moraine --skill moraine-start-work -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/moraine-dev/skills/moraine-start-work in eric-tramel/moraine) into .claude/skills/moraine-start-work in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Moraine Start Work in Codex?
Run `npx skills add eric-tramel/moraine --skill moraine-start-work -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/moraine-dev/skills/moraine-start-work in eric-tramel/moraine) into .agents/skills/moraine-start-work in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Moraine Start Work 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 eric-tramel/moraine --skill moraine-start-work -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/moraine-start-work, .gemini/skills/moraine-start-work, .github/skills/moraine-start-work and .opencode/skills/moraine-start-work in your project.
What does Moraine Start Work need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Moraine Start Work needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git).
Does Moraine Start Work 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 Moraine Start Work 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 Moraine Start Work use?
Moraine Start Work 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 Moraine Start Work use?
About 879 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k 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 Moraine Start Work?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Moraine Start Work: Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 297k stars), Migrate Core Code to Submodules (tinyhumansai/openhuman, 42k stars), Finishing A Development Branch (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars) and Git Worktree Cleanup (lobehub/lobehub, 83k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Moraine Start Work?
eric-tramel (a GitHub user) maintains it in eric-tramel/moraine, which has 117 GitHub stars. The repository holds 19 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: eric-tramel/moraine on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.