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Official agent skill

Conventional Branch

by github in github/awesome-copilot

Create Git branches following the Conventional Branch specification (feature/, bugfix/, hotfix/, release/, chore/).

OfficialMITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Conventional Branch

skills CLI
$ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill conventional-branch -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot conventional-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/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/conventional-branch .claude/skills/conventional-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
conventional-branch
GitHub stars
40k
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
382 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
417
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Create Git branches following the Conventional Branch specification (feature/, bugfix/, hotfix/, release/, chore/).

  • Creating a new branch
  • SKILL.md covers Branch Name Format, Naming Rules, Valid Examples and Invalid Examples, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls git
  • Naming a branch

What it does

Conventional Branch is an agent skill from github/awesome-copilot, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Create Git branches following the Conventional Branch specification (feature/, bugfix/, hotfix/, release/, chore/). Use when creating a new branch, naming a branch, or checking whether a branch name complies with the spec.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k 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. The repository describes itself as: Community-contributed instructions, agents, skills, and configurations to help you make the most of GitHub Copilot. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Creating a new branch
  • Naming a branch
  • Checking whether a branch name complies with the spec

Example prompts

  • “/conventional-branch”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 727ff2e. 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

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • conventional-branch.github.io
    • conventionalcommits.org

    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

Conventional Branch loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 61 tokens; SKILL.md has 382 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~61
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k

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 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 github/awesome-copilot at commit 727ff2e, republished under its MIT licence (© github). 382 words, ~1,063 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/conventional-branch/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
conventional-branch
description
Create Git branches following the Conventional Branch specification (feature/, bugfix/, hotfix/, release/, chore/). Use when creating a new branch, naming a branch, or checking whether a branch name complies with the spec.

Conventional Branch

Create Git branches that follow the Conventional Branch specification — a simple, consistent convention for naming Git branches.

Branch Name Format

<type>/<description>
Branch Types
TypeAliasPurpose
feature/feat/New features or enhancements
bugfix/fix/Bug fixes
hotfix/—Urgent production fixes
release/—Release preparation (dots allowed in version: release/v1.2.0)
chore/—Non-code tasks (deps, docs, config)
Trunk Branches

main, master, and develop are trunk branches — they do not use a prefix. Never create new branches with the same names as trunk branches; branch off them instead.

Naming Rules

  • Lowercase only — no uppercase letters anywhere
  • Alphanumerics, hyphens, and dots — a-z, 0-9, -, .
  • Dots allowed only in release/ version descriptions (e.g., release/v1.2.0)
  • No underscores, spaces, or special characters
  • No consecutive hyphens (--), dots (..), or hyphen-dot adjacency (-. or .-)
  • No leading or trailing hyphens or dots in the description

Valid Examples

main
master
develop
feature/add-login-page
feat/add-login-page
bugfix/fix-header-bug
fix/header-bug
hotfix/security-patch
release/v1.2.0
chore/update-dependencies
feature/issue-123-new-login

Invalid Examples

BranchProblem
Feature/Add-LoginUppercase letters
feature/new--loginConsecutive hyphens
feature/-new-loginLeading hyphen
feature/new-login-Trailing hyphen
release/v1.-2.0Hyphen adjacent to dot
fix/header bugSpace
fix/header_bugUnderscore
unknown/some-taskUnknown prefix type

Description Guidelines

  • Use kebab-case with 2-5 words
  • Be descriptive but concise (~50 chars total)
  • Good: add-oauth-login, fix-header-overflow, update-ci-config
  • Bad: fix-bug, new-feature
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Workflow

Follow these steps:

Step 1 — Determine Branch Type

Ask the user (if not already clear):

  • Branch type — default to feature when uncertain
  • Brief description — what the branch is for

If the user mentions a ticket or issue number, include it in the description (e.g., feature/issue-123-add-oauth).

Step 2 — Validate the Name

Check the assembled name against the Naming Rules above. If any rule fails, fix it:

  • Lowercase everything
  • Replace underscores and spaces with hyphens
  • Collapse consecutive hyphens
  • Strip leading/trailing hyphens

Step 3 — Detect the Base Branch

Different repos use different trunk branches. Detect which one this repo uses:

bash
# Prefer the remote's default branch
git symbolic-ref --short refs/remotes/origin/HEAD 2>/dev/null | sed 's|^origin/||'

If that returns nothing, check which trunk branch exists locally (priority order: develop, main, master):

bash
for b in develop main master; do
  git show-ref --verify --quiet "refs/heads/$b" && echo "$b" && break
done

Step 4 — Create and Checkout

bash
git checkout <base>
git pull origin <base>
git checkout -b <type>/<description>

Step 5 — Confirm

Tell the user:

  • The branch name that was created
  • That they are now on the new branch
  • Remind them: git push -u origin <branch-name> when ready

Relationship with Conventional Commits

Conventional Branch complements Conventional Commits:

Conventional BranchTypical Conventional Commit
feature/add-loginfeat: add login page
bugfix/fix-headerfix: header overflow on mobile
chore/update-depschore: bump lodash to 5.0
release/v1.2.0chore: release v1.2.0

Align the branch type with commit types where possible (e.g., feature/* branches with feat: commits).

© github, MIT. 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 skills/conventional-branch of github/awesome-copilot.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 727ff2e

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Migrate Internal Package into GhostTryGhost/Ghost55k—~3.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Create Pull Requestcline/cline70k1 repos~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Categories

Questions about Conventional Branch

What does Conventional Branch do?

Create Git branches following the Conventional Branch specification (feature/, bugfix/, hotfix/, release/, chore/). Conventional Branch is an agent skill from github/awesome-copilot, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Create Git branches following the Conventional Branch specification (feature/, bugfix/, hotfix/, release/, chore/).

When should I use Conventional Branch?

Conventional Branch fits situations like: creating a new branch; naming a branch; checking whether a branch name complies with the spec.

How do I install Conventional Branch in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Conventional Branch in Codex?

Run `npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill conventional-branch -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/conventional-branch in github/awesome-copilot) into .agents/skills/conventional-branch in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Conventional 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 github/awesome-copilot --skill conventional-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/conventional-branch, .gemini/skills/conventional-branch, .github/skills/conventional-branch and .opencode/skills/conventional-branch in your project.

What does Conventional Branch need to run?

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

Does Conventional Branch access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: conventional-branch.github.io and conventionalcommits.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Conventional Branch 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 Conventional Branch use?

Conventional Branch 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 Conventional Branch use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.3k 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 Conventional Branch?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Conventional Branch: 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 Conventional Branch?

github (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in github/awesome-copilot, which has 39,748 GitHub stars. The repository holds 417 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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