Provides git workflow assistance, branch management, and commit message optimization

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Git Helper

skills CLI
$ npx skills add joshuadavidthomas/opencode-agent-skills --skill git-helper -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install joshuadavidthomas/opencode-agent-skills git-helper --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/joshuadavidthomas/opencode-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.opencode/skills/git-helper .claude/skills/git-helper && 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
git-helper
GitHub stars
277
Token cost
~343 tokens
SKILL.md length
131 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Provides git workflow assistance, branch management, and commit message optimization

  • Works in 4 steps: Always pull latest changes before… → Use descriptive branch names with… → Write atomic commits (one logical change… → …
  • Tasks that involve Git workflow
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Start, Common Workflows, Scripts and Best Practices
  • Calls git

What it does

Git Helper is an agent skill from joshuadavidthomas/opencode-agent-skills. Provides git workflow assistance, branch management, and commit message optimization

Its SKILL.md is about 340 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: An OpenCode plugin that provides tools for using agent skills. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Git workflow
  • Tasks that involve Commit messages

Example prompts

  • “Use the git-helper skill to provide git workflow assistance, branch management, and commit message optimization”
  • “/git-helper”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Always pull latest changes before creating branches
  2. Use descriptive branch names with prefixes (feature/, bugfix/, hotfix/)
  3. Write atomic commits (one logical change per commit)
  4. Keep commit messages under 72 characters for the subject line

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7be05ed. 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 Helper loads about 343 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 24 tokens; SKILL.md has 131 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~24
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~343

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 joshuadavidthomas/opencode-agent-skills at commit 7be05ed, republished under its MIT licence (© joshuadavidthomas). 131 words, ~343 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/git-helper/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
git-helper
description
Provides git workflow assistance, branch management, and commit message optimization

Git Helper

A comprehensive skill for git workflow management and best practices.

Quick Start

Use this skill when you need help with:

  • Branch creation and management
  • Commit message formatting
  • Git workflow optimization
  • Repository maintenance

Common Workflows

Creating a New Feature Branch
bash
git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name
git push -u origin feature/your-feature-name
Writing Good Commit Messages

Follow the conventional commit format:

type(scope): description

[optional body]

[optional footer]

Types: feat, fix, docs, style, refactor, test, chore

Git Cleanup Commands

Remove stale branches

bash
git remote prune origin

Clean up local branches

bash
git branch -d branch-name

Scripts

This skill includes helper scripts:

• create-branch.sh - Creates new feature branches with proper naming • commit-check.sh - Validates commit message format • cleanup.sh - Removes stale branches

Best Practices

  1. Always pull latest changes before creating branches
  2. Use descriptive branch names with prefixes (feature/, bugfix/, hotfix/)
  3. Write atomic commits (one logical change per commit)
  4. Keep commit messages under 72 characters for the subject line

© joshuadavidthomas, 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 .opencode/skills/git-helper of joshuadavidthomas/opencode-agent-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7be05ed

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Questions about Git Helper

What does Git Helper do?

Provides git workflow assistance, branch management, and commit message optimization. Git Helper is an agent skill from joshuadavidthomas/opencode-agent-skills.

When should I use Git Helper?

Git Helper fits situations like: tasks that involve Git workflow; tasks that involve Commit messages.

How do I install Git Helper in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add joshuadavidthomas/opencode-agent-skills --skill git-helper -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.opencode/skills/git-helper in joshuadavidthomas/opencode-agent-skills) into .claude/skills/git-helper in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Git Helper in Codex?

Run `npx skills add joshuadavidthomas/opencode-agent-skills --skill git-helper -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.opencode/skills/git-helper in joshuadavidthomas/opencode-agent-skills) into .agents/skills/git-helper in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Git Helper 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 joshuadavidthomas/opencode-agent-skills --skill git-helper -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-helper, .gemini/skills/git-helper, .github/skills/git-helper and .opencode/skills/git-helper in your project.

What does Git Helper need to run?

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

Does Git Helper 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 Helper 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 Helper use?

Git Helper 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 Git Helper use?

About 343 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.4k 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 Helper?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Git Helper: ToolJet Multi-Repo Commit (ToolJet/ToolJet, 41k stars), Git Workflow and Versioning (addyosmani/agent-skills, 103k 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 Helper?

joshuadavidthomas (a GitHub user) maintains it in joshuadavidthomas/opencode-agent-skills, which has 277 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 26, 2026.

Source: joshuadavidthomas/opencode-agent-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.