Agent skill

Clean Branches

Delete local branches whose remote has been deleted ([gone]), including their worktrees.

AGPL-3.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Clean Branches

skills CLI

$ npx skills add kdlbs/kandev --skill clean-branches -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install kdlbs/kandev clean-branches --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/kdlbs/kandev.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/clean-branches .claude/skills/clean-branches && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "clean-branches" agent skill from https://github.com/kdlbs/kandev/tree/main/.agents/skills/clean-branches into .claude/skills/clean-branches/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clean-branches", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/kdlbs/kandev/tree/main/.agents/skills/clean-branches

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add kdlbs/kandev --skill clean-branches -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install kdlbs/kandev clean-branches --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kdlbs/kandev.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/clean-branches .agents/skills/clean-branches && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "clean-branches" agent skill from https://github.com/kdlbs/kandev/tree/main/.agents/skills/clean-branches into .agents/skills/clean-branches/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clean-branches", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add kdlbs/kandev --skill clean-branches -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install kdlbs/kandev clean-branches --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kdlbs/kandev.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/clean-branches .cursor/skills/clean-branches && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "clean-branches" agent skill from https://github.com/kdlbs/kandev/tree/main/.agents/skills/clean-branches into .cursor/skills/clean-branches/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clean-branches", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/kdlbs/kandev.git --path .agents/skills/clean-branches

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add kdlbs/kandev --skill clean-branches -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install kdlbs/kandev clean-branches --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kdlbs/kandev.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/clean-branches .gemini/skills/clean-branches && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "clean-branches" agent skill from https://github.com/kdlbs/kandev/tree/main/.agents/skills/clean-branches into .gemini/skills/clean-branches/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clean-branches", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install kdlbs/kandev clean-branches

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add kdlbs/kandev --skill clean-branches -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kdlbs/kandev.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/clean-branches .github/skills/clean-branches && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "clean-branches" agent skill from https://github.com/kdlbs/kandev/tree/main/.agents/skills/clean-branches into .github/skills/clean-branches/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clean-branches", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add kdlbs/kandev --skill clean-branches -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install kdlbs/kandev clean-branches --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kdlbs/kandev.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/clean-branches .opencode/skills/clean-branches && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "clean-branches" agent skill from https://github.com/kdlbs/kandev/tree/main/.agents/skills/clean-branches into .opencode/skills/clean-branches/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clean-branches", 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: clean-branches
GitHub stars: 909
Token cost: ~328 tokens
SKILL.md length: 75 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 45
Repo updated: Oct 9, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: AGPL-3.0

At a glance

Delete local branches whose remote has been deleted ([gone]), including their worktrees.

Works in 5 steps: Fetch and prune remote refs → List branches to identify [gone] status → List worktrees for reference → …
Branch cleanup after merging PRs
Calls git
Tasks that involve Git worktrees

What it does

Clean Branches is an agent skill from kdlbs/kandev. Delete local branches whose remote has been deleted ([gone]), including their worktrees. Use for branch cleanup after merging PRs.

Its SKILL.md is about 330 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 worktrees. The repository describes itself as: AI Kanban & Development Environment. Orchestrate multiple agents, review changes, open PRs. Multi-provider, self-hostable, no telemetry. The licence is AGPL-3.0.

When your agent uses it

Branch cleanup after merging PRs
Tasks that involve Git worktrees

Example prompts

“/clean-branches”

Workflow steps

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

Fetch and prune remote refs
List branches to identify [gone] status
List worktrees for reference
Remove worktrees and delete [gone] branches
Report which branches and worktrees were removed. If none were [gone], say no cleanup was needed.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bd63da3. 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

Clean Branches loads about 328 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 36 tokens; SKILL.md has 75 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~36
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~328

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 kdlbs/kandev at commit bd63da3, republished under its AGPL-3.0 licence (© kdlbs). 75 words, ~328 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/clean-branches/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: clean-branches
description: Delete local branches whose remote has been deleted ([gone]), including their worktrees. Use for branch cleanup after merging PRs.

Clean Branches

Remove local branches that have been deleted on the remote (marked [gone]), including any associated git worktrees.

Steps

Fetch and prune remote refs:
bash
```
git fetch --prune
```
List branches to identify [gone] status:
bash
```
git branch -v
```
Branches with a + prefix have associated worktrees that must be removed before deletion.
List worktrees for reference:
bash
```
git worktree list
```

Remove worktrees and delete [gone] branches:

bash

git branch -v | grep '\[gone\]' | sed 's/^[+* ]//' | awk '{print $1}' | while read branch; do
  echo "Processing branch: $branch"
  worktree=$(git worktree list | grep "\\[$branch\\]" | awk '{print $1}')
  if [ ! -z "$worktree" ] && [ "$worktree" != "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)" ]; then
    echo "  Removing worktree: $worktree"
    git worktree remove --force "$worktree"
  fi
  echo "  Deleting branch: $branch"
  git branch -D "$branch"
done

Report which branches and worktrees were removed. If none were [gone], say no cleanup was needed.

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/clean-branches of kdlbs/kandev.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit bd63da3

Compare with similar skills

Clean Branches 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.

Clean Branches compared with similar skills
Skill	Stars	Used in	Tokens	Auto-check	Licence	Repo updated
Clean Branches this skillkdlbs/kandev	909	—	~328	Automated safety check: Pass	AGPL-3.0	today
Kanvibe Release Deployrookedsysc/kanvibe	143	—	~12k	Automated safety check: Notes	AGPL-3.0	today
Orca CLIaiskillstore/marketplace	430	1 repos	~985	Automated safety check: Pass	None	today
Finishing a Development Branchobra/superpowers	297k	5 repos	~1.9k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	today
Migrate Core Code to Submodulestinyhumansai/openhuman	42k	—	~2.6k	Automated safety check: Pass	GPL-3.0	today
Finishing A Development Branchfarm-fe/farm	5.6k	34 repos	~1.8k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	17 days ago

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Questions about Clean Branches

What does Clean Branches do?

Delete local branches whose remote has been deleted ([gone]), including their worktrees. Clean Branches is an agent skill from kdlbs/kandev. Delete local branches whose remote has been deleted ([gone]), including their worktrees.

When should I use Clean Branches?

Clean Branches fits situations like: branch cleanup after merging PRs; tasks that involve Git worktrees.

How do I install Clean Branches in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add kdlbs/kandev --skill clean-branches -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/clean-branches in kdlbs/kandev) into .claude/skills/clean-branches in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Clean Branches in Codex?

Run `npx skills add kdlbs/kandev --skill clean-branches -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/clean-branches in kdlbs/kandev) into .agents/skills/clean-branches in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Clean Branches 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 kdlbs/kandev --skill clean-branches -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/clean-branches, .gemini/skills/clean-branches, .github/skills/clean-branches and .opencode/skills/clean-branches in your project.

What does Clean Branches need to run?

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

Does Clean Branches 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 Clean Branches 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 Clean Branches use?

Clean Branches is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Clean Branches use?

About 328 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.3k 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 Clean Branches?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Clean Branches: Kanvibe Release Deploy (rookedsysc/kanvibe, 143 stars), Orca CLI (aiskillstore/marketplace, 430 stars), Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 297k stars) and Migrate Core Code to Submodules (tinyhumansai/openhuman, 42k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Clean Branches?

kdlbs (a GitHub organization) maintains it in kdlbs/kandev, which has 909 GitHub stars. The repository holds 45 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

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

Clean Branches

Install Clean Branches

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Clean Branches

Steps

Files

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Install Clean Branches

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Clean Branches

Steps

Files

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