Managing Branches

Investigates and creates Git branches. Triggered when: branch status check, new branch creation, branch-related errors.

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Branch Investigation

git branch --show-current
git status --short
git fetch --all
git branch -vv
git rev-list --count <main-branch>..HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "0"  # Check CLAUDE.md for main branch name

Report: current branch, uncommitted changes, remote sync status, commits ahead of main.

Branch Creation

git fetch origin <base-branch>
git checkout -b <new-branch> origin/<base-branch>

Error Handling

Error Action
Branch exists Report to user, suggest alternative or confirm use existing
Uncommitted changes git stash or commit first
Remote sync error git fetch --all retry
Permission error Report to user

Conflict Resolution

  1. git status to identify conflicts
  2. Resolve each file
  3. git add <resolved-file>
  4. Continue operation

Ask for guidance if resolution is complex.

Completion Report

  • Current branch name
  • Branch creation result (if applicable)
  • Any issues encountered

aiskillstore/marketplace commit 2bb38919d4

Frequently asked questions

npx skillmds@latest add aiskillstore/managing-branches