Git Reset Skill
Reset the current HEAD to a specified state with three modes of operation.
Capabilities
- Soft reset (keep changes staged):
git reset --soft <commit> - Mixed reset (unstage changes):
git reset --mixed <commit>(default) - Hard reset (discard changes):
git reset --hard <commit>⚠️ destructive - Unstage file:
git reset HEAD <file> - Reset to HEAD:
git reset HEAD~1(undo last commit) - Keep working tree:
git reset --keep <commit> - Reset to remote:
git reset --hard origin/<branch> - Merge reset:
git reset --merge <commit>
Usage
Triggered when user says "reset", "unstage", "undo commit", "discard changes".
Warn before --hard — changes are unrecoverable (use reflog as safety net).
Prefer --soft or --mixed on shared branches. For shared branches, git revert is safer.