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Git Ship by rbozydar — Agent Skill

Name: Git Ship
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: RBozydar

Git Ship

This skill should be used when automating the complete git workflow -- committing, pushing, creating PRs, waiting for CI, fetching results, and merging. It handles shipping changes with conventional commits and structured PR descriptions.

RBozydar Updated Sep 10, 2026

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Git Ship

Automate the complete git workflow from commit to merged PR.

Commands

Command	Description
`ship`	Commit, push, create PR, wait for CI, fetch results
`ship full`	Full workflow including merge after CI passes
`ship commit`	Review changes and create conventional commit
`ship pr`	Push branch and create PR
`ship wait`	Wait for CI checks on current PR
`ship status`	Fetch CI status and PR comments
`ship merge`	Merge PR with strategy selection and cleanup

When to Use Which

Standard changes: ship -- commits, pushes, creates PR, waits for CI
Ready to merge: ship full -- does everything including merge
Just commit: ship commit -- when not ready to push yet
Check progress: ship status -- after creating a PR

Prerequisites

Git repository with remote configured
GitHub CLI (gh) installed and authenticated
Feature branch (not main/master)

Usage

# Standard workflow
bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-ship/scripts/ship.sh ship

# Full workflow with merge
bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-ship/scripts/ship.sh full --merge squash

# With plan reference for better PR descriptions
bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-ship/scripts/ship.sh ship --plan plans/my-feature.md

# Custom CI wait time
bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-ship/scripts/ship.sh ship --wait 10m

Merge Strategies

# Squash and merge (default, recommended)
bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-ship/scripts/ship.sh merge --strategy squash

# Create merge commit
bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-ship/scripts/ship.sh merge --strategy merge

# Rebase and merge
bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-ship/scripts/ship.sh merge --strategy rebase

# Auto-merge (for repos with branch protection)
bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-ship/scripts/ship.sh merge --auto-merge --strategy squash

CI Wait Exit Codes

0 -- all checks passed
1 -- checks failed
2 -- timeout

Integration

/workflows:work -- used in Phase 4 (Ship It)
conventional-commits hook -- validates commit format
pr-comment-resolver agent -- resolves PR feedback
git-worktree skill -- for parallel development

---name: git-shipdescription: This skill should be used when automating the complete git workflow -- committing, pushing, creating PRs, waiting for CI, fetching results, and merging. It handles shipping changes with conventional commits and structured PR descriptions.---# Git ShipAutomate the complete git workflow from commit to merged PR.## Commands| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `ship` | Commit, push, create PR, wait for CI, fetch results || `ship full` | Full workflow including merge after CI passes || `ship commit` | Review changes and create conventional commit || `ship pr` | Push branch and create PR || `ship wait` | Wait for CI checks on current PR || `ship status` | Fetch CI status and PR comments || `ship merge` | Merge PR with strategy selection and cleanup |## When to Use Which- **Standard changes:** `ship` -- commits, pushes, creates PR, waits for CI- **Ready to merge:** `ship full` -- does everything including merge- **Just commit:** `ship commit` -- when not ready to push yet- **Check progress:** `ship status` -- after creating a PR## Prerequisites- Git repository with remote configured- GitHub CLI (`gh`) installed and authenticated- Feature branch (not main/master)## Usage```bash# Standard workflowbash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-ship/scripts/ship.sh ship# Full workflow with mergebash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-ship/scripts/ship.sh full --merge squash# With plan reference for better PR descriptionsbash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-ship/scripts/ship.sh ship --plan plans/my-feature.md# Custom CI wait timebash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-ship/scripts/ship.sh ship --wait 10m```### Merge Strategies```bash# Squash and merge (default, recommended)bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-ship/scripts/ship.sh merge --strategy squash# Create merge commitbash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-ship/scripts/ship.sh merge --strategy merge# Rebase and mergebash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-ship/scripts/ship.sh merge --strategy rebase# Auto-merge (for repos with branch protection)bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-ship/scripts/ship.sh merge --auto-merge --strategy squash```## CI Wait Exit Codes- `0` -- all checks passed- `1` -- checks failed- `2` -- timeout## Integration- `/workflows:work` -- used in Phase 4 (Ship It)- `conventional-commits` hook -- validates commit format- `pr-comment-resolver` agent -- resolves PR feedback- `git-worktree` skill -- for parallel development

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Git Ship

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Git Ship

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Prerequisites

Usage

Merge Strategies

CI Wait Exit Codes

Integration

Related skills

Frequently asked questions

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