How do I install the Git Move skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add xakki/git-move in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Git Move safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Git Move?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Git Move free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Git Move?

Xakki (@xakki) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Git Move by xakki — Agent Skill

Name: Git Move
Author: Xakki

Git Move

Move/rename or delete a file or directory while preserving git tracking. Uses `git mv` / `git rm` when the path is tracked, else plain `mv` / `rm`. Use this instead of bare mv/rm whenever relocating, renaming, or removing files/dirs that may be under git — e.g. moving kanban cards between stage dirs, renaming source files, deleting tracked docs.

Xakki Updated Sep 21, 2026

File contents

git-move — file ops that respect git

When moving, renaming, or deleting a file/directory that might be tracked by git, never use bare mv / rm — that drops git's rename/delete tracking and leaves the index inconsistent. Use the helper:

ROOT="${AI_AGENTS_SKILLS_ROOT:-${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-${PLUGIN_ROOT:-${CURSOR_PLUGIN_ROOT:-}}}}"
"$ROOT"/skills/git-move/git-move.sh <src> <dst>        # move / rename
"$ROOT"/skills/git-move/git-move.sh --rm <path> [path…] # delete

Behaviour:

Tracked path inside a work tree → git mv / git rm (history + index stay clean).
Untracked path, or not in a git repo → plain mv / rm -rf (fallback).
Destination parent dirs are created automatically (mkdir -p).
Staging only — it never commits. You commit separately when asked, following the git-flow core.

Examples:

"$ROOT"/skills/git-move/git-move.sh .claude/kanban/grooming/foo.md .claude/kanban/todo/foo.md
"$ROOT"/skills/git-move/git-move.sh --rm .claude/kanban/todo/old.md .claude/kanban/todo/dup.md

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