What information does the Git Info skill provide?

It provides the current branch name, a short status of staged/unstaged changes, a list of the last five commits, and the remote repository URLs.

Does this skill make any changes to my Git repository?

No, this skill is strictly read-only. it gathers information to provide context but does not perform commits, merges, or any destructive actions.

When is the best time to use the Git Info skill?

Use it at the start of a session or whenever you need Claude to be aware of your current progress and branch context before suggesting code changes.

Which Git commands does this skill automate?

The skill runs git status -sb, git branch --show-current, git log -5 --oneline, and git remote -v to compile its summary.

Git Repository Info

Name: Git Repository Info
Author: rdfitted

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Developer Tools

Retrieves a concise summary of the current Git repository state, including branches, status, and recent commit history.

The Git Info skill provides Claude with essential context about your version control environment. By automatically aggregating data from status reports, branch identifiers, recent logs, and remote configurations, it allows the AI to understand your current workspace without manual input. This is particularly useful for orienting the AI in a new project, verifying the state of a repository before complex operations, or summarizing recent development activity.

Key Features

01Display of the five most recent commit messages

02Summarized view of uncommitted local changes

03Instant current branch identification

04Visibility into configured remote repository URLs

050 GitHub stars

06Clean and readable formatting for AI processing

Use Cases

01Orienting Claude to a project's current development state and branch structure

02Generating a quick summary of recent activity for progress reports or documentation

03Checking for uncommitted work before starting automated refactoring or file updates

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add rdfitted/claude-code-setup gitinfo

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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