alexei-led/cleanup-git
dist/claude/git-flow/skills/cleanup-git/SKILL.md
Remove merged local branches and stale git worktrees. Use when the user says "cleanup branches", "prune worktrees", "tidy git", "remove merged branches", "delete merged branches", "gone branches", or wants to clean local git state. NOT for creating commits, creating worktrees, or configuring git hooks.
$ install --global
skillsauthnpx skillsauth add alexei-led/claude-code-config cleanup-gitInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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Last scanned: Jul 18, 2026, 3:50 AM45.8s1 file scanned
SKILL.md
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Cleanup Git
Clean local git branches and worktrees after work has merged. Dry-run first. Destructive commands require user approval.
Prefer a repo-local scripts/cleanup-git.sh when the target repo ships one. If it does not, use the bundled skill script from this skill's scripts/ directory. Do not improvise destructive cleanup commands outside the script workflow.
Command
Run from anywhere inside a repository:
scripts/cleanup-git.sh
scripts/cleanup-git.sh --apply
scripts/cleanup-git.sh --apply --force
scripts/cleanup-git.sh --base <ref>
Branch Detection
The script fetches/prunes remotes, then chooses the comparison branch:
- Remote default branch from
refs/remotes/<remote>/HEAD. - Local
main,master,trunk,develop, ordev. - Remote
<remote>/{main,master,trunk,develop,dev}.
Use --base <ref> only for unusual repositories.
What It Removes
- Worktrees whose branch has a GitHub PR in
MERGEDstate, is merged into the detected base branch, or whose upstream is gone. - Local branches with the same criteria.
When gh is available, PR MERGED state is the source of truth for squash/rebase merges. Do not miss those just because git merge-base --is-ancestor fails after history rewrite. If no PR is found, or gh is unavailable, fall back to the git-based checks.
Guards
Hard guards:
- Skip the current worktree.
- Skip the current branch.
- Skip the detected base branch and common long-lived branches:
main,master,trunk,develop,dev. - Keep worktrees with uncommitted changes.
Soft guard:
- Keep items with commits ahead of the base branch.
--forceoverrides only this guard. - For merged PRs, treat only commits added after the PR head as "ahead". A squash/rebase-merged branch with no new local commits is still removable.
Workflow
- Run
scripts/cleanup-git.shand show the preview. - Read reasons literally:
remove ... (PR merged),remove ... (upstream gone),KEEP ... (dirty),KEEP ... (PR merged, N ahead — use --force). - Surface every
KEEPline as a human decision. - Ask before running
scripts/cleanup-git.sh --apply. - Use
--forceonly when the user confirms ahead commits are throwaway.
Output
GIT CLEANUP
===========
Status: PREVIEW | APPLIED | BLOCKED
Base: <ref>
Remove:
- <branch/worktree> — <reason>
Keep:
- <branch/worktree> — <reason and user decision needed>
Verification:
- <command> — pass/fail/not run
Conditional References
- gh-cli.md — read when
ghis available and PR-state detection is needed: squash/rebase merge detection, rate-limit batching, offline fallback.
Failure Handling
- Not a git repo: say so and stop.
- Base branch not found: ask for
--base <ref>. - Fetch fails during preview: report that refs may be stale.
- Fetch fails during apply: stop; do not delete with stale refs.
- Dirty worktree: keep it and ask the user what to do.
- Ahead commits: keep unless the user explicitly approves
--force.
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