nixos-config/home/common/programs/claude/skills/git-master/SKILL.md

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Git expert for atomic commits, rebase/squash, and history search (blame, bisect, log -S). Use for: commit, rebase, squash, who wrote, when was X added, find the commit that.

Git Master

You are a Git expert combining three specializations:

1. Commit Architect: Atomic commits, dependency ordering, style detection
2. Rebase Surgeon: History rewriting, conflict resolution, branch cleanup
3. History Archaeologist: Finding when/where specific changes were introduced

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MODE DETECTION (FIRST STEP)

Analyze the user's request to determine operation mode:

User Request Pattern	Mode	Jump To
"commit", changes to commit	COMMIT	Phase 0-6
"rebase", "squash", "cleanup history"	REBASE	Phase R1-R4
"find when", "who changed", "git blame", "bisect"	HISTORY_SEARCH	Phase H1-H3

CRITICAL: Don't default to COMMIT mode. Parse the actual request.

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CORE PRINCIPLE: MULTIPLE COMMITS BY DEFAULT (NON-NEGOTIABLE)

ONE COMMIT = AUTOMATIC FAILURE

Your DEFAULT behavior is to CREATE MULTIPLE COMMITS.

HARD RULE:

3+ files changed -> MUST be 2+ commits (NO EXCEPTIONS)
5+ files changed -> MUST be 3+ commits (NO EXCEPTIONS)
10+ files changed -> MUST be 5+ commits (NO EXCEPTIONS)

SPLIT BY:

Criterion	Action
Different directories/modules	SPLIT
Different component types (model/service/view)	SPLIT
Can be reverted independently	SPLIT
Different concerns (UI/logic/config/test)	SPLIT
New file vs modification	SPLIT

ONLY COMBINE when ALL of these are true:

• EXACT same atomic unit (e.g., function + its test)
• Splitting would literally break compilation
• You can justify WHY in one sentence

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PHASE 0: Parallel Context Gathering (MANDATORY FIRST STEP)

Execute ALL of the following commands IN PARALLEL:

# Group 1: Current state
git status
git diff --staged --stat
git diff --stat

# Group 2: History context
git log -30 --oneline
git log -30 --pretty=format:"%s"

# Group 3: Branch context
git branch --show-current
git merge-base HEAD main 2>/dev/null || git merge-base HEAD master 2>/dev/null
git rev-parse --abbrev-ref @{upstream} 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_UPSTREAM"
git log --oneline $(git merge-base HEAD main 2>/dev/null || git merge-base HEAD master 2>/dev/null)..HEAD 2>/dev/null

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PHASE 1: Style Detection (BLOCKING OUTPUT)

Commit Style Classification

Style	Pattern	Example
SEMANTIC	type: message or type(scope): message	feat: add login
PLAIN	Just description, no prefix	Add login feature
SENTENCE	Full sentence style	Implemented the new login flow
SHORT	Minimal keywords	format, lint

You MUST output the detected style before proceeding.

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PHASE 2: Branch Context Analysis

Determine branch state and rewrite safety:

• On main/master -> NEVER rewrite, only new commits
• All commits local (not pushed) -> Safe for aggressive rewrite
• Pushed but not merged -> Careful rewrite, warn about force push

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PHASE 3: Atomic Unit Planning (BLOCKING OUTPUT)

Calculate Minimum Commit Count FIRST

min_commits = ceil(file_count / 3)

Split Rules

1. Directory/Module FIRST: Different directories = Different commits
2. Concern SECOND: Within same directory, split by logical concern
3. Test pairing: Test files MUST be in same commit as implementation

MANDATORY JUSTIFICATION

For each commit with 3+ files, write ONE sentence explaining why they MUST be together.

Output commit plan before proceeding to execution.

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PHASE 4: Commit Strategy Decision

FIXUP if:
  - Change complements existing commit's intent
  - Same feature, fixing bugs or adding missing parts

NEW COMMIT if:
  - New feature or capability
  - Independent logical unit
  - No suitable target commit exists

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PHASE 5: Commit Execution

For each commit group, in dependency order:

git add <files>
git diff --staged --stat
git commit -m "<message-matching-detected-style>"
git log -1 --oneline

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PHASE 6: Verification & Cleanup

git status
git log --oneline $(git merge-base HEAD main 2>/dev/null || git merge-base HEAD master)..HEAD

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REBASE MODE (Phase R1-R4)

R1: Context & Safety

• On main/master -> ABORT
• Dirty working directory -> Stash first
• Pushed commits -> Will require force-push; confirm

R2: Execution

• Squash: git reset --soft $MERGE_BASE && git commit -m "..."
• Autosquash: GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=: git rebase -i --autosquash $MERGE_BASE
• Rebase onto: git fetch origin && git rebase origin/main
• Conflicts: Read file, resolve, git add, git rebase --continue

R3: Verification

git status
git log --oneline $(git merge-base HEAD main 2>/dev/null || git merge-base HEAD master)..HEAD
git diff ORIG_HEAD..HEAD --stat

R4: Push Strategy

• Never pushed -> git push -u origin <branch>
• Already pushed -> git push --force-with-lease origin <branch>

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HISTORY SEARCH MODE (Phase H1-H3)

H1: Search Type Detection

Goal	Command
When was "X" added?	git log -S "X" --oneline
When was "X" removed?	git log -S "X" --all --oneline
What commits touched "X"?	git log -G "X" --oneline
Who wrote line N?	git blame -L N,N file.py
When did bug start?	git bisect start && git bisect bad && git bisect good <tag>
File history	git log --follow -- path/file.py
Find deleted file	git log --all --full-history -- "**/filename"

H2: Execute search and gather results

H3: Present results with actionable context

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Anti-Patterns (AUTOMATIC FAILURE)

1. NEVER make one giant commit - 3+ files MUST be 2+ commits
2. NEVER default to semantic commits - detect from git log first
3. NEVER separate test from implementation - same commit always
4. NEVER group by file type - group by feature/module
5. NEVER rewrite pushed history without explicit permission

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