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Branch: Create Feature Branch from Main

Instruction Claude Claude Haiku
#git #branching #workflow #conventional-commits

Creates a new branch from main with conventional commit-style naming based on a task description

💡 Use Case:
Starting new features, bug fixes, or refactoring work with properly named branches
📤 Expected Output:
A new branch created and checked out following type/description naming convention

Prompt Content

description: Create a new branch from main with conventional commit-style naming argument-hint: allowed-tools: Bash(git status), Bash(git fetch), Bash(git checkout), Bash(git pull), Bash(git branch) model: haiku#

Create Feature Branch

Context#

<git_status> !git status </git_status>

<current_branch> !git branch --show-current </current_branch>

<recent_branches> !git branch --sort=-committerdate | head -5 </recent_branches>

Task Description#

$ARGUMENTS

Instructions#

  1. Parse the task description above to understand what needs to be done.

  2. Generate a branch name following conventional commit style:

    <type>/<short-description>

    Types: feat, fix, docs, style, refactor, perf, test, build, ci, chore

    Rules:

    • Lowercase only
    • Replace spaces with hyphens
    • Keep concise (3-5 words max)
    • Examples: feat/add-dark-mode, fix/sidebar-scroll-issue, refactor/extract-utils

  3. Switch to main and pull latest:

    git checkout main && git pull origin main

  4. Create and switch to the new branch:

    git checkout -b <branch-name>

  5. Confirm with git branch --show-current.

  6. Summarize the branch name and what task it’s for.