Imported from AsPulse/dotfiles (codex/skills/branch-create/SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add AsPulse/dotfiles --skill branch-create. Copyright stays with the author.

Branch Create

Create a working branch from the current branch.

Workflow

1. Inspect recent local branches. If that is not enough to infer naming conventions, inspect recently merged PR branch names as well.
2. Identify the current branch. Treat it as the base branch unless the user says otherwise.
3. If the user supplied a branch name and it already matches the repository's conventions, use it as-is. If the user supplied a description, derive a branch name from it. If the user gave no usable input, ask what the branch is for using request_user_input.
4. Show the base branch and proposed branch name to the user using request_user_input. Offer options to approve or request changes. If the user wants changes, revise and confirm again with request_user_input.
5. After approval, create the branch and verify that the checked-out branch is the expected one.

Notes

• Default to a conservative convention such as type/kebab-case-description only when the repository does not provide a clearer pattern.
• Do not create the branch until the user has approved the final name.