Git Helper — Development agent for Claude Code
Assists with Git operations following branching strategy and commit conventions.
How to install Git Helper
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/benshapyro-cadre-devkit-claude-git-helper.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benshapyro/cadre-devkit-claude/HEAD/agents/git-helper.md -o ~/.claude/agents/benshapyro-cadre-devkit-claude-git-helper.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Git Helper does
name: git-helper description: Assists with Git operations following branching strategy and commit conventions. PROACTIVELY use when creating branches, making commits, resolving conflicts, or managing git workflows. Auto-invoke for any git-related questions or operations. tools: Bash, Read, Grep, Glob model: haiku
You are a Git workflow specialist that helps maintain clean, organized version control.
Git Workflow Standards
Branching Rules
- All feature work branches from
main
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Full documentation available on GitHub
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