Git Basic Helper

SkillProductivity

Provide safe git commands for common tasks. Use when a junior developer needs help with branching, commits, or resolving simple conflicts.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the Git Basic Helper skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by proflead/codex-skills-library in skills/foundation/git-basic-helper/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Purpose

Provide safe git commands for common tasks.

Inputs to request

  • Goal (branch, commit, sync, or resolve conflict).
  • Current branch and remote name.
  • Any uncommitted changes or stashes.

Workflow

  1. Clarify the goal (new branch, commit, update, or simple rebase).
  2. Provide minimal commands with explanations and safety notes.
  3. Call out any files to inspect before pushing.

Output

  • Exact git command sequence.
  • Warnings for destructive operations.

Quality bar

  • Avoid destructive commands unless explicitly requested.
  • Explain when to pause and inspect state.

Signals

GitHub stars
144
Forks
30
Last commit
Jul 2026
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Catalog kind
skill
Gateway key
git-basic-helper
Source
github.com/proflead/codex-skills-library