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Conventional Branch Naming

Name Git branches consistently using the Conventional Branch spec, and check names for compliance.

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Repository
github/awesome-copilot
Stars
40,703
Licence
MIT
Files
1 file

What it does

When you ask your AI agent to create or name a Git branch, this skill makes it follow the Conventional Branch naming standard: a type prefix such as feature/, bugfix/, hotfix/, release/ or chore/, followed by a short lowercase description. It also adds AI-agent prefixes (ai/, copilot/, cursor/, claude/, codex/) so AI-generated branches are easy to spot, and it checks names against the rules (no spaces, uppercase, underscores or doubled hyphens). The agent then walks through picking the right base branch, creating the branch and reminding you how to push it.

Great for

  • Developers who want consistent, readable branch names across a team
  • Teams that run branch-name linting such as commit-check in CI or pre-commit hooks
  • People who let AI coding agents create branches and want them labelled clearly

Skip it if

  • Repositories with their own branch naming policy, since this spec may conflict with it (the agent would follow the skill, not your house rules)
  • Users who have no Git workflow; the skill assumes you already work with Git and a remote named origin

Try asking

  • “Create a branch for adding OAuth login to this project”
  • “Check whether the branch name fix/header_bug follows the naming spec and suggest a fix”
  • “Make a release branch for version 2.3.0 following Conventional Branch”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Conventional Branch NamingInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    conventional-branch.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip conventional-branch.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip conventional-branch.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Tell the agent the ticket number and a short purpose so it can build a clear name, e.g. feature/issue-123-add-oauth.
  • Review the suggested base branch before the agent runs git checkout and git pull, especially in repos that do not use main.
  • Use the vendor-specific AI prefix only if you know which agent made the branch; otherwise ai/ is the neutral choice.

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from github/awesome-copilot under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.