Create Branch
Create a git branch following Sentry naming conventions. Use when asked to "create a branch", "new branch", "start a branch", "make a branch", "switch to a new branch", or when starting new work on the default branch.
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# Create Branch
Create a git branch following Sentry naming conventions.
Keep this workflow non-interactive unless the user explicitly asks to choose the name manually.
## Workflow
1. Resolve the work description:
- If `$ARGUMENTS` is present, use it
- Otherwise inspect:
```bash
git diff
git diff --cached
git status --short
```
- If there are local changes, derive a short description from the diff
- If there are no local changes, use a generic description like `repo-maintenance`, `tooling-update`, or `work-in-progress`
2. Classify the branch type:
| Type | Use when |
|------|----------|
| `feat` | New functionality |
| `fix` | Broken behavior now works |
| `ref` | Behavior stays the same, structure changes |
| `chore` | Maintenance of existing tooling/config |
| `perf` | Same behavior, faster |
| `style` | Visual or formatting only |
| `docs` | Documentation only |
| `test` | Tests only |
| `ci` | CI/CD config |
| `build` | Build system |
| `meta` | Repo metadata |
| `license` | License changes |
When unsure: use `feat` for new things, `ref` for restructuring, `chore` for maintenance.
3. Generate `<type>/<short-description>`.
Keep `<short-description>` kebab-case, ASCII-only, and ideally 3 to 6 words.
4. Choose the base without prompting:
```bash
git branch --show-current
git remote | grep -qx origin && echo origin || git remote | head -1
git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/<remote>/HEAD 2>/dev/null | sed 's|refs/remotes/<remote>/||' | tr -d '[:space:]'
```
- If default branch detection fails, fall back to `main`, then `master`, then the current branch
- If on a detached HEAD, branch from the current commit
- If already on a non-default branch, branch from the current branch
- Only switch to the default branch when the user explicitly asks
5. Avoid collisions by appending `-2`, `-3`, and so on until the name is unused locally and remotely.
6. Create the branch:
```bash
git checkout -b <branch-name>
```
Report the final branch name, but do not stop for confirmation.
## References
- [Sentry Branch Naming](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/standards/code-submission/#branch-naming)Related Skills
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