Clean Gone Branches

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Clean Gone Branches skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Clean Gone Branches is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Product · Sub-category: product-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-21

Clean up local git branches marked as [gone] (deleted on remote but still exist locally). Use when the user wants to clean up stale branches, remove gone branches, or delete branches that no longer exist on remote.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Clean Gone Branches includes 5 code blocks for direct copy-paste. The SKILL.md is on the shorter side at about 521 words.

Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: Product · product-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Clean Gone Branches fits the catalog

Clean Gone Branches sits in the Product category under the product-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Automatically clean up all local git branches that have been deleted from the remote repository (marked as [gone]).

What this skill does

Clean Gone Branches is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the product-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/clean-gone-branches/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user wants to clean up stale branches, remove gone branches, or delete branches that no longer exist on remote.

Who uses this skill

The Clean Gone Branches Claude Code skill is built for product managers, product designers, and cross-functional teams planning, shipping, and measuring product features. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/clean-gone-branches
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/clean-gone-branches/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/clean-gone-branches/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/clean-gone-branches/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/clean-gone-branches/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\clean-gone-branches\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Clean Gone Branches Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/clean-gone-branches/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Clean Gone Branches skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Clean Gone Branches skill?

Use Clean Gone Branches when your Claude Code task falls under the Product category — specifically in the product misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Clean Gone Branches" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/product/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Clean Gone Branches skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Clean Gone Branches is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

ClaudSkills. (2026). Clean Gone Branches [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/clean-gone-branches/

BibTeX

@misc{clean-gone-branches-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Clean Gone Branches [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/clean-gone-branches/}
}

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