ClaudSkills / General / orchestration-frameworks

Create Backport Branch

Quality score: 80/100 · Category: General · Sub-category: orchestration-frameworks

Create a new backport branch with prefix `ai-backport-` by cherry-picking all commits from a GitHub PR onto a target release branch or commit. Use when the user wants to backport a PR, create a backport branch, cherry-pick PR commits to a release branch, or mentions backporting changes from dev/main to a version branch (e.g. v25.1.x, v25.2.x). Requires two arguments: TARGET (the release branch or commit hash to backport onto) and PR_NUM (the GitHub PR number to backport).

What this skill does

Create Backport Branch is a well-rated Claude Code skill (quality score 80/100) in the orchestration-frameworks sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/create-backport-branch/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user wants to backport a PR, create a backport branch, cherry-pick PR commits to a release branch, or mentions backporting changes from dev/main to a version branch (e.g.

Who uses this skill

The Create Backport Branch skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/create-backport-branch
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/create-backport-branch/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/create-backport-branch/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/create-backport-branch/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

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

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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