Creating Branch

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Engineering · Sub-category: performance

Creates feature branches with optimized short naming, auto-incrementing, and commit type detection (feat/fix/refactor). Supports manual descriptions and auto-generation from uncommitted git changes. Use when user requests to create branch, start new branch, make branch, checkout new branch, switch branch, new task, start working on, begin work on feature, begin feature, create feature branch, run /create-branch command, or mentions "branch", "feature", "new feature", "feat", "fix", or "checkout".

What this skill does

Creating Branch is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the performance sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/creating-branch/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when user requests to create branch, start new branch, make branch, checkout new branch, switch branch, new task, start working on, begin work on feature, begin feature, create feature branch, run /create-branch command, or mentions "branch", "feature", "new feature", "feat", "fix", or "checkout".

Who uses this skill

The Creating Branch skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. 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/creating-branch
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/creating-branch/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/creating-branch/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/creating-branch/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\creating-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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