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prune-merged-branches

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Safely delete merged local branches

Software Engineering#git#branch cleanup#github pr#risk prevention#squash merge safety#command-line tooling
Authorpaywhereb
Version1.0.0
Installs0

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What problem does it solve?

This Skill prevents accidental loss of un-pushed work by deleting only local git branches that are confirmed as fully merged on GitHub, including protection against squash-merge pitfalls.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Squash-merge aware safety: Refuses to rely on git’s ancestry-only “merged” heuristics and instead verifies the merged PR’s recorded head SHA is present in the local branch.
  • Report-first cleanup: Classifies branches into DELETE, KEEP, and SKIP and shows exactly what would be removed before deleting anything.
  • Guardrails against uncertainty: Never deletes the default branch or the currently checked-out branch, and never deletes branches in KEEP/SKIP states even with affirmative confirmation.

Quick Start

Run the prune-merged-branches skill from your repository root to generate a safety report and then delete only the branches it marks as safe.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

💻 Claude Code Installation

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Name: prune-merged-branches
Download link: https://github.com/paywhereb/paywhere-claude-plugins/archive/main.zip#prune-merged-branches

Please download this .zip file, extract it, and install it in the .claude/skills/ directory.
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