speckit-git-feature

To create a Git feature branch with sequential numbering, this skill reads your Spec-Kit configuration to determine the numbering strategy and generates the next branch identifier. It then creates the branch and immediately switches to it.

Yes, you can override the generated Git branch name by setting the GIT_BRANCH_NAME environment variable. When provided, the skill uses this exact name and bypasses the generated prefix and suffix logic from your configuration.

Sequential branch numbering increments a deterministic counter for each new feature branch, while timestamp numbering uses the current time. The skill selects which strategy to use by reading your .specify Git configuration or init options.

Yes, the skill works across platforms by selecting and running the correct platform-specific create-new-feature script. It validates that Git is available on your system before executing the branch creation script exactly once.

No, you do not need to manually create specification files with this skill because it handles only branch creation and switching. The core workflow creates the spec files elsewhere, while this skill focuses on deterministic branch naming.