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clean-gone-branches

This skill should be used when user asks to "clean gone branches", "remove deleted local branches", "prune branches removed from remote", or explicitly invokes "clean-gone-branches".

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Use clean-gone-branches to inspect [repository] for local branches whose remotes are gone, report the affected worktrees and branches, then wait for my explicit confirmation before removing any worktree or branch.

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name: clean-gone-branchesdescription: This skill should be used when user asks to "clean gone branches", "remove deleted local branches", "prune branches removed from remote", or explicitly invokes "clean-gone-branches".

Clean Gone Branches

Remove local git branches that have been deleted from the remote.

Process

  1. Update remote references

    • Run git fetch --prune.

  2. Inspect local state

    • Run git branch -vv to find branches marked as [gone].
    • Run git worktree list to see whether any of those branches still have worktrees.

  3. Remove worktrees first

    • For each [gone] branch that still has a worktree, remove the worktree before deleting the branch.

  4. Delete the gone branches

    • Delete each local branch marked as [gone].

  5. Report the result

    • List removed worktrees and deleted branches.
    • If there are no [gone] branches, report that nothing needed cleanup.