use-git-identity

name	use-git-identity
source	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/weselben/RooForge/main/skills/use-git-identity/SKILL.md
description	Set the git identity (name + email) before any commit, amend, or rebase. Apply repo-local on first commit; use `-c` for one-offs.

Use Git Identity

Note: the defaults below are the maintainer's identity. forge-setup step 6 prompts the user on first install and rewrites these values with the user's own user.name and user.email before any commit lands. Until that runs, commits carry the maintainer's identity.

Every commit on this machine uses one identity — author AND committer:

name:  weselben/rooforge
email: [e-mail]

Apply

First commit in a repo — set repo-local (never --global unless asked):

git config user.name "weselben/rooforge"
git config user.email "[e-mail]"

One-off (no config touch):

git -c user.name="weselben/rooforge" -c user.email="[e-mail]" commit ...

Fix authorship of an existing commit:

git config user.name "weselben/rooforge"
git config user.email "[e-mail]"
git commit --amend --reset-author --no-edit

Rewrite pushed history: git push --force-with-lease — confirm with user first unless they asked for the force push.

Boundaries

• Set user.name and user.email before every commit. A failed git commit from a missing identity means this skill was skipped.
• Force-pushes that rewrite history require explicit user confirmation.