new-branch

name	new-branch
description	Branch for a GitHub issue locally from the repository default branch, named in GitHub's issue-branch style. Use when starting issue-linked work, or when an agent must move onto the correct issue branch before implementation.

New Branch

Given an issue reference, follow workflows/issue-branch.md end to end — it owns the steps, refusals, and shell.

Example: issue #42 titled Let agents use GitHub more ergonomically becomes local branch 42-let-agents-use-github-more-ergonomically.

This skill only creates or switches to the local issue branch. It does not install dependencies, push, commit, open a pull request, or start implementation work.