| name | analyze_git_history |
| description | Analyzes git history from a repository to summarize recent development activity, features in progress, and engineering priorities. Use when asked about what the team is working on, recent code changes, development velocity, or to prepare for planning/roadmap discussions. |
Git History Analysis Skill
Use this skill to analyze git commit history and provide product-relevant insights about development activity, feature progress, and team priorities.
Inputs
The user may provide:
- Repository path: defaults to
/mnt/your-app-client and /mnt/your-app-server. Only analyze your application repositories — do NOT include this agent's own repo.
- Time period: defaults to last 2 weeks (14 days)
- Filters: optional author, path, or branch filters
Data Collection
Run these git commands from the repository root:
1. Commit History
git --no-pager log --since="2 weeks ago" --pretty=format:"%h|%an|%ad|%s" --date=short --stat
2. Author Summary
git --no-pager shortlog -sn --since="2 weeks ago"
3. Active Branches (feature work in progress)
git --no-pager branch -r --sort=-committerdate | head -20
4. Recent Merges to Main (completed features)
git --no-pager log --since= --merges --pretty=format: --=short main
