create-new-topic-branch

name	create-new-topic-branch
description	Create a new topic branch for a feature or task. Use when starting work on a new feature, bug, or task that needs its own branch — or when the user says "new branch", "topic branch", "start a feature".

Create a new topic branch from master.

Branch name

Use the prefix ferblape/ followed by a short, kebab-case description of the change (≤30 chars total). Be concrete: name the thing you're working on, not the issue number alone.

Examples:

• ferblape/budget-export-csv
• ferblape/people-agenda-sort
• ferblape/fix-cms-pagination

If the user gives a feature name, use it. If not, derive it from the conversation. If there's no clear context, ask.

Pre-flight checks

Before creating the branch, verify:

• You are on master (or the user explicitly wants to branch from somewhere else).
• The working tree is clean — no uncommitted changes, no untracked files that should be committed.
• Master is up to date: git pull origin master.

Create

git checkout -b ferblape/<short-description>

If checks fail, stop and surface the problem. Do not stash or discard work without asking.