| 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.