Git Troubleshooting Expert

About

This skill empowers Claude to act as a Git specialist, providing comprehensive guidance for fixing common and complex version control issues. It covers everything from basic merge conflict resolution and recovering accidentally deleted branches via reflog to advanced repository repair, handling large file bloat, and fixing authentication or submodule failures. It is essential for developers who need to recover from mistakes, handle botched rebases, or maintain the integrity of their version history without losing critical data.

Key Features

• Commit recovery via git reflog and finding dangling objects
• History optimization and large file removal techniques
• 2 GitHub stars
• Step-by-step resolution for merge conflicts and complex rebases
• Repository integrity checks and index corruption repair
• Detached HEAD state diagnosis and branch reattachment

Use Cases

• Cleaning up repository bloat by removing large binaries from history
• Recovering work after an accidental 'git reset --hard' command
• Resolving persistent authentication issues or SSH key failures