Git Push And Tag

Git Push and Tag

Stages the .beads/ directory, commits, pushes the branch, and labels the corresponding GitHub issue as "Ready". This is the final step in the issue-to-beads workflow.

Prerequisites

• Must be on an issue branch (pattern: -)
• Beads must already be synced (bd sync has been run or will be run here)
• The gh CLI must be authenticated for the target GitHub repo
• The bd CLI must be available on PATH
• The .beads/ directory must exist with filed beads

Workflow

Step 1: Pull latest changes

git pull --rebase

If this fails due to conflicts, stop and ask the user how to resolve them.

Step 2: Sync beads

bd sync

This ensures the JSONL index is up to date with the beads on disk.

Step 3: Stage the beads directory

git add .beads/
git add .plan/

Stage .beads/ (the filed beads) and .plan/ (the approved plan artifact). Do not stage unrelated changes. If there are other files that should be committed, ask the user before staging them.

Step 4: Commit

Infer the issue number and title from the current branch name. The branch follows the pattern - (e.g., 42-add-user-authentication).

# Get branch name
git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD

# Commit with descriptive message
git commit -m "Add beads for issue #: "

Replace ` with the issue number extracted from the branch name, and ` with the slug portion converted back to readable text (hyphens to spaces).

Step 5: Push

git push -u origin 

If the push fails (e.g., due to remote changes), try:

git pull --rebase
git push -u origin 

If it still fails, stop and ask the user for help.

Step 6: Label the GitHub issue

Confirm the issue number with the user before labeling:

> I inferred issue #\ from branch ``. Should I add the "Ready" label to this issue?

After confirmation:

gh issue edit  --add-label "Ready"

If the label doesn't exist on the repo, show the error and suggest the user create it manually or pick a different label.

Step 7: Verify

git status

This must show the branch is up to date with the remote. If it doesn't, diagnose and fix before declaring success.

Error Handling

• Push fails: Suggest git pull --rebase and retry once. If still failing, ask the user.
• Label fails: Show the error message. Common causes: label doesn't exist, insufficient permissions, wrong issue number. Suggest manual labeling as a fallback.
• Commit fails (nothing to commit): Run git status to diagnose. The beads may already be committed, or bd sync may not have produced changes. Ask the user how to proceed.
• Branch name doesn't match pattern: Ask the user to provide the issue number manually.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: jbdamask
• Source: jbdamask/john-claude-skills
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.