Gh Default Branch
Retrieve the default branch name of the current Git repository using GitHub CLI. Use when asked "What is the default branch?", "Get the default branch", "What is the main branch?", "Show me the base branch", "get repo default branch", or when git operations require the default branch name (creating PRs, comparing branches, checking out base branch). Returns branch names like main, master, or deve…
Install
$ agentstack add skill-puku0x-agent-skills-test-gh-default-branch ✓ scanned · ✓ verified — works with Claude Code, Cursor, and more.
Security review
✓ PassedNo issues found. Passed automated security review. · v0.1.0 How review works →
- ✓ Prompt-injection patterns
- ✓ Secret / credential exfiltration
- ✓ Dangerous shell & filesystem operations
- ✓ Untrusted network calls
- ✓ Known-malicious package signatures
What it can access
- ✓ Network access No
- ✓ Filesystem access No
- ✓ Shell / process execution No
- ✓ Environment & secrets No
- ✓ Dynamic code execution No
From automated source analysis of v0.1.0. “Used” means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it’s unsafe.
About
Get Default Branch
Overview
This skill retrieves the default branch name of the current Git repository using the GitHub CLI command gh repo view --json defaultBranchRef --jq .defaultBranchRef.name.
When to Use
Use this skill when:
- The user requests the default branch name of the repository.
- Performing git operations that require knowledge of the default branch (e.g., creating pull requests, comparing branches, checking out the base branch).
Instructions
To get the default branch name, run the command:
gh repo view --json defaultBranchRef --jq .defaultBranchRef.nameThe command will output the default branch name (e.g., main, master, develop).
Source & license
This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.
- Author: puku0x
- Source: puku0x/agent-skills-test
- License: MIT
Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.
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Versions
- v0.1.0 Imported from the upstream source.