Repo Cleaner

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name: skylv-git-pruner slug: skylv-git-pruner version: 1.0.0 description: "Safely removes merged and stale Git branches. Identifies branches already on main/master. Triggers: clean branches, remove old branches, delete merged branches, git cleanup." author: SKY-LV license: MIT tags: [git, cleanup, branch-management, devtools] keywords: [git, branch, cleanup, prune, delete] triggers: git pruner, clean branches, delete merged branches

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Git Branch Pruner

Overview

Safely identifies and removes merged, stale, and orphaned Git branches.

When to Use

User asks to "clean up branches" or "delete merged branches"

Branch list is too long to manage

How It Works

Step 1: Identify main branch

git branch --show-current git remote show origin | findstr "HEAD branch"

Step 2: List all branches

git branch -a --format "%(refname:short) %(upstream:short) %(committerdate:short)"

Step 3: Categorize

Merged: already in main/master Stale: no commit in 90+ days Orphaned: no upstream tracking Active: recent commits under 30 days

Step 4: Safe deletion

1. Always show user what will be deleted first 2. Exclude protected branches: main, master, develop, release/* 3. Exclude branches with unpushed commits 4. Ask for confirmation before deletion

Output Format

Merged branches (safe to delete): feature-old-login -> DELETE bugfix-typo-2024 -> DELETE

Protected (do not delete): main <- current develop

Commands: git branch -d (safe) or git branch -D (force) Remote: git push origin --delete branch-name