What are Claude Code Skills?

Claude Code Skills are reusable prompt templates stored as markdown files in your project's .claude/skills/ directory. They let you codify best practices and common workflows into slash commands that Claude follows consistently.

How do I create a Claude Code Skill?

Create a markdown file in .claude/skills/ with instructions for Claude. The filename becomes the command name — for example, .claude/skills/code-review.md can be invoked with /code-review during a Claude Code session.

Can I share skills with my team?

Yes. Skills stored in .claude/skills/ can be committed to version control so every team member has access to the same standardized workflows. You can also organize skills into subdirectories by category.

What is the difference between project and global skills?

Project skills (.claude/skills/) are specific to the current project and are committed to git. Global skills (~/.claude/skills/) are personal skills available across all your projects.

finishing-a-development-branch

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48.2kSmitheryGeneralby obra

Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work - guides completion of development work by presenting structured options for merge, PR, or cleanup

Install & Usage

Create the skills directory

mkdir -p .claude/skills

Download the skill file

mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -o .claude/skills/finishing-a-development-branch.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/obra/superpowers/main/skills/finishing-a-development-branch/SKILL.md

Invoke in Claude Code

/finishing-a-development-branch

View source on GitHub

testingdevopsproductivity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is finishing-a-development-branch?

How to install finishing-a-development-branch?

To install finishing-a-development-branch, create the .claude/skills directory in your project, then run the curl command to download the skill file. Once installed, invoke it in Claude Code with /finishing-a-development-branch.

What is finishing-a-development-branch best for?

finishing-a-development-branch is a community categorized under General. It is designed for: testing, devops, productivity. Created by obra.