git-skipper 🫡

A set of friendly Git shortcuts to speed up your daily workflow.
No more typing long commands — just simple helpers for common tasks.

Installation

bun add -g git-skipper
# or
npm install -g git-skipper

Configuration

# Set prefix for branch name
git config set skipper.prefix users/$USER/

# Set base branch
git config set skipper.target trunk

Make sure your $PATH includes the global bin directory (for Bun this is usually ~/.bun/bin).

Commands

git start [issue]

Create a new branch from the latest main branch.

$ git start [issue number] 

git up

Combines many steps of daily work with git

git up

This will:

• Commit changes
• Enforce human-readable message for the first commit in the branch
• Fetch the latest base branch
• Rebase your branch on top of base (default)
• Push changes and create Merge Request (GitLab)

git recent [--count]

Interactively switch between your recent local branches

git recent

You will see a small menu with your last 10 branches, their relative age, and last commits, for quick navigation. Select one and you will be switched immediately.

Requirements

• Git installed and accessible in $PATH
• Node.js/Bun runtime (if installed via npm/bun)