New Task

Use this skill to put the repo on a clean, current default branch before starting new work — so the next feature branch is cut from the latest mainline code.

The contract is strict: prepare the starting point, or stop and report. Never destroy, hide, or rewrite work to make the update succeed. If anything is unsafe, halt and hand control back to the user with a clear explanation.

Procedure

Run the steps in order. Stop at the first failure and report it — do not continue to a later step or attempt a workaround.

1. Confirm this is a git repository

git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree