What is git-guardrails-claude-code?
git-guardrails-claude-code is a Claude skill by mattpocock. It is listed under Engineering practice and has 445,700 installs.
| Type | Claude skill |
|---|---|
| Author | mattpocock |
| Repository | mattpocock/skills |
| Popularity | 445,700 installs |
| Category | Engineering practice |
| Security | Not scanned |
| Rank | #48 of 1,262 Claude skills; #12 in Engineering practice |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-13 |
| Stars this week | +9,154 |
| Installs in the last 24h | 4,500 |
Is git-guardrails-claude-code safe to install?
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How do I install git-guardrails-claude-code?
- Install with the skills CLI. Works for Claude Code and other agents that read skills.
npx skills add https://github.com/mattpocock/skills --skill git-guardrails-claude-code
- Or copy it by hand. Claude Code loads any folder with a SKILL.md from ~/.claude/skills.
git clone https://github.com/mattpocock/skills cp -r skills/git-guardrails-claude-code ~/.claude/skills/git-guardrails-claude-code
- Use it. Claude loads the skill when a task matches its description. You can also name it in your prompt.
Use the git-guardrails-claude-code skill to …
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs git-guardrails-claude-code for you:
Install the "git-guardrails-claude-code" skill from https://github.com/mattpocock/skills into ~/.claude/skills, then tell me in one line what it does.
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