name: post-merge-rename description: Post-merge branch renaming. Appends --merged-YYYY-MM-DD to preserve history. license: MIT interface: [cli, skill] metadata: display-name: "Post-Merge Branch Naming" version: "1.3.0" homepage: "https://github.com/wipcomputer/wip-ai-devops-toolbox" author: "Parker Todd Brooks" category: dev-tools capabilities: - branch-rename - history-preservation requires: bins: [git, bash] openclaw: requires: bins: [git, bash] emoji: "🏷️" compatibility: Requires git, bash.

post-merge-rename

Scans for merged branches that haven't been renamed and appends --merged-YYYY-MM-DD to preserve history. We never delete branches. We rename them.

When to Use This Skill

Use post-merge-rename for:

• After merging PRs, to rename the source branch
• Cleaning up branches that were merged but not renamed
• Runs automatically as step 10 of wip-release

Do NOT Use For

• Unmerged branches
• Branches you're currently working on

API Reference

CLI

bash scripts/post-merge-rename.sh              # scan + rename all merged branches
bash scripts/post-merge-rename.sh --dry-run     # preview only
bash scripts/post-merge-rename.sh <branch>      # rename specific branch

What It Does

1. Lists all local branches merged into main
2. Skips branches already renamed (containing --merged-)
3. Finds the merge date from git history
4. Renames: feature-branch -> feature-branch--merged-2026-03-09
5. Pushes the renamed branch to origin
6. Deletes the old branch name from origin