Git Mob Co-author Manager

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Manages co-authors for pair and mob programming. Set, change, or clear Git commit co-authors with intelligent name-to-initials matching and email inference.

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DevelopmentIntermediate
306/2/2026
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#git#mob-programming#co-authors#pair-programming#workflow

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Our review

This skill manages Git commit co-authors for pair or mob programming using git mob and git solo commands.

Strengths

  • Automates co-author setup without manually editing .gitmessage
  • Handles unknown co-authors by inferring email and initials
  • Works for solo, pair, and mob scenarios

Limitations

  • Requires a properly configured .git-coauthors file in the repository
  • Email inference may fail if patterns are inconsistent
  • Does not support multi-repo workflows
When to use it

Use this skill when you need to quickly set Git commit co-authors for pair or mob programming sessions.

When not to use it

Avoid using it when working alone and no co-author changes are needed, or if the repository lacks mob programming setup.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score85/100

The skill only uses predefined bash commands for managing git co-authors, with no destructive actions, network requests, or security bypasses.

No concerns found

Examples

Set mob with known co-authors
/mob alice bob
Switch to solo mode
/mob solo
Add unknown co-author and set mob
/mob dana

name: mob description: Use when the user wants to set, change, or clear git commit co-authors for pair or mob programming. argument-hint: <names...> | solo | just me disable-model-invocation: true allowed-tools:

  • Bash(git mob:*)
  • Bash(git solo:*)
  • Bash(git add-coauthor:*)
  • Bash(git mob-print:*)
  • Read

Mob Programming Co-author Manager

Workflow

1. Solo Mode

If arguments indicate solo work (e.g., "solo", "just me"): run git solo, report primary author, exit.

2. Load Co-authors

Use git mob -p to find coauthors file, read with Read tool, parse JSON for available co-authors and initials.

3. Match Names to Initials

Match each name: exact initials → name substring (case-insensitive) → email prefix. If ambiguous, ask user to clarify.

4. Handle Unknown Names

If no match:

  1. Infer email from existing patterns (domain, naming convention)
  2. Generate initials from name (avoid collisions)
  3. Prompt for confirmation (show initials, name, inferred email)
  4. Run git add-coauthor <initials> "<name>" <email>

5. Set Mob

Run git mob <initials...> with resolved initials.

6. Report

Show primary author and all co-authors with names.

Example

/mob alice dana
→ alice → aw (Alice Wong)
→ dana not found → infer dana@acme.com → add as dw
→ git mob aw dw

Edge Cases

Handle: missing coauthors file (create it), empty args (show status), ambiguous matches (prompt), mixed known/unknown (resolve known first).

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