Drop or clear stashes — AI Prompts for Git

The four heights

The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.

Execute — do the immediate task

Remove the obsolete stash labelled WIP from last month and then clear any stashes older than 90…

Remove the obsolete stash labelled WIP from last month and then clear any stashes older than 90 days. Confirm which stashes were deleted and log who created them and when before you remove anything others might need.

Improve — make it easier to accept

Before deleting stashes, surface the risk: show each stash’s creation date, author, changed files,…

Before deleting stashes, surface the risk: show each stash’s creation date, author, changed files, and whether it diverges from any current branch. Flag stashes that probably contain unique work or were authored by teammates so I can avoid deleting theirs by mistake.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

I’m cleaning up the repo’s stashes and found one authored by Priya that looks useful. The policy is…

I found a stash with someone else’s name and a useful change but I was told to clear old stashes

I’m cleaning up the repo’s stashes and found one authored by Priya that looks useful. The policy is to clear stashes older than 90 days, but I don’t know if Priya still needs it. Should I delete it, message Priya first, or archive its patch elsewhere? What’s the least risky option that keeps the history usable?

Become — change the pattern

Our team periodically clears stashes en masse and later discovers useful work was lost. I want a…

we repeatedly lose time recovering accidentally deleted stashes

Our team periodically clears stashes en masse and later discovers useful work was lost. I want a single new habit that prevents accidental deletion but keeps the stash list manageable. Recommend a retention and review workflow and one practical safeguard we can adopt today to avoid losing teammates’ work.

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