Git Repo Setup

Use this skill when creating or cloning a new repository.

Required: Set local git identity

Every new repo must have explicit git config for name and email:

git config user.name "Liam Deacon"
git config user.email "<appropriate-email>"

Email selection

Why this matters

Without explicit config, git falls back to global config or auto-detected values (e.g., liam@mac.home), which:

• •Breaks GitHub contribution attribution
• •Looks unprofessional in commit history
• •May leak machine hostnames

Quick setup for new repos

New AntarcticaAM repo

gh auth switch --user LiamDeaconAntarcticaAM
gh repo create AntarcticaAM/repo-name --private
cd repo-name
git config user.name "Liam Deacon"
git config user.email "liam@antarcticaam.com"

New personal repo

gh auth switch --user Liam-Deacon
gh repo create repo-name --private
cd repo-name
git config user.name "Liam Deacon"
git config user.email "liam.m.deacon@gmail.com"

Fixing incorrect commits

If commits were made with wrong email:

git commit --amend --reset-author --no-edit
git push --force  # Only if already pushed