git-cloner

# Clone Repo Guide

## Overview

Clone a git repository to a specified location with comprehensive validation, error handling, and
status reporting.

## Required Permissions

⚠️ **CRITICAL**: This skill requires network access and git operations.

**FIRST ACTION**: Execute a simple initialization command with `required_permissions: ["all"]`:

```bash
echo "Initializing git operations with full permissions" && date
```

After this initial permission grant, all subsequent commands inherit the permission context.

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## Process

### Step 1: Gather Required Information

If not already provided by the user, ask for:

1. **Repository URL** ($ARGUMENTS[0]):
   - Accept formats: HTTPS (<https://github.com/user/repo.git>) or SSH (<git@github.com>:user/repo.git)

2. **Destination Directory** ($ARGUMENTS[1]):
   - Default suggestion: Current working directory or ~/projects
   - If not provided, use the current directory

3. **Optional Parameters**:
   - Branch name (default: repository's default branch)
   - Clone type: shallow (--depth 1, default) or full clone
   - Submodules: whether to include submodules (default: no)

### Step 2: Validate Inputs

1. **Validate Repository URL**:
   - Check if URL starts with `https://`, `http://`, or `git@`
   - Ensure URL is not empty or obviously malformed
   - If invalid, inform the user and ask for a valid URL

2. **Validate Destination Path**:
   - Ensure path doesn't contain suspicious characters
   - Check if parent directory exists or can be created
   - Verify write permissions if possible

3. **Verify Git Installation**:
   - Run `git --version` to confirm git is available
   - If not installed, inform user and stop

### Step 3: Extract Repository Name

Extract the repository name from the URL:

- Remove trailing `.git` if present
- Take the last path component
- Examples:
  - `https://github.com/augentic/pipeline.git` → `pipeline`
  - `git@github.com:user/my-repo.git` → `my-repo`
  - `https://gitlab.com/group/subgroup/project`