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Use when the user wants to set, change, or clear git commit co-authors for pair or mob programming.

ivy By ivy schedule Updated 2/4/2026

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

Arguments

$ARGUMENTS

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).

Install via CLI
npx skills add https://github.com/ivy/dotfiles --skill mob
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