code-change-safety-checkpoint
Preserve a rollback path before risky code or website edits. Use when changes may touch many files, delete files, overwrite generated output, alter user work, refactor shared behavior, modify deployment config, or otherwise risk losing working code.
npx skills add TheGoat395/Codex-Skills --skill code-change-safety-checkpoint --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Code Change Safety Checkpoint Use this skill before risky edits. The goal is simple: make sure there is a credible way back before changing files. ## Trigger Use when: - the user asks for website, app, repo, or code changes with nontrivial blast radius - files may be deleted, moved, regenerated, overwritten, or mass-edited - the repo has uncommitted changes - the work touches shared behavior, routing, deployment config, generated assets, or build tooling - the user specifically asks for backup, checkpoint, rollback protection, or protection from accidental destructive changes Do not run heavy backup steps for tiny read-only analysis or single-line edits unless the user asks. ## Workflow 1. Inspect state before editing. - Run `git status --short --branch` when inside a git repo. - Identify changed files that already exist before your work. - Treat uncommitted user changes as protected. 2. Choose the rollback path. - If the repo is clean, create a new branch for substantial work. - If the repo has user changes, avoid overwriting them and describe the risk. - If there is no git repo or the work involves generated assets, make a timestamped local backup of the files or folders you wi
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- Restore Guidance
git status --short git diff git restore path/to/file git switch main
What does the code-change-safety-checkpoint skill do?
Preserve a rollback path before risky code or website edits. Use when changes may touch many files, delete files, overwrite generated output, alter user work, refactor shared behavior, modify deployment config, or otherwise risk losing working code.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add TheGoat395/Codex-Skills --skill code-change-safety-checkpoint --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From TheGoat395/Codex-Skills, a repository with 115 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.