Claude Command: Git Rollback

Purpose: Safely and visually rollback a specified branch to an older version. Defaults to read-only preview (--dry-run); actual execution requires --yes or interactive confirmation.

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Usage

# Pure interactive: list branches → select branch → list recent 20 versions → select target → choose reset or revert → confirm
/git-rollback

# Specify branch, other interactive
/git-rollback --branch feature/calculator

# Specify branch and target commit, execute with hard-reset in one go (dangerous)
/git-rollback --branch main --target 1a2b3c4d --mode reset --yes

# Generate revert commit only (non-destructive rollback), preview
/git-rollback --branch release/v2.1 --target v2.0.5 --mode revert --dry-run

Options

Option	Description
--branch <branch>	Branch to rollback; interactively selected if omitted.
--target <rev>	Target version (commit hash, tag, or reflog reference); interactively selects recent --depth entries if omitted.
--mode reset|revert	reset: Hard rollback history; revert: Generate reverse commits keeping history intact. Prompts by default.
--depth <n>	List recent n versions in interactive mode (default 20).
--dry-run	Enabled by default, only preview commands to be executed.
--yes	Skip all confirmations and execute directly, suitable for CI/CD scripts.

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Interactive Flow

1. Sync remote → git fetch --all --prune
2. List branches → git branch -a (local + remote, filter protected branches)
3. Select branch → User input or parameter
4. List versions → git log --oneline -n <depth> + git tag --merged + git reflog -n <depth>
5. Select target → User inputs commit hash / tag
6. Select mode → reset or revert
7. Final confirmation (unless --yes)
8. Execute rollback
   • reset: git switch <branch> && git reset --hard <target>
   • revert: git switch <branch> && git revert --no-edit <target>..HEAD
9. Push suggestion → Prompt whether to git push --force-with-lease (reset) or regular git push (revert)

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Safety Guards

• Backup: Automatically records current HEAD in reflog before execution, recoverable with git switch -c backup/<timestamp>.
• Protected branches: If protected branches like main / master / production are detected with reset mode enabled, requires additional confirmation.
• --dry-run enabled by default: Prevents accidental operations.
• --force prohibited: No --force provided; if force push needed, manually enter git push --force-with-lease.

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Use Case Examples

Scenario	Command Example
Hotfix patch deployed with bug, need to rollback to tag v1.2.0	/git-rollback --branch release/v1 --target v1.2.0 --mode reset
Ops colleague pushed debug logs by mistake, need to generate reverse commit	/git-rollback --branch main --target 3f2e7c9 --mode revert
Research historical bugs, guide newcomers through branch history	/git-rollback (full interactive, dry-run)

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Notes

1. reset vs revert
   • reset changes history, requires force push and may affect other collaborators, use with caution.
   • revert is safer, generates new commits preserving history, but adds one more record.
2. Embedded repositories often have large binary files; ensure LFS/submodule state consistency before rollback.
3. If repository has CI forced validation, rollback may trigger pipelines automatically; confirm control policies to avoid accidental deployment of old versions.

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