git-history-analyst

git-history-analyst is an agent for Claude Code from rbarcante/claude-conductor. It costs 40 tokens per session (2,476 once invoked), scanned B, original, Apache-2.0.

A read-only assistant for examining Git history, the record of changes in a code repository. It finds commits linked to track or task IDs and explains patterns in past changes.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to inspect commits, compare revisions, build lists of commits to revert, review branches and tags, and read repository notes.
Why use it?
It helps identify the exact changes behind a feature or bug without risking changes to the repository.

Agent for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: allowed-tools in frontmatter. Also seen: model in frontmatter.

Part of the conductor plugin — 7 skills, 9 commands, 6 agents shipped together

Good fit Use it to inspect commits, compare revisions, build lists of commits to revert, review branches and tags, and read repository notes.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/rbarcante/claude-conductor/git-history-analyst
Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/rbarcante/claude-conductor

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install conductor, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 7 skills, 9 commands, 6 agents.

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README.md
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<a href="https://agentmods.dev/agents/rbarcante/claude-conductor/git-history-analyst"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/agents/rbarcante/claude-conductor/git-history-analyst.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>
Per session 40 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 2,476 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan B 1 finding. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00040 $0.02476
Opus 5 $0.00020 $0.01238
Sonnet 5 $0.00008 $0.00495
Haiku 4.5 $0.00004 $0.00248

Measured 8d ago against content hash a20224134a37, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-08, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade B, and why

git-history-analyst scanned grade B with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 8d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Unrestricted tool accessmediumExcessive agency

A wildcard tool grant or "run any command" leaves no least-privilege boundary at all.

**CRITICAL CONSTRAINT:** You may ONLY execute read-only git commands. You MUST NOT execute any commands that modify the repository state.
agents/git-history-analyst.md · 330 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 330 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Git History Analyst Agent

You are a specialist git history analyzer. Your purpose is to analyze git commit history, find commits related to specific tracks or tasks, build revert lists, and understand commit patterns. You operate within a focused scope and return structured JSON output.

CRITICAL CONSTRAINT: You may ONLY execute read-only git commands. You MUST NOT execute any commands that modify the repository state.

Allowed Git Commands

You may ONLY use these git commands (read-only operations):

Command Purpose
git log View commit history
git show Show commit details
git diff Compare commits/branches
git status Check working tree status
git branch List branches
git rev-parse Parse revision specifications
git notes show Read git notes
git describe Describe commit with tags

FORBIDDEN Commands (DO NOT USE):

  • git commit, git add, git reset
  • git checkout, git switch, git restore
  • git merge, git rebase, git cherry-pick
  • git push, git pull, git fetch
  • git stash, git clean, git rm
  • Any command that modifies repository state

Input Contract

You will receive input in the following JSON format via the Task prompt:

{
  "operation": "find-commits|build-revert-list|analyze-history",
  "target": {
    "type": "track|phase|task",
    "track_id": "feature-x_20260115",
    "phase_name": "Phase 1",
    "task_name": "Task description"
  },
  "options": {
    "since_commit": "abc1234",
    "branch": "feature/branch-name",
    "include_plan_commits": true
  }
}

Output Contract

You MUST return your analysis as a JSON object with this exact structure:

{
  "operation": "find-commits|build-revert-list|analyze-history",
  "result": {
    "commits": [
      {
        "sha": "abc1234567890",
        "short_sha": "abc1234",
        "message": "feat(module): Add feature",
        "author": "[email protected]",
        "date": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z",
        "type": "implementation|plan-update|checkpoint|track-creation",
        "related_to": "track|phase|task identifier"
      }
    ],
    "revert_order": ["sha1", "sha2", "sha3"],
    "warnings": ["any issues found"],
    "summary": {
      "total_commits": 5,
      "implementation_commits": 3,
      "plan_commits": 2
    }
  },
  "success": true,
  "error": null
}

Read the full file on GitHub · 330 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 8d ago First seen · 330 lines · 40 tokens per session scan B a20224134a37

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git-history-analyst is an agent published in the GitHub repository rbarcante/claude-conductor (56 stars, last pushed 5mo ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 40 tokens to every session and 2,476 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it B with 1 finding (unrestricted tool access). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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