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jj-history-investigation

Investigate jj commit history, split commits, annotate file changes, and clean up redundant commits. Use when debugging history, splitting large commits, or rewriting shared history.

35Installs·2Trend·@edmundmiller

Installation

$npx skills add https://github.com/edmundmiller/dotfiles --skill jj-history-investigation

How to Install jj-history-investigation

Quickly install jj-history-investigation AI skill to your development environment via command line

  1. Open Terminal: Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.)
  2. Run Installation Command: Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/edmundmiller/dotfiles --skill jj-history-investigation
  3. Verify Installation: Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenClaw

Source: edmundmiller/dotfiles.

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When working with complex jj repositories, you may need to investigate historical commits, split monolithic changes into focused commits, or clean up messy history. This skill documents efficient techniques for:

| jj log | View commit history | jj log -r 'ancestors(@, 10)' | | jj show | Display commit details | jj show abc123 | | jj file annotate | Line-by-line change tracking | jj file annotate src/main.tex | | jj edit | Start editing a commit | jj edit abc123 --ignore-immutable | | jj split | Split a commit into pieces | jj split --ignore-immutable path/to/file |

| jj abandon | Remove commits from history | jj abandon abc123 | | jj rebase | Move commits to new base | jj rebase -b main -d new-base |

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npx skills add https://github.com/edmundmiller/dotfiles --skill jj-history-investigation
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2026-02-22
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2026-03-10

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What is jj-history-investigation?

Investigate jj commit history, split commits, annotate file changes, and clean up redundant commits. Use when debugging history, splitting large commits, or rewriting shared history. Source: edmundmiller/dotfiles.

How do I install jj-history-investigation?

Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/edmundmiller/dotfiles --skill jj-history-investigation Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenClaw

Where is the source repository?

https://github.com/edmundmiller/dotfiles