Working with git / GitHub via Claude Code

Claude Code is an agentic coding tool that integrates directly with git and GitHub (as well as GitLab) to handle the full version-control workflow from your terminal or a cloud environment. It can read repository state, stage changes, write commit messages, create and switch branches, open pull requests, and respond to GitHub issues—all driven by natural language instructions rather than manual git commands. On the local side, Claude Code detects the git executable and the GitHub CLI (gh) automatically from your system PATH and uses its native Bash execution tool to run commands. On the cloud side, it offers a GitHub Actions integration that lets CI/CD pipelines trigger Claude autonomously—parsing issues, writing code, running tests, and opening PRs without any local environment. For web-based use (Claude Code on the web at claude.com/code), git operations are routed through a secure Anthropic-managed proxy that attaches scoped authentication tokens, validates branch names and push destinations, and ensures that sensitive credentials such as git signing keys are never exposed inside the sandboxed session. A Code Review feature (Team and Enterprise plans, research preview) can also post automated review comments on pull requests when triggered manually or automatically.