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clean-gone-branches

This skill should be used when user asks to "clean gone branches", "remove deleted local branches", "prune branches removed from remote", or explicitly invokes "clean-gone-branches".

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# Clean Gone Branches

Remove local git branches that have been deleted from the remote.

## Process

1. **Update remote references**
   - Run `git fetch --prune`.

2. **Inspect local state**
   - Run `git branch -vv` to find branches marked as `[gone]`.
   - Run `git worktree list` to see whether any of those branches still have worktrees.

3. **Remove worktrees first**