# new_branch

Create a new branch with this name in the worktree (optional) (string, optional)

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `new_branch`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/new-branch

## Facts

- Tool: `new_branch`
- Server: GitHub (`oci:ghcr.io/aifity/omnigit-mcp:0.5.0`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/aifity/omnigit-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "new_branch",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why new_branch is rated Medium

Creating a branch is a write operation that adds a new ref to the repository. It is reversible (branches can be deleted) and does not execute code or destroy data. Medium severity because an AI agent could create many spurious branches or create branches from unintended commits, but the blast radius is limited.

From the tool's own definition: "'Create a new branch' — creates a new git branch, which is a reversible write operation"

## Use case

AI agents use new_branch to create or update resources in GitHub, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your GitHub environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches GitHub:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "new_branch": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "new_branch_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on GitHub (244)

- `delete_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/delete-file.md
- `force` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/force.md
- `git_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-reset.md
- `git_worktree_prune` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-worktree-prune.md
- `git_worktree_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-worktree-remove.md
- `actions_run_trigger` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/actions-run-trigger.md
- `detach` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/detach.md
- `git_checkout` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-checkout.md
- `git_pull` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-pull.md
- `git_push` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-push.md
- `git_worktree_add` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-worktree-add.md
- `git_worktree_lock` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-worktree-lock.md
- `autoInit` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/autoinit.md
- `base` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/base.md
- `base_branch` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/base-branch.md
- `base_ref` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/base-ref.md
- `before_id` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/before-id.md
- `branch` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/branch.md
- `branch_name` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/branch-name.md
- `color` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/color.md
- `comment_id` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/comment-id.md
- `commentId` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/commentid.md
- `commit_title` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/commit-title.md
- `commitID` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/commitid.md
- `direction` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/direction.md
- `gist_id` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/gist-id.md
- `issue_number` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/issue-number.md
- `item_type` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/item-type.md
- `job_id` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/job-id.md
- `message` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/message.md
- …and 214 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp