git-workspace-service

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Git workspace provisioning and credential management service. Handles cloning repositories, managing branches, credentials, and PR creation.

Instead of using GitHub App, users can provide their own PAT or OAuth token:

Or use SSH authentication (relies on system SSH agent):

For CLI applications and AI agents, use the OAuth Device Code Flow for interactive authentication:

When requesting credentials, the service checks sources in this order:

For parallel work on the same repository, use worktrees instead of clones. Worktrees share the .git directory, making them faster to create and using less disk space.

If you need a specific branch name (e.g. for deterministic naming or external…

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