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GitHub & Code

createBranch

Create Branch

Create a branch on a connected GitHub repo from a named base.

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Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "make a branch", and it calls createBranch.

Example call

The MCP tools/call params, with the required arguments only.

{
  "arguments": {
    "fromRef": "<fromRef>",
    "name": "<name>",
    "owner": "<owner>",
    "repo": "<repo>"
  },
  "name": "createBranch"
}

Arguments

• accountstringoptionalConnected GitHub login to act as. Defaults to the Primary account.
• fromRefstringrequiredBase branch, tag, or commit SHA to branch from
• namestringrequiredNew branch name (a feature branch, never protected)
• ownerstringrequiredRepository owner
• repostringrequiredRepository name

Returns

The registry does not declare a return shape.

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

• make a branch
• branch off main

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

• commitFiles
• openPullRequest

Questions

• What does createBranch do?

  Create a branch on a connected GitHub repo from a named base. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

• How do I use createBranch from Claude or ChatGPT?

  Connect your AI to The Cloud at https://mcp.thecloud.so/mcp and sign in once. Then ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "make a branch", and it calls createBranch.

• Is createBranch safe to let an AI call?

  createBranch changes your workspace. What an AI creates is Private until you share it. It reaches a system outside The Cloud on your behalf.

Connect

One endpoint gives your AI this tool and every other one: connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Gemini, read what The Cloud is, or see pricing.