From b6fb12ae9f49b57fb34fff971eccf3ca597e9460 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Naomi Carrigan <commits@nhcarrigan.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2026 19:36:50 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix: branches fucking suck

---
 src/services/gitService.ts | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/services/gitService.ts b/src/services/gitService.ts
index aa58423..c3813c3 100644
--- a/src/services/gitService.ts
+++ b/src/services/gitService.ts
@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ const createOrUpdateBranch = async(
   const { path: repoPath } = clonedRepo;
 
   try {
-    await runGitCommand(logger, repoPath, "git fetch origin");
+    // Use --prune to remove stale remote-tracking refs that no longer exist
+    await runGitCommand(logger, repoPath, "git fetch origin --prune");
     const remoteBranches = await runGitCommand(
       logger,
       repoPath,