fix(extensions/git): reject negative -Number in create-new-feature-branch.ps1

extensions/git/scripts/powershell/create-new-feature-branch.ps1

@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ if ($Help) {
     exit 0
 }
 
+# -Number is [long], so PowerShell binds "-5" as -5 rather than rejecting it
+# the way the bash/Python twins do (`^[0-9]+$`). A negative value would format
+# via '{0:000}' to e.g. "-005" and produce a branch name starting with "-",
+# which git refuses (refs cannot begin with a dash). Reject it here, before the
+# description check, matching the bash twin's parse-time validation order.
+if ($Number -lt 0) {
+    Write-Error 'Error: --number must be a non-negative integer'
+    exit 1
+}
+
 if (-not $FeatureDescription -or $FeatureDescription.Count -eq 0) {
     Write-Error "Usage: ./create-new-feature-branch.ps1 [-Json] [-DryRun] [-AllowExistingBranch] [-ShortName <name>] [-Number N] [-Timestamp] <feature description>"
     exit 1

tests/extensions/git/test_git_extension.py

@@ -653,6 +653,19 @@ def test_explicit_number_zero_is_honored(self, tmp_path: Path):
         assert data["BRANCH_NAME"] == "000-zero"
         assert data["FEATURE_NUM"] == "000"
 
+    def test_negative_number_rejected(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        """A negative --number is rejected. Pins the canonical behavior the
+        PowerShell twin must mirror; a negative value would otherwise format to
+        e.g. '-005' and produce a branch name starting with '-', which git
+        refuses (refs cannot begin with a dash)."""
+        project = _setup_project(tmp_path)
+        result = _run_bash(
+            "create-new-feature-branch.sh", project,
+            "--json", "--dry-run", "--number", "-5", "--short-name", "neg", "Negative feature",
+        )
+        assert result.returncode != 0
+        assert "--number must be a non-negative integer" in result.stderr
+
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not HAS_PWSH, reason="pwsh not available")
 class TestCreateFeaturePowerShell:
@@ -974,6 +987,21 @@ def test_explicit_number_zero_is_honored(self, tmp_path: Path):
         assert data["BRANCH_NAME"] == "000-zero"
         assert data["FEATURE_NUM"] == "000"
 
+    def test_negative_number_rejected(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        """A negative -Number is rejected, matching the bash/Python twins'
+        '--number must be a non-negative integer'. Regression guard: -Number is
+        [long], so PowerShell binds '-5' as -5 rather than rejecting it the way
+        the twins' `^[0-9]+$` check does; the value would then format via
+        '{0:000}' to '-005' and yield a branch name starting with '-', which
+        git refuses (refs cannot begin with a dash)."""
+        project = _setup_project(tmp_path)
+        result = _run_pwsh(
+            "create-new-feature-branch.ps1", project,
+            "-Json", "-DryRun", "-Number", "-5", "-ShortName", "neg", "Negative feature",
+        )
+        assert result.returncode != 0
+        assert "--number must be a non-negative integer" in result.stderr
+
 
 # ── auto-commit.sh Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────