diff --git a/packages/tm-core/src/services/preflight-checker.service.ts b/packages/tm-core/src/services/preflight-checker.service.ts
index 62e9b074..25b622de 100644
--- a/packages/tm-core/src/services/preflight-checker.service.ts
+++ b/packages/tm-core/src/services/preflight-checker.service.ts
@@ -7,19 +7,11 @@ import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import { execSync } from 'child_process';
 import { getLogger } from '../logger/factory.js';
-
-// Import git utilities (JS module without type definitions)
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-const gitUtils = require('../../../../scripts/modules/utils/git-utils.js');
-const isGitRepository = gitUtils.isGitRepository as (
-	projectRoot: string
-) => Promise<boolean>;
-const isGhCliAvailable = gitUtils.isGhCliAvailable as (
-	projectRoot: string
-) => Promise<boolean>;
-const getDefaultBranch = gitUtils.getDefaultBranch as (
-	projectRoot: string
-) => Promise<string | null>;
+import {
+	isGitRepository,
+	isGhCliAvailable,
+	getDefaultBranch
+} from '../utils/git-utils.js';
 
 const logger = getLogger('PreflightChecker');
 
diff --git a/packages/tm-core/src/utils/git-utils.ts b/packages/tm-core/src/utils/git-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5753be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tm-core/src/utils/git-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,304 @@
+/**
+ * @fileoverview Git utilities for Task Master
+ * Git integration utilities using raw git commands and gh CLI
+ */
+
+import { exec, execSync } from 'child_process';
+import { promisify } from 'util';
+
+const execAsync = promisify(exec);
+
+/**
+ * GitHub repository information
+ */
+export interface GitHubRepoInfo {
+	name: string;
+	owner: { login: string };
+	defaultBranchRef: { name: string };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if the specified directory is inside a git repository
+ */
+export async function isGitRepository(projectRoot: string): Promise<boolean> {
+	if (!projectRoot) {
+		throw new Error('projectRoot is required for isGitRepository');
+	}
+
+	try {
+		await execAsync('git rev-parse --git-dir', { cwd: projectRoot });
+		return true;
+	} catch (error) {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Synchronous check if directory is in a git repository
+ */
+export function isGitRepositorySync(projectRoot: string): boolean {
+	if (!projectRoot) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	try {
+		execSync('git rev-parse --git-dir', {
+			cwd: projectRoot,
+			stdio: 'ignore'
+		});
+		return true;
+	} catch (error) {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the current git branch name
+ */
+export async function getCurrentBranch(
+	projectRoot: string
+): Promise<string | null> {
+	if (!projectRoot) {
+		throw new Error('projectRoot is required for getCurrentBranch');
+	}
+
+	try {
+		const { stdout } = await execAsync('git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD', {
+			cwd: projectRoot
+		});
+		return stdout.trim();
+	} catch (error) {
+		return null;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Synchronous get current git branch name
+ */
+export function getCurrentBranchSync(projectRoot: string): string | null {
+	if (!projectRoot) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	try {
+		const stdout = execSync('git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD', {
+			cwd: projectRoot,
+			encoding: 'utf8'
+		});
+		return stdout.trim();
+	} catch (error) {
+		return null;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get list of all local git branches
+ */
+export async function getLocalBranches(projectRoot: string): Promise<string[]> {
+	if (!projectRoot) {
+		throw new Error('projectRoot is required for getLocalBranches');
+	}
+
+	try {
+		const { stdout } = await execAsync(
+			'git branch --format="%(refname:short)"',
+			{ cwd: projectRoot }
+		);
+		return stdout
+			.trim()
+			.split('\n')
+			.filter((branch) => branch.length > 0)
+			.map((branch) => branch.trim());
+	} catch (error) {
+		return [];
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get list of all remote branches
+ */
+export async function getRemoteBranches(
+	projectRoot: string
+): Promise<string[]> {
+	if (!projectRoot) {
+		throw new Error('projectRoot is required for getRemoteBranches');
+	}
+
+	try {
+		const { stdout } = await execAsync(
+			'git branch -r --format="%(refname:short)"',
+			{ cwd: projectRoot }
+		);
+		return stdout
+			.trim()
+			.split('\n')
+			.filter((branch) => branch.length > 0 && !branch.includes('HEAD'))
+			.map((branch) => branch.replace(/^origin\//, '').trim());
+	} catch (error) {
+		return [];
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if gh CLI is available and authenticated
+ */
+export async function isGhCliAvailable(
+	projectRoot?: string
+): Promise<boolean> {
+	try {
+		const options = projectRoot ? { cwd: projectRoot } : {};
+		await execAsync('gh auth status', options);
+		return true;
+	} catch (error) {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get GitHub repository information using gh CLI
+ */
+export async function getGitHubRepoInfo(
+	projectRoot: string
+): Promise<GitHubRepoInfo | null> {
+	if (!projectRoot) {
+		throw new Error('projectRoot is required for getGitHubRepoInfo');
+	}
+
+	try {
+		const { stdout } = await execAsync(
+			'gh repo view --json name,owner,defaultBranchRef',
+			{ cwd: projectRoot }
+		);
+		return JSON.parse(stdout) as GitHubRepoInfo;
+	} catch (error) {
+		return null;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get git repository root directory
+ */
+export async function getGitRepositoryRoot(
+	projectRoot: string
+): Promise<string | null> {
+	if (!projectRoot) {
+		throw new Error('projectRoot is required for getGitRepositoryRoot');
+	}
+
+	try {
+		const { stdout } = await execAsync('git rev-parse --show-toplevel', {
+			cwd: projectRoot
+		});
+		return stdout.trim();
+	} catch (error) {
+		return null;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the default branch name for the repository
+ */
+export async function getDefaultBranch(
+	projectRoot: string
+): Promise<string | null> {
+	if (!projectRoot) {
+		throw new Error('projectRoot is required for getDefaultBranch');
+	}
+
+	try {
+		// Try to get from GitHub first (if gh CLI is available)
+		if (await isGhCliAvailable(projectRoot)) {
+			const repoInfo = await getGitHubRepoInfo(projectRoot);
+			if (repoInfo && repoInfo.defaultBranchRef) {
+				return repoInfo.defaultBranchRef.name;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Fallback to git remote info
+		const { stdout } = await execAsync(
+			'git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD',
+			{ cwd: projectRoot }
+		);
+		return stdout.replace('refs/remotes/origin/', '').trim();
+	} catch (error) {
+		// Final fallback - common default branch names
+		const commonDefaults = ['main', 'master'];
+		const branches = await getLocalBranches(projectRoot);
+
+		for (const defaultName of commonDefaults) {
+			if (branches.includes(defaultName)) {
+				return defaultName;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return null;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if we're currently on the default branch
+ */
+export async function isOnDefaultBranch(projectRoot: string): Promise<boolean> {
+	if (!projectRoot) {
+		throw new Error('projectRoot is required for isOnDefaultBranch');
+	}
+
+	try {
+		const currentBranch = await getCurrentBranch(projectRoot);
+		const defaultBranch = await getDefaultBranch(projectRoot);
+		return currentBranch !== null && defaultBranch !== null && currentBranch === defaultBranch;
+	} catch (error) {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if the current working directory is inside a Git work-tree
+ */
+export function insideGitWorkTree(): boolean {
+	try {
+		execSync('git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree', {
+			stdio: 'ignore',
+			cwd: process.cwd()
+		});
+		return true;
+	} catch {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sanitize branch name to be a valid tag name
+ */
+export function sanitizeBranchNameForTag(branchName: string): string {
+	if (!branchName || typeof branchName !== 'string') {
+		return 'unknown-branch';
+	}
+
+	// Replace invalid characters with hyphens and clean up
+	return branchName
+		.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]/g, '-') // Replace invalid chars with hyphens
+		.replace(/^-+|-+$/g, '') // Remove leading/trailing hyphens
+		.replace(/-+/g, '-') // Collapse multiple hyphens
+		.toLowerCase() // Convert to lowercase
+		.substring(0, 50); // Limit length
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if a branch name would create a valid tag name
+ */
+export function isValidBranchForTag(branchName: string): boolean {
+	if (!branchName || typeof branchName !== 'string') {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// Check if it's a reserved branch name that shouldn't become tags
+	const reservedBranches = ['main', 'master', 'develop', 'dev', 'HEAD'];
+	if (reservedBranches.includes(branchName.toLowerCase())) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// Check if sanitized name would be meaningful
+	const sanitized = sanitizeBranchNameForTag(branchName);
+	return sanitized.length > 0 && sanitized !== 'unknown-branch';
+}
diff --git a/packages/tm-core/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/tm-core/src/utils/index.ts
index 61969f78..f587dab0 100644
--- a/packages/tm-core/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/tm-core/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,25 @@ export {
 	getParentTaskId
 } from './id-generator.js';
 
+// Export git utilities
+export {
+	isGitRepository,
+	isGitRepositorySync,
+	getCurrentBranch,
+	getCurrentBranchSync,
+	getLocalBranches,
+	getRemoteBranches,
+	isGhCliAvailable,
+	getGitHubRepoInfo,
+	getGitRepositoryRoot,
+	getDefaultBranch,
+	isOnDefaultBranch,
+	insideGitWorkTree,
+	sanitizeBranchNameForTag,
+	isValidBranchForTag,
+	type GitHubRepoInfo
+} from './git-utils.js';
+
 // Additional utility exports
 
 /**