DevFlow

To prevent direct commits to the main branch in a CI/CD workflow, you need automated guardrails that detect your current development stage and block actions violating your defined pipeline rules. This ensures code progresses correctly through stages like Branch, Push, PR, Review, and Merge.

To check if your feature branch is ready for a pull request, automate checks for branch status, working tree state, remote synchronization, open PRs, and CI status. This provides actionable next steps like pushing commits or creating the PR to guide pipeline progression.

The standard stages in a continuous deployment pipeline are Branch, Develop, Push, PR, Review, Merge, and Deploy. Enforcing this progression prevents costly mistakes like unmerged code or direct production edits by guiding users through each defined stage.

To enforce code review before merging code in git, implement workflow adherence checks that detect the current pipeline stage and prevent deviations. This ensures all code passes through defined stages including PR creation and Review before Merge and Deploy.

Your CI/CD pipeline fails when committing directly to production because this action violates standard workflow guardrails designed to prevent deviations. The pipeline requires code to pass through defined stages like Branch, PR, and Review to ensure proper validation before deployment.