finishing-a-development-branch

Finishing a development branch involves verifying tests pass, then choosing between merging locally, creating a pull request, keeping the branch as-is, or discarding it. This Skill automates that decision process and executes the corresponding git commands, including optional cleanup of branch and worktree.

After test verification, you can merge directly to your base branch using git merge, or push and create a pull request via gh CLI for code review. This Skill presents both options and handles the merge or PR creation based on your choice.

Branch cleanup removes local and remote branch references after integration; worktree cleanup removes linked working directories. This Skill automates both based on your chosen merge or discard option, streamlining post-development tasks.

Yes. This Skill automates the full decision workflow for integrating feature branches by verifying tests, determining your base branch, presenting structured options, and executing the appropriate git and gh CLI commands without manual steps.

This Skill enforces a test verification gate—it halts the integration process if tests fail, preventing broken code from merging. You must resolve test failures before the Skill presents integration options.

Yes. This Skill integrates across standard CI workflows and common base branches like main or master, making it compatible with typical development environments without special configuration.