finishing-a-development-branch

To finalize a git development branch after tests pass, you should verify your environment, then choose between merging locally, opening a pull request, or cleaning up the worktree. This ensures safe completion of your feature work.

To safely clean up a git worktree after merging, the workflow detects whether you are in a normal repo, named worktree, or detached HEAD, and then performs the necessary branch deletion and cleanup actions to safely finalize the merged work.

Yes, you can open a pull request from a named git worktree. The workflow detects the repository environment, including named worktrees and detached HEAD states, to tailor the available PR and merge options for your branch.

Yes, you need to run tests before merging a development branch. The workflow enforces verification that tests pass before presenting the structured options to merge, open a pull request, or discard your feature branch.

When finishing development work in a local git repository, you have a fixed set of options: merge locally, push and open a pull request, keep the worktree, or discard the work. These options are presented only after tests pass.