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The workflow verifies tests, determines the base branch, presents four options—merge locally, push PR, keep, or discard—and performs the chosen action along with worktree and branch cleanup.

The best way to clean up git feature branches is to automate the finalization process by selecting an integration action, which performs the chosen merge or PR and automatically removes the resulting worktree and branch.

Yes, you can push a GitHub PR automatically when finishing a development branch by selecting the push PR option from the four presented choices after the workflow verifies your tests pass.

No specific git dependencies are required; the workflow operates within typical feature-branch workflows across Git and GitHub to verify tests, determine a base branch, and execute the chosen finalization action.

You should discard a development branch when the work is no longer needed; the workflow presents this as one of four options alongside merging or pushing a PR, safely removing the branch and worktree after selection.