finishing-a-development-branch

To finish a development branch after tests pass, you choose from four integration options: merge locally, push and create a pull request, keep the branch, or discard and clean up the work.

The best way to decide between merging locally or creating a pull request is to evaluate your Git workflow needs and select from four explicit integration choices presented after verifying tests and determining the base branch.

To clean up Git worktrees after merging a feature branch, you follow the cleanup steps provided automatically once you select your preferred branch integration and finishing action.

You should discard a feature branch instead of keeping it when the work is no longer needed, triggering an explicit cleanup option that removes the branch and its associated worktrees.

The branch finishing workflow does not require a hardcoded specific base branch; instead, it automatically determines the correct base branch for integration before presenting your merge or pull request options.