Git Workflow Skill
Expert guidance for git workflows, pull request best practices, branch management, and code review processes.
What This Skill Does
- Creates well-structured pull requests
- Establishes branch naming conventions
- Defines PR templates and checklists
- Reviews PR quality
- Manages merge strategies
- Handles rebasing and conflict resolution
When to Use
- Creating pull requests
- Establishing team git conventions
- Improving code review process
- Branch strategy decisions
- PR template creation
Reference Files
references/PULL_REQUEST.template.md- PR body templates for features, bugs, refactors
Branch Naming
<type>/<issue-number>-<short-description>Types: feat, fix, refactor, docs, test, chore
PR Best Practices
- Clear title following conventional format
- Summary explaining WHAT and WHY
- Specific test plan
- Breaking changes documented
- Screenshots for UI changes
- Link to related issues
Merge Strategies
| Strategy | When to Use | |----------|-------------| | Squash | Feature branches, clean history | | Merge | Preserve commits, audit trail | | Rebase | Linear history, small changes |