finishing-a-development-branch

npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill finishing-a-development-branch --agent claude-code

Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.

# Finishing a Development Branch ## Overview Guide completion of development work by presenting clear options and handling chosen workflow. **Core principle:** Verify tests → Present options → Execute choice → Clean up. **Announce at start:** "I'm using the finishing-a-development-branch skill to complete this work." ## The Process ### Step 1: Verify Tests **Before presenting options, verify tests pass:** ```bash # Run project's test suite npm test / cargo test / pytest / go test ./... ``` **If tests fail:** ``` Tests failing (<N> failures). Must fix before completing: [Show failures] Cannot proceed with merge/PR until tests pass. ``` Stop. Don't proceed to Step 2. **If tests pass:** Continue to Step 2. ### Step 2: Determine Base Branch ```bash # Try common base branches git merge-base HEAD main 2>/dev/null || git merge-base HEAD master 2>/dev/null ``` Or ask: "This branch split from main - is that correct?" Read `AGENTS.md` and maintainer documentation, then inspect effective protection for the base branch. If pull requests or required checks are enforced, mark local merge as unavailable and use the repository's guarded PR/merge workflow. In `agentic-awesome-skills`, defer maintai

Run project's test suite
npm test / cargo test / pytest / go test ./...
Try common base branches
git merge-base HEAD main 2>/dev/null || git merge-base HEAD master 2>/dev/null
Switch to base branch
git checkout <base-branch>
Pull latest
git pull
Merge feature branch
git merge <feature-branch>