version-control SKILL.md skillA
version-control from jkitchin/knowhow is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add jkitchin/knowhow/version-control@git:20260307.3e74b2fPins git:20260307.3e74b2f in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- jkitchin/knowhow
- Path
skills/development/version-control/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20260307.3e74b2f, committed Mar 7, 2026
- First version recorded
- Nov 29, 2025
- Size
- 22,652 bytes
- Repository stars
- 42
- License
- MIT
Expert guidance for Git version control, trunk-based development workflows, and GitHub best practices. Emphasizes Conventional Commits for clean history, short-lived feature branches, frequent integration, and professional collaboration patterns. Use when users need help with git commands, branching strategies, commit messages, PRs, merge conflicts, or git troubleshooting. Triggers include 'git,' 'commit,' 'branch,' 'merge,' 'rebase,' 'PR,' 'pull request,' or version control questions.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Version Control & Git Workflow Skill Guide users through professional version control practices using Git with trunk-based development, Conventional Commits, and GitHub integration. ## Core Philosophy **Trunk-Based Development:** - Keep main branch always deployable - Short-lived feature branches (days, not weeks) - Frequent integration to main - Small, incremental changes - Continuous integration mindset **Conventional Commits:** - Structured, semantic commit messages - Enables automated tooling (changelogs, versioning) - Clear intent and scope in history - Searchable, filterable commits **GitHub Integration:** - Pull requests for code review - Branch protection for main - CI/CD with GitHub Actions - Clear PR descriptions and discussions ## Trunk-Based Development Workflow ### The Main Branch - **Always deployable** - Main branch should always be in working state - **Protected** - Require PRs, reviews, passing CI - **Source of truth** - All branches stem from and merge back to main - **No long-lived branches** - Avoid develop, staging branches ### Feature Branch Workflow **1. Start from main:** ```bash git checkout main git pull origin main …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add jkitchin/knowhow/version-control@sha256:235ae86a326031b5The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260307.3e74b2f, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_2tqy5uq55i3stw3n)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Nov 29, 2025 and Mar 7, 2026, about one every 98 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260307.3e74b2f latest | 2026-03-07 | 3e74b2f | 22,652 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20251129.eef1b8e | 2025-11-29 | eef1b8e | 22,650 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (22652 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
jkitchin/knowhow · 42 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-02 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_2tqy5uq55i3stw3n GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=jkitchin/knowhow/version-control GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/235ae86a326031b58465ca3b175a379f66a7eff4f0e41b721e7ce76d7627d389
Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.
Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.
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