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This file is byte-identical to the first copy the registry indexed, one of 3 indexed copies. Same content hash, so the same checks give both the same grade.

git-workflow from microsoft/waza is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned

mdr add microsoft/waza/git-workflow@git:20261016.42d1b9f

Pins git:20261016.42d1b9f in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade: A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind: SKILL.md skill
Repository: microsoft/waza
Path: .github/skills/git-workflow/SKILL.md
Versions recorded: 1
Latest version: git:20261016.42d1b9f, committed Oct 16, 2026
Size: 6,259 bytes
Repository stars: 1,424
License: MIT

Squad branching model: dev-first workflow with insiders preview channel.

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

## Context

Squad uses a three-branch model. **All feature work starts from `dev`, not `main`.**

| Branch | Purpose | Publishes |
|--------|---------|-----------|
| `main` | Released, tagged, in-npm code only | `npm publish` on tag |
| `dev` | Integration branch — all feature work lands here | `npm publish --tag preview` on merge |
| `insiders` | Early-access channel — synced from dev | `npm publish --tag insiders` on sync |

## Branch Naming Convention

Issue branches MUST use: `squad/{issue-number}-{kebab-case-slug}`

Examples:
- `squad/195-fix-version-stamp-bug`
- `squad/42-add-profile-api`

## Workflow for Issue Work

1. **Branch from dev:**
   ```bash
   git checkout dev
   git pull origin dev
   git checkout -b squad/{issue-number}-{slug}
   ```

2. **Mark issue in-progress:**
   ```bash
   gh issue edit {number} --add-label "status:in-progress"
   ```

3. **Create draft PR targeting dev:**
   ```bash
   gh pr create --base dev --title "{description}" --body "Closes #{issue-number}" --draft
   ```

4. **Do the work.** Make changes, write tests, commit with issue reference.

5. **Push and mark ready:**
   ```bash
   git push -u origin squad/{issue-number}-{slug}
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint

mdr add microsoft/waza/git-workflow@sha256:b85373cb599d07bd

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261016.42d1b9f, 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.

Badge

[![mdr](https://markdownregistry.com/badge/art_7o2vdoyakkfn5iks.svg)](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_7o2vdoyakkfn5iks)

2 badge image fetches in 30 days. What the badge shows.

Versions

The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Oct 16, 2026.

version	committed	commit	size	audit
git:20261016.42d1b9f latest	2026-10-16	42d1b9f	6,259 B	A	view

Audit of the latest version

A 17 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.

pass: Frontmatter block present
pass: Frontmatter declares a name
pass: Frontmatter declares a description
pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (6259 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

GitHub

microsoft/waza · 1,424 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-21 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_7o2vdoyakkfn5iks
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=microsoft/waza/git-workflow
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/b85373cb599d07bd13bf52939e9167df1cf5b1d16cb23d8913148afac7d6f50b

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