finishing-a-development-branch SKILL.md skillA

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finishing-a-development-branch from chinkan/rustfox is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

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SKILL.md skill

Repository

chinkan/rustfox

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.cursor/skills/finishing-a-development-branch/SKILL.md

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Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work - guides completion of development work by presenting structured options for merge, PR, or cleanup.

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What the file says

# 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?"

### Step 3: Present Options

Present exactly these 4 options:

```
Implementation complete. What would you like to do?

1. Merge back to <base-branch> locally
2. Push and create a Pull Request
3. Keep the branch as-is (I'll handle it later)
…

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How to install

mdr add chinkan/rustfox/finishing-a-development-branch@sha256:dd2f82c6dc8582b6

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API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_cuqxt76jwfpfsbbb
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=chinkan/rustfox/finishing-a-development-branch
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/dd2f82c6dc8582b621f9eb57fcb65f557f88eadf872727ac81d0840ae12c504e

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