finishing-a-development-branch SKILL.md skillA

This file is byte-identical to the first copy the registry indexed, one of 6 indexed copies. Same content hash, so the same checks give both the same grade.

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

Install it, pinned
mdr add autovant/superpowers/finishing-a-development-branch@git:20251017.141953a

Pins git:20251017.141953a in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
autovant/superpowers
Path
skills/finishing-a-development-branch/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
3
Latest version
git:20251017.141953a, committed Oct 17, 2025
First version recorded
Oct 16, 2025
Size
4,250 bytes
Repository stars
10
License
MIT

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.

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

# 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)
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add autovant/superpowers/finishing-a-development-branch@sha256:dd2f82c6dc8582b6

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20251017.141953a, 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 badge

[![mdr](https://markdownregistry.com/badge/art_vjwritxx3kpt5fyy.svg)](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_vjwritxx3kpt5fyy)

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

Versions

The registry has recorded 3 versions of this file, between Oct 16, 2025 and Oct 17, 2025, more than one a day.

versioncommittedcommitsizeaudit
git:20251017.141953a latest2025-10-17 141953a 4,250 BA view · diff
git:20251017.48410c72025-10-17 48410c7 4,225 BA view · diff
git:20251016.9c9547c2025-10-16 9c9547c 4,225 BA 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 (4250 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

autovant/superpowers · 10 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-05 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_vjwritxx3kpt5fyy
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=autovant/superpowers/finishing-a-development-branch
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/dd2f82c6dc8582b621f9eb57fcb65f557f88eadf872727ac81d0840ae12c504e

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.

More from autovant/superpowers

brainstorming SKILL.md skill
autovant/superpowers · skills/brainstorming/SKILL.md · You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying…
git:20260308.8c01ac8 · audit A · 10 stars
dispatching-parallel-agents SKILL.md skill
autovant/superpowers · skills/dispatching-parallel-agents/SKILL.md · Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies
git:20251218.030a222 · audit A · 10 stars
executing-plans SKILL.md skill
autovant/superpowers · skills/executing-plans/SKILL.md · Use when you have a written implementation plan to execute in a separate session with review checkpoints
git:20260308.3bdd66e · audit A · 10 stars
receiving-code-review SKILL.md skill
autovant/superpowers · skills/receiving-code-review/SKILL.md · Use when receiving code review feedback, before implementing suggestions, especially if feedback seems unclear or…
git:20251224.1455ac0 · audit A · 10 stars
requesting-code-review SKILL.md skill
autovant/superpowers · skills/requesting-code-review/SKILL.md · Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements
git:20260306.f57638a · audit A · 10 stars
subagent-driven-development SKILL.md skill
autovant/superpowers · skills/subagent-driven-development/SKILL.md · Use when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session
git:20260306.daa3fb2 · audit A · 10 stars
systematic-debugging SKILL.md skill
autovant/superpowers · skills/systematic-debugging/SKILL.md · Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes
git:20251218.030a222 · audit A · 10 stars
test-driven-development SKILL.md skill
autovant/superpowers · skills/test-driven-development/SKILL.md · Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code
git:20251218.030a222 · audit A · 10 stars
using-git-worktrees SKILL.md skill
autovant/superpowers · skills/using-git-worktrees/SKILL.md · Use when starting feature work that needs isolation from current workspace or before executing implementation plans -…
git:20260129.bb2ff5d · audit A · 10 stars
using-superpowers SKILL.md skill
autovant/superpowers · skills/using-superpowers/SKILL.md · Use when starting any conversation - establishes how to find and use skills, requiring Skill tool invocation before ANY…
git:20260310.87e27a2 · audit A · 10 stars
verification-before-completion SKILL.md skill
autovant/superpowers · skills/verification-before-completion/SKILL.md · Use when about to claim work is complete, fixed, or passing, before committing or creating PRs - requires running…
git:20251017.48410c7 · audit A · 10 stars
writing-plans SKILL.md skill
autovant/superpowers · skills/writing-plans/SKILL.md · Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code
git:20260307.f3083e5 · audit A · 10 stars

Every file in autovant/superpowers

Other files named finishing-a-development-branch

finishing-a-development-branch SKILL.md skill
obra/superpowers · skills/finishing-a-development-branch/SKILL.md · Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work
git:20260812.b36e082 · audit A · 314,583 stars
finishing-a-development-branch SKILL.md skill
jnmetacode/superpowers-zh · skills/finishing-a-development-branch/SKILL.md · 当实现完成、所有测试通过、需要决定如何集成这份工作时使用
v1.0.0 · audit A · 8,494 stars
finishing-a-development-branch SKILL.md skill
a5c-ai/babysitter · library/methodologies/superpowers/skills/finishing-a-development-branch/SKILL.md · Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work.
git:20260601.da7723a · audit A · 1,896 stars
finishing-a-development-branch SKILL.md skill
ganyuanran/aegis · skills/finishing-a-development-branch/SKILL.md · Use when verified work needs integration or cleanup of an existing task-created branch/worktree, or the user explicitly…
git:20261010.8d5b88e · audit A · 1,417 stars
finishing-a-development-branch SKILL.md skill
coco-research/coco · skills/finishing-a-development-branch/SKILL.md · Use when implementation is done and tests pass and the user must choose to merge locally, open a PR, keep the branch…
git:20260914.e75f220 · audit A · 797 stars
finishing-a-development-branch SKILL.md skill
xu123-bob/baize · agent/skills/superpowers/5.1.0/skills/finishing-a-development-branch/SKILL.md · Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work - guides…
git:20260912.5e131e8 · audit A · 617 stars
finishing-a-development-branch SKILL.md skill
jamditis/claude-skills-journalism · superjawn/skills/finishing-a-development-branch/SKILL.md · Presents options for merge, PR, or cleanup. Use when work is complete, tests pass, and you must decide how to integrate.
git:20261024.21f0bb2 · audit A · 450 stars
finishing-a-development-branch SKILL.md skill
ibrahim-3d/orchestrator-supaconductor · skills/finishing-a-development-branch/SKILL.md · Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work - guides…
git:20260327.87e3ef5 · audit A · 381 stars

Browse by kind, by grade A, or by owner.