Git Workflow Skill

Expert patterns for Git version control: branching, commits, collaboration, and CI/CD.

Expertise Areas

Branching: Git Flow, GitHub Flow, Trunk-based development
Commits: Conventional Commits, semantic versioning
Collaboration: PR workflows, code review, merge strategies, thread resolution
CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, branch protection

Reference	When to Load
`references/branching-strategies.md`	Managing branches, choosing branching model
`references/commit-conventions.md`	Writing commits, semantic versioning
`references/pull-request-workflow.md`	Creating/reviewing PRs, thread resolution, merging
`references/ci-cd-integration.md`	CI/CD automation, GitHub Actions
`references/advanced-git.md`	Rebasing, cherry-picking, bisecting
`references/github-releases.md`	Release management, immutable releases
`references/code-quality-tools.md`	Shell linting, formatting, smart fixups, structural diffs

PR operations (create, review, merge, thread resolution, conflicts, CI checks): load references/pull-request-workflow.md
Branching strategy: load references/branching-strategies.md
Commit messages: load references/commit-conventions.md
Releases: load references/github-releases.md

<type>[scope]: <description>

Types: feat (MINOR), fix (PATCH), docs, style, refactor, perf, test, build, ci, chore, revert

Breaking change: Add ! after type or BREAKING CHANGE: in footer.

feature/TICKET-123-description
fix/TICKET-456-bug-name
release/1.2.0
hotfix/1.2.1-security-patch

git checkout main && git pull
git checkout -b feature/my-feature
# ... work ...
git push -u origin HEAD
gh pr create && gh pr merge --squash

For code quality tools (shellcheck, shfmt, git-absorb, difft), see references/code-quality-tools.md.

CRITICAL: Deleted releases block tag names PERMANENTLY. Get releases right first time.

See references/github-releases.md for prevention and recovery patterns.

./scripts/verify-git-workflow.sh /path/to/repository

Contributing: https://github.com/netresearch/git-workflow-skill