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finishing-a-development-branch

Use when implementation is complete and tests pass but the branch itself is not yet resolved — verify tests, detect worktree vs. normal checkout, then present merge/PR/keep/discard options and execute the chosen cleanup

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# Finishing a Development Branch

`commit-workflow` gets changes into commits, `release` ships a version, and `github-pr-workflow`
manages PRs that already exist. None of them answer the question that comes right after
implementation finishes: **what happens to this branch now?** This skill closes that gap.

**Core principle:** Verify tests → detect environment → present options → execute the choice →
clean up.

## When to Use

- Implementation on a feature/fix branch is complete and its own tests pass
- You need to decide between merging locally, opening a PR, leaving the branch for later, or
  discarding it — and the workspace (worktree vs. normal checkout) affects how cleanup should work