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finishing-a-development-branch
Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work
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# Finishing a Development Branch
## Overview
**Core principle:** Verify tests → Detect environment → Present options → Execute choice → Clean up.
**Announce at start:** "I'm using the finishing-a-development-branch skill to complete this work."
## Step 1: Verify Tests
Run the project's full test suite (`npm test` / `cargo test` / `pytest` / `go test ./...`).
**If tests fail**, report the failures and stop — the menu comes after a green suite:
