Gitflow Skill

Gitflow Workflow Rules

Main Branches

main (or master)

• Contains production-ready code
• Never commit directly to main
• Only accepts merges from:
  • hotfix/* branches
  • release/* branches
• Must be tagged with version number after each merge

develop

• Main development branch
• Contains latest delivered development changes
• Source branch for feature branches
• Never commit directly to develop

Supporting Branches

feature/*

• Branch from: develop
• Merge back into: develop
• Naming convention: feature/[issue-id]-descriptive-name
• Example: feature/123-user-authentication
• Must be up-to-date with develop before creating PR
• Delete after merge

release/*

• Branch from: develop
• Merge back into:
  • main
  • develop
• Naming convention: release/vX.Y.Z
• Example: release/v1.2.0
• Only bug fixes, documentation, and release-oriented tasks
• No new features
• Delete after merge

hotfix/*

• Branch from: main
• Merge back into:
  • main
  • develop
• Naming convention: hotfix/vX.Y.Z
• Example: hotfix/v1.2.1
• Only for urgent production fixes
• Delete after merge

Commit Messages

• Format: type(scope): description
• Types:
  • feat: New feature
  • fix: Bug fix
  • docs: Documentation changes
  • style: Formatting, missing semicolons, etc.
  • refactor: Code refactoring
  • test: Adding tests
  • chore: Maintenance tasks

Version Control

Semantic Versioning

• MAJOR version for incompatible API changes
• MINOR version for backwards-compatible functionality
• PATCH version for backwards-compatible bug fixes

Pull Request Rules

1. All changes must go through Pull Requests
2. Required approvals: minimum 1
3. CI checks must pass
4. No direct commits to protected branches (main, develop)
5. Branch must be up to date before merging
6. Delete branch after merge

Branch Protection Rules

main & develop

• Require pull request reviews
• Require status checks to pass
• Require branches to be up to date
• Include administrators in restrictions
• No force pushes
• No deletions

Release Process

1. Create release branch from develop
2. Bump version numbers
3. Fix any release-specific issues
4. Create PR to main
5. After merge to main:
   • Tag release
   • Merge back to develop
   • Delete release branch

Hotfix Process

1. Create hotfix branch from main
2. Fix the issue
3. Bump patch version
4. Create PR to main
5. After merge to main:
   • Tag release
   • Merge back to develop
   • Delete hotfix branch

Related Skills

• git-expert - Git operations and commands for implementing workflow

Memory Protocol (MANDATORY)

Before starting:

cat .claude/context/memory/learnings.md

After completing: Record any new patterns or exceptions discovered.

ASSUME INTERRUPTION: Your context may reset. If it's not in memory, it didn't happen.