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odjaramillo (@odjaramillo) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Git Flow by odjaramillo — Agent Skill

Name: Git Flow
Author: odjaramillo

File contents

Git Flow Strategy

When to Use

Deciding which branch to base work on.
Creating a new Release or Hotfix.
Merging strategies (Squash vs Merge Commit).

1. Branching Model

Branch	Source	Merge Into	Lifespan	Purpose
`main`	-	-	Infinite	Production-ready code. Stable.
`develop`	`main`	`main`	Infinite	Integration branch for next release.
`feature/*`	`develop`	`develop`	Short	New features (e.g., `feature/login-page`).
`release/*`	`develop`	`develop`, `main`	Medium	Release prep (e.g., `release/v1.0.0`).
`hotfix/*`	`main`	`develop`, `main`	Very Short	Production critical fixes (e.g., `hotfix/crash`).

2. Feature Development

Start: Update develop and branch off.

git checkout develop && git pull origin develop
git checkout -b feature/my-feature

Work: Commit changes. Use github skill templates for PRs.
Finish: PR into develop. Squash merge recommended.

3. Release Process

Start: Branch off develop when features are frozen.

git checkout develop
git checkout -b release/v1.2.0

Work: Bump versions, update changelogs, fix bugs. NO NEW FEATURES.
Finish:
- Merge into main (Tag this commit).
- Merge into develop (Back-propagate fixes).
- Delete release/v1.2.0 branch.

4. Hotfixes

Start: Branch off main (Production).

git checkout main
git checkout -b hotfix/critical-bug

Work: Fix the critical bug. Minimal changes.
Finish:
- Merge into main (Tag this commit).
- Merge into develop.
- Delete hotfix branch.

5. Protocols

Never commit directly to main or develop.
Keep history clean. Use interactive rebase before PRs.
Tags are immutable. Once pushed, do not change.

---name: git-flowdescription: Standard Git Flow branching model and lifecycle management strategy. Trigger: "create release", "hotfix", "branching strategy", "git flow".license: Apache-2.0---# Git Flow Strategy## When to Use- Deciding which branch to base work on.- Creating a new Release or Hotfix.- Merging strategies (Squash vs Merge Commit).## 1. Branching Model| Branch | Source | Merge Into | Lifespan | Purpose || ----------- | --------- | ----------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------- || `main` | - | - | Infinite | Production-ready code. Stable. || `develop` | `main` | `main` | Infinite | Integration branch for next release. || `feature/*` | `develop` | `develop` | Short | New features (e.g., `feature/login-page`). || `release/*` | `develop` | `develop`, `main` | Medium | Release prep (e.g., `release/v1.0.0`). || `hotfix/*` | `main` | `develop`, `main` | Very Short | Production critical fixes (e.g., `hotfix/crash`). |## 2. Feature Development1. **Start:** Update `develop` and branch off. ```bash git checkout develop && git pull origin develop git checkout -b feature/my-feature ```2. **Work:** Commit changes. Use `github` skill templates for PRs.3. **Finish:** PR into `develop`. Squash merge recommended.## 3. Release Process1. **Start:** Branch off `develop` when features are frozen. ```bash git checkout develop git checkout -b release/v1.2.0 ```2. **Work:** Bump versions, update changelogs, fix bugs. NO NEW FEATURES.3. **Finish:** - Merge into `main` (Tag this commit). - Merge into `develop` (Back-propagate fixes). - Delete `release/v1.2.0` branch.## 4. Hotfixes1. **Start:** Branch off `main` (Production). ```bash git checkout main git checkout -b hotfix/critical-bug ```2. **Work:** Fix the critical bug. Minimal changes.3. **Finish:** - Merge into `main` (Tag this commit). - Merge into `develop`. - Delete `hotfix` branch.## 5. Protocols- **Never commit directly to `main` or `develop`.**- **Keep history clean.** Use interactive rebase before PRs.- **Tags are immutable.** Once pushed, do not change.

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