# Git Workflow > Git collaboration workflow for branches, commits, PRs, reviews, releases, tags, and conflict handling. Use when preparing changes for review, planning branch strategy, writing commit or PR text, or managing release flow. Use when this capability is needed. - Skill: `tomevault-io/git-workflow-162` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/git-workflow-162` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/git-workflow-162/raw - Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS) - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: AI & ML - Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/git-workflow-162 --- # Git Workflow Use this skill when the task involves collaboration through version control. ## What to Apply - Keep branches short-lived and tied to one intent. - Write commits and PR descriptions around user-visible or maintainer-visible changes. - Review diffs before handoff and call out unrelated dirty worktree changes. - Prefer non-destructive recovery steps unless the user explicitly approves otherwise. - Align release tags, changelogs, and version bumps with the repo release process. ## Reference Files - [ai-agent-standards/engineering-practices/RELEASE_PROCESS.md](../../ai-agent-standards/engineering-practices/RELEASE_PROCESS.md) - [ai-agent-standards/quality-control/ci-cd-gates.md](../../ai-agent-standards/quality-control/ci-cd-gates.md) - [.github/pull_request_template.md](../../.github/pull_request_template.md) ## Output Expectation Provide branch, commit, PR, or release guidance with the exact verification status. --- > Source: [JunMystery/AI-Agent-Standards](https://github.com/JunMystery/AI-Agent-Standards) — distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io).