/new-branch
Cut a new branch under the GitFlow Lite model.
Branch model
master = released / stable (tagged on release; protected)
dev = integration branch (protected)
feat/* = cut from dev → PR → merge into dev
fix/* = cut from dev → PR → merge into dev
hotfix/* = cut from master → merge into master AND synced into dev (double merge)
release = dev → master + tag on master (no separate release branch)
Steps
- Ask (or infer) the change type:
feat,fix, orhotfix. - Pick the parent:
feat/*,fix/*→ branch fromdev.hotfix/*→ branch frommaster.
- Update the parent first:
git checkout <parent> git pull --ff-only - Create the branch with a kebab-case slug:
git checkout -b feat/<short-slug> - For a
hotfix, remember it must later merge into bothmasteranddev.
Naming
feat/add-agentic-rerank,fix/empty-profile-crash,hotfix/lancedb-conn-leak.- Lowercase, hyphen-separated, no spaces, concise.
Never commit directly to master or dev — always via a branch + PR.
Source: EverMind-AI/EverOS — distributed by TomeVault.