finishing-a-development-branch

What problem does it solve? When implementation work is done, developers often face an ambiguous "what now?" moment that leads to broken merges, forgotten worktrees, or accidentally deleted work. This Skill enforces a disciplined completion workflow: verify tests, present clear options, execute the chosen path, and clean up safely. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Test Gate Before Completion: Runs the project's test suite first and blocks any merge or PR if tests fail, preventing broken code from reaching the base branch. - Four Structured Options: Presents exactly four choices — merge locally, push and create a PR, keep the branch as-is, or discard — eliminating open-ended ambiguity. - Safe Cleanup and Discard Protection: Requires typed "discard" confirmation before deleting work, and only removes git worktrees for options where they are no longer needed. - Use Case: After finishing a feature branch in a git worktree, invoke this Skill to verify tests pass, create a pull request via gh pr create, and clean up the worktree in one guided flow. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to finish the current development branch and walk you through the merge, PR, keep, or discard options after verifying tests pass.