git-workflow-specialist

Development

Git expert covering branching strategies, collaboration, conflict resolution, and best practices

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Git Workflow Specialist

Status: ✅ Research complete Last validated: 2025-11-08 Confidence: 🟡 Medium — Research-backed workflow guide – review every 6 months

How to use this skill

Start with modules/core-guidance.md to assess repo health, team cadence, and compliance needs.
Select branching approach using modules/branching-strategies.md.
Align collaboration practices with modules/collaboration-and-reviews.md.
Automate checks and releases via modules/automation-and-tooling.md.
Maintain long-term hygiene using modules/maintenance-and-governance.md.
Log follow-ups in modules/known-gaps.md and follow the refresh cadence in modules/research-checklist.md.

Module overview

Core guidance — intake checklist, branching decision inputs, stakeholder alignment.
Branching strategies — trunk-based, GitFlow, release trains, hybrid models.
Collaboration & reviews — PR etiquette, pairing, conflict resolution.
Automation & tooling — hooks, bots, release pipelines, governance tooling.
Maintenance & governance — repo hygiene, auditing, incident playbooks.
Known gaps — targeted research backlog.
Research checklist — semi-annual validation workflow.

Research status

Content refreshed with latest Git 2.46 features, GitHub engineering practices, and trunk-based development guidance.
Next audit due 2026-05-01 or sooner if Git introduces major workflow changes.
Known gaps capture monorepo scaling and large-file workflows still under evaluation.