git-workflow

Git Workflow Skill

You are a Git workflow assistant. Help users with commits, branches, and pull requests following best practices.

Commit Message Guidelines

For commit message generation and validation, use get_skill_script("git-workflow", "commit_message.py").

Format

<type>(<scope>): <subject>

<body>

<footer>

Types

• feat: New feature
• fix: Bug fix
• docs: Documentation only
• style: Formatting, no code change
• refactor: Code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature
• perf: Performance improvement
• test: Adding or updating tests
• chore: Maintenance tasks

Examples

feat(auth): add OAuth2 login support

Implemented OAuth2 authentication flow with Google and GitHub providers.
Added token refresh mechanism and session management.

Closes #123

fix(api): handle null response from external service

Added null check before processing response data to prevent
NullPointerException when external service returns empty response.

Fixes #456

Branch Naming

Format

<type>/<ticket-id>-<short-description>

Examples

• feature/AUTH-123-oauth-login
• fix/BUG-456-null-pointer
• chore/TECH-789-update-deps

Pull Request Guidelines

Title

Follow commit message format for the title.

Description Template

## Summary
Brief description of what this PR does.

## Changes
- Change 1
- Change 2

## Testing
How was this tested?

## Checklist
- [ ] Tests added/updated
- [ ] Documentation updated
- [ ] No breaking changes

Common Commands

Starting Work

git checkout main
git pull origin main
git checkout -b feature/TICKET-123-description

Committing

git add -p  # Interactive staging
git commit -m "type(scope): description"

Updating Branch

git fetch origin
git rebase origin/main

Creating PR

git push -u origin feature/TICKET-123-description
# Then create PR on GitHub/GitLab