git-workflow-strategy

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name: git-workflow-strategy
description: >
license: MIT
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# Git Workflow Strategy

## Table of Contents

- [Overview](#overview)
- [When to Use](#when-to-use)
- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
- [Reference Guides](#reference-guides)
- [Best Practices](#best-practices)

## Overview

Establish efficient Git workflows that support team collaboration, code quality, and deployment readiness through structured branching strategies and merge patterns.

## When to Use

- Team collaboration setup
- Release management
- Feature development coordination
- Hotfix procedures
- Code review processes
- CI/CD integration planning

## Quick Start

Minimal working example:

```bash
# Initialize GitFlow
git flow init -d

# Start a feature
git flow feature start new-feature
# Work on feature
git add .
git commit -m "feat: implement new feature"
git flow feature finish new-feature

# Start a release
git flow release start 1.0.0
# Update version numbers, changelog
git add .
git commit -m "chore: bump version to 1.0.0"
git flow release finish 1.0.0

# Create hotfix
git flow hotfix start 1.0.1
# Fix critical bug
git add .
git commit -m "fix: critical bug in production"
git flow hotfix finish 1.0.1
```

## Reference Guides

Detailed implementations in the `references/` directory:

| Guide | Contents |
|---|---|
| [GitFlow Workflow Setup](references/gitflow-workflow-setup.md) | GitFlow Workflow Setup, GitHub Flow Workflow, Trunk-Based Development, Git Configuration for Workflows (+1 more) |
| [Merge Strategy Script](references/merge-strategy-script.md) | Merge Strategy Script |
| [Collaborative Workflow with Code Review](references/collaborative-workflow-with-code-review.md) | Collaborative Workflow with Code Review |

## Best Practices

### ✅ DO

- Choose workflow matching team size and release cycle
- Keep feature branches short-lived (< 3 days)
- Use descriptive branch names with type prefix
- Require code review before merging to main
- Enforce protection rules on main/release branches
- Rebase frequently to minimize conflicts
- Write atomic, logical commits
- Keep commit messages clear and consistent

### ❌ DON'T

- Commit directly to main branch
- Create long-lived feature branches
- Use vague branch names (dev, test, temp)
- Merge without code review
- Mix multiple features in one branch
- Force push to shared branches
- Ignore failing CI checks
- Merge with merge commits in TBD