Git trunk based workflow
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Plan and execute Git Trunk-Based Development workflows on a repository with main as trunk. Use whenever the user asks about branch strategy, branch naming, rebasing on main, merge conflicts during rebase, PR flow, merge strategy, safe history rewrite, or branch cleanup, even if they do not mention "trunk-based" explicitly. For commit message formatting and Conventional Commits wording, delegate to git-commits.
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Git Trunk-Based Workflow
Guide contributors through a safe trunk-based Git workflow.
Goal
Keep main releasable while integrating small changes frequently and predictably.
Canonical rules table
Use this table as the single source of truth for workflow decisions.
| ID | Scope | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
WF-1 | Trunk policy | Never commit directly to main; use short-lived feature branches and pull requests. |
WF-2 | Branch lifecycle | Feature branches SHOULD stay focused and short-lived; delete branches after merge. |
WF-3 | Integration | Rebase feature branch on top of main frequently to minimize integration drift. |
WF-4 | History rewrite | If branch history was rewritten (rebase/squash), push with --force-with-lease only. |
WF-5 | PR quality | Open PR to main, keep CI green, and address review feedback before merge. |
WF-6 | Merge mode | Prefer standard repository merge path (typically GitHub UI) unless local merge is required. |
WF-7 | Cleanup | After merge, clean up local/remote branch references. |
WF-8 | Safety | Commands provided to users MUST be copy-paste ready and scoped to their current step. |
WF-9 | Preflight | Before branch operations, verify current branch and working tree state. |
WF-10 | Conflict recovery | Rebase guidance MUST include safe conflict resolution (--continue / --abort). |
Branch state preflight
Run before creating/rebasing/merging branches:
git branch --show-current
git status --short
If working tree is not clean, pause and either commit, stash, or discard changes before proceeding.
Rebase conflict handling
When git rebase stops on conflict:
git status
# resolve conflicts in files
git add <resolved-file>...
git rebase --continue
If you need to cancel the rebase:
git rebase --abort
Authoring workflow
- Run
Branch state preflightand confirm current goal. - Create or switch to a short-lived feature branch from up-to-date
main. - Commit and push incremental progress to the feature branch.
- Rebase feature branch onto
mainfrequently (use--rebase-mergesonly when needed). - If rebase conflicts occur, execute
Rebase conflict handling. - Optionally clean branch history before opening PR.
- Open and land PR to
mainwith green CI and addressed feedback. - Clean up merged branches locally and remotely.
For full command sequences and edge-case notes, use references/git-workflow.md.
Out of scope
- Commit message wording/formatting and Conventional Commits phrasing belong to
git-commits.
Quality checklist
- Guidance conforms to all applicable
WF-*rules. - Commands are copy-paste ready and ordered by execution flow.
- No recommendation conflicts with repository branch policy (
mainas trunk). - Preflight and rebase conflict recovery commands are included when relevant.
- If user asks about commit message style, explicitly route to
git-commits.
Prompt templates
Propose a trunk-based git workflow for implementing this task from branch creation to merge.Review my current git commands and rewrite them to follow a safe rebase + PR flow on main.Give me a step-by-step checklist to clean up history and merge this feature branch into main.
References
references/git-workflow.md(canonical detailed workflow and commands)- https://trunkbaseddevelopment.com/