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Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work.

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Install
$ npx -y skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill finishing-a-development-branch --agent claude-code

How it fires

How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.

  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
  • Slash command/finishing-a-development-branch

Context preview

The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.

Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work.

SKILL.md

finishing-a-development-branch.SKILL.md
name: finishing-a-development-branch
description: Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work.
graph:
  domains: [domain:software-engineering]
  skillAreas: [skill-area:agentic-loops, skill-area:orchestration-loop]
  workflows: [workflow:feature-development]
  topics: [topic:developer-experience]
  roles: [role:tech-lead, role:backend-engineer]
2. Push and create a Pull Request
3. Keep the branch as-is
4. Discard this work (requires typed confirmation)

Process

1. Verify all tests pass (STOP if they fail) 2. Determine base branch 3. Present exactly 4 options 4. Execute chosen option 5. Clean up worktree (Options 1 and 4 only)

Agents Used

  • Process agents referenced in workflow processes

Tool Use

Referenced by `executing-plans` and `subagent-driven-development` processes.

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