finishing-a-development-branch
Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work
Install
npx skills add obra/superpowers@finishing-a-development-branchRuns in your terminal. Adds the skill globally for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and others; add -g -y to skip prompts.
What it does
Finishing a Development Branch Overview Core principle: Verify tests → Detect environment → Present options → Execute choice → Clean up. Announce at start: "I'm using the finishing-a-development-branch skill to complete this work." Step 1: Verify Tests Run the project's full test suite (npm test / cargo test / pytest / go test ./...). If tests fail, report the failures and stop — the menu comes after a green suite: If tests pass: continue to Step 2. Step 2: Detect Environment This determines which menu to show and how cleanup works: State Menu Cleanup ---------------------- GITDIR ==…
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