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version: 4.1.0-fractal name: git-advanced-workflows description: Master advanced Git workflows including rebasing, cherry-picking, bisect, worktrees, and reflog to maintain clean history and recover from any situation. Use when managing complex Git histories, collaborating on feature branches, or troubleshooting repository issues.

Git Advanced Workflows

Master advanced Git techniques to maintain clean history, collaborate effectively, and recover from any situation with confidence.

Do not use this skill when

• The task is unrelated to git advanced workflows
• You need a different domain or tool outside this scope

Instructions

• Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
• Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
• Provide actionable steps and verification.
• If detailed examples are required, open resources/implementation-playbook.md.

Use this skill when

• Cleaning up commit history before merging
• Applying specific commits across branches
• Finding commits that introduced bugs
• Working on multiple features simultaneously
• Recovering from Git mistakes or lost commits
• Managing complex branch workflows
• Preparing clean PRs for review
• Synchronizing diverged branches

Core Concepts

🧠 Knowledge Modules (Fractal Skills)

1. 1. Interactive Rebase

2. 2. Cherry-Picking

3. 3. Git Bisect

4. 4. Worktrees

5. 5. Reflog

6. Workflow 1: Clean Up Feature Branch Before PR

7. Workflow 2: Apply Hotfix to Multiple Releases

8. Workflow 3: Find Bug Introduction

9. Workflow 4: Multi-Branch Development

10. Workflow 5: Recover from Mistakes

11. Rebase vs Merge Strategy

12. Autosquash Workflow

13. Split Commit

14. Partial Cherry-Pick