/new-branch

Cut a new branch for the GitHub repository.

Branch model

main       = default and protected branch
feat/*     = feature work
fix/*      = bug fixes
docs/*     = documentation-only changes
ci/*       = CI, build, and developer-experience changes
chore/*    = repository maintenance
refactor/* = behavior-preserving code structure changes

Steps

1. Ask (or infer) the change type: feat, fix, docs, ci, chore, or refactor.
2. Update main first:

   git checkout main
   git pull --ff-only

3. Create the branch with a kebab-case slug:

   git checkout -b <type>/<short-slug>

4. Keep the branch scoped to one purpose and open a pull request back to main.

Naming

• feat/add-agentic-rerank, fix/empty-profile-crash, docs/quickstart-config, ci/check-github-docs.
• Lowercase, hyphen-separated, no spaces, concise.

Never commit directly to main — always use a branch and pull request.