branch-strategy

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Branch Strategy

Branch Naming Conventions

Every branch name must follow a structured prefix convention. This keeps the repository navigable, enables CI/CD automation, and makes intent immediately clear.

Required Prefixes

Prefix Purpose Example
feature/ New functionality or capability feature/user-avatar-upload
fix/ Bug fixes for existing behavior fix/login-redirect-loop
hotfix/ Urgent production fixes hotfix/payment-null-pointer
release/ Release preparation and stabilization release/2.4.0
chore/ Maintenance, dependencies, tooling chore/upgrade-eslint-9
docs/ Documentation-only changes docs/api-authentication-guide
refactor/ Code restructuring without behavior change refactor/extract-billing-service
test/ Adding or fixing tests only test/payment-edge-cases
experiment/ Exploratory work, not intended for merge experiment/graphql-federation
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