Mergify Stack Workflow

Stack Philosophy

A branch is a stack. Keep stacks short and focused:

• A stack should only contain commits that depend on each other
• Rationale: longer stacks take longer to merge

Proactive stack management:

• If an existing stack can be split into independent stacks, offer to do so
• When asked to do something new: if it can be done on a separate branch, either do so or ask if in doubt
• Default to creating a new branch for unrelated changes

Core Conventions