# Finishing A Development Branch (agent skill)

> Finishing A Development Branch is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from obra/superpowers. Agents load it when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 296,071 GitHub stars across a repository of 10 listed skills.

Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work Core principle: Verify tests → Detect environment → Present options → Execute choice → Clean up.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/obra/superpowers |
| Skill path | skills/finishing-a-development-branch/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | finishing-a-development-branch |
| GitHub stars | 296,071 |
| Installs on skills.sh | 200,326 |
| License | MIT |
| Skills in repo | 10 |
| Plugin marketplace | superpowers-dev |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode |
| Category | Testing & QA |
| Last commit | Sep 25, 2026 |

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers
/plugin install superpowers@superpowers-dev
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/obra/superpowers.git
cp -r superpowers/skills/finishing-a-development-branch .agents/skills/finishing-a-development-branch   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/obra/superpowers.git
cp -r superpowers/skills/finishing-a-development-branch .cursor/skills/finishing-a-development-branch   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

skills.sh listing: https://www.skills.sh/obra/superpowers/finishing-a-development-branch

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