Git Revert Recovery
Trigger Boundary
- •Use when already-pushed commits must be undone safely.
- •Do not use for private local history cleanup; use
git-rebase-workflow. - •Do not use as a substitute for root-cause analysis in incidents.
Goal
Restore stable behavior quickly without destructive history rewriting.
Shared Git Contract (Canonical)
- •Use
../git-branch-strategy/references/git-governance-contract.mdas the single schema and gate source. - •Track revert artifacts with
GIT-RVT-*IDs. - •Run machine validation:
python3 ../git-branch-strategy/scripts/validate_git_contract.py --manifest <path/to/manifest.json>.
Inputs
- •Problematic commit or merge identifiers
- •Blast radius and urgency assessment
- •Verification and communication requirements
Outputs
- •
GIT-RVT-*revert execution record - •Validation results for recovered branch state
- •Follow-up action list for permanent fix
Workflow
- •Confirm rollback target and expected recovered behavior.
- •Choose revert scope (single commit, range, or merge revert).
- •Execute revert and resolve any secondary conflicts.
- •Validate critical paths and regression-sensitive flows.
- •Communicate rollback impact with security review evidence.
Quality Gates
- •Revert target is explicitly identified and justified.
- •Recovery validation passes for critical user paths.
- •Rollback communication includes impact and ownership.
- •Security Reviewer approval is present for
GIT-RVT-*artifacts.
Failure Handling
- •Stop when revert scope is ambiguous or unverified.
- •Escalate when rollback does not restore expected stability.