Branch Cleanup After PR Merge

When a PR is merged (merge commit, squash-merge, or rebase-merge), run this to sync local state and remove obsolete branches.

Workflow

1. •

   Checkout main, pull

   bash

   git checkout main
   git pull
   

2. •

   Fetch with prune (removes refs for deleted remote branches)

   bash

   git fetch --prune
   

3. •

   Identify branches to delete

   • •Merge commits: git branch --merged main — branch tip is in main's history
   • •Squash/rebase: git branch -vv | grep ': gone]' — remote was deleted on GitHub after merge
4. •

   Delete local branches

   • •From --merged list (exclude main)
   • •From gone list: extract branch name, run git branch -d <name>

Merge Type Coverage

Protected Branches

Never delete: main, master, develop, release/*, hotfix/*

Cross-Platform

• •PowerShell: Use Select-String instead of grep; use ; not &&
• •Bash: Standard grep/awk/sed

Reference

Full command: .cursor/commands/branch-cleanup.md