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PR Target — Staging Branch

Section titled “PR Target — Staging Branch”

Default: a PR targets staging when the remote has a staging branch; otherwise the default branch, unchanged.

Rule

Section titled “Rule”
  1. Detect, don’t assume — git ls-remote --heads origin staging. Non-empty → staging exists.
  2. Staging exists → --base staging on gh pr create (which otherwise defaults to master/main). Wrong base already open → gh pr edit <n> --base staging.
  3. No staging → unchanged. Never alters a repo without staging.

Exception: the deliberate staging → master/main promotion PR targets the default branch on purpose.

Details: docs/pr-target-staging.md. Related: rules/branch-discipline.md, rules/kit-pr-workflow-boundary.md, rules/git-ssh-remotes.md.