Guides

Developer workflow

Use this repeatable workflow to move from local branch changes to policy-aware publish decisions through ReactorAI without changing your existing Git and PR habits.

Time: 12 minAudience: Application developers

Daily branch workflow

Use the CLI during normal feature branch work, then push to your repository and review outcomes in ReactorAI.

Developer inner loop commands
git checkout -b feat/refactor-cache-safety

refactor review src/
refactor code src/
refactor diff
refactor check --strict

git add .
git commit -m "improve cache safety and enforce guardrails"
git push origin feat/refactor-cache-safety

Pre-PR readiness checks

Before creating a PR, confirm that your account, config, and project status are healthy in the hosted platform context.

CLI readiness checklist
# Refresh auth context
refactor whoami

# Validate config + readiness before opening PR
refactor config
refactor status
refactor doctor

Release validation

Re-run checks on the latest branch state so reviewers see current artifacts and policy outcomes.

Final validation before merge
# Final validation on latest branch state
git pull --rebase
refactor review .
refactor check --strict

Recommended team policy baseline in ReactorAI

  • Require gate pass before publish.
  • Use PR publish mode for protected branches.
  • Require at least one non-author approver role for release-sensitive repos.
  • Track publish outcomes in weekly engineering quality reviews.