docs: PRs target main; retire the test-branch PR flow

Merged
SW
4mo ago
+4-8

What

PRs in this repo now target main. The test branch is retired as a PR target; the sync-test-with-main task-start ritual is removed from the agent instructions.

Why

Requested by @sweetmantech 2026-07-03 during recoupable/chat#1841: four PRs were opened against test because these instructions mandated it; the convention is now main-only. Sibling PRs update the other repos' instructions and the dev skills (recoupable/skills#68).

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Summary by cubic

Set main as the PR base and retire the test branch flow. Removes the start-of-task test sync step to avoid mis-targeted PRs and simplify agent instructions.

  • Migration
    • Branch from and open PRs against main (e.g., gh pr create --base main).
    • Stop using the test branch and the old sync-with-main ritual.