Protect branches: E.g. require review before merging into master
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Description
See Configuring protected branches and required status checks.
Example:

Thanks @jhoff-2dii for motivating this post.
cc' @2diiKlaus
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Read the linked GitHub documentation on protected branches and required status checks, then inspect the repository's branch settings for master. Done means the master branch requires review before merging, with the configured protection matching the repository's needs.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github
- Domain
- ci-cd, devops
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100