Use when fixing production issues urgently — minimal change, fast PR, regression test.
Fix a critical production issue quickly with minimal risk.
Minimal change. Fix only the bug. Nothing else. No refactoring, no cleanup, no "while I'm here" changes.
Confirm the issue
Branch from the right place
git checkout main
git pull
git checkout -b fix/hotfix-<short-description>
Make the smallest possible fix
Test the fix
Open a PR immediately
fix: <what was broken>Merge and monitor