From 74e6e49f4b55523aea355de810527b247b1b7749 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Haverlack <code@appliedbitlogistics.io>
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 19:09:34 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Adding Workflow Docs

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+# Developer Workflow
+
+## 1. Start from clean main branch
+
+```bash
+git checkout main
+git pull
+```
+
+Ensure no local changes
+
+```bash
+git status -s
+```
+
+## 2. Generate new branch
+
+```bash
+./tools/new-version.sh
+```
+
+## 3. Commit changes
+
+```bash
+git add <files>
+git commit -m "feat: <description>"
+```
+
+## 4. Update Changelog
+
+```bash
+./tools/changelog-update.sh
+```
+
+**Optionally**: Update changelog.json Summary and Notes
+
+Generate CHANGELOG.md
+
+```bash
+./tools/genmd-changelog.sh
+```
+
+## 5. Merge into main
+
+```bash
+./tools/main-merge.sh
+```
+
+## 6. Push to GitHub
+
+```bash
+git push origin main
+```
+
+## 7. Push Tags to GitHub
+
+```bash
+git push origin --tags
+```
+
+