# Git Sync Check

## Rule

Before starting any work on a task (repositories are hosted in Gitea):

1. `git fetch origin`
2. `git log HEAD..@{u} --oneline`
3. Non-empty output: **stop immediately, make no changes**, tell the user the remote has
   new commits and ask how to proceed (pull, rebase, ignore).
4. Empty output: proceed normally.

If offline and fetch is impossible: notify the user before proceeding.
Web UI inspection does not replace the local check.

## Gitea Workflow

- Create a task branch before changes (`git checkout -b <branch>`), push with
  `git push -u origin <branch>`, review via a Gitea **pull request** (the `tea` CLI may be
  used if configured).
- Do not assume GitHub tooling such as `gh`; do not use GitLab terminology such as
  `merge request`.