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Put the project in org Git so a second engineer can ship

Personal repos and laptop-only deploys strand products. This handoff puts the tree on an org remote, sets branch rules, keeps secrets out of history, and proves a second engineer can ship without you. Keep the code you built. Stop being the only key.

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In plain words

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GitHub handoff means the project lives on an org remote, merges need a second pair of eyes where you use review, secrets stay out of history, and another engineer can ship from a clean clone. You keep the work. You stop being the only person who can deploy.

Where founder-only Git breaks

If only you can push, you cannot go on holiday

Builder export to a personal repo feels done. It is not handoff until org ownership and a second ship pass.

  • Repo under a personal account

    Move to the org. Transfer admin. Document access.

  • Main accepts anyone’s push

    Protect main. Require review where the team is bigger than one.

  • Secrets committed from the builder era

    Purge or rotate. Use host vaults — not .env in Git.

  • No proof a second person can ship

    Have them clone, install, and promote once.

The handoff week

Org remote → rules → second ship

Order matters. Proof last seals it.

01

Transfer or recreate under the org

Admins named. Personal sole-owner ended.

02

Set branch and review rules

Main protected. CI required if you have it.

03

Scrub secrets from history and docs

Rotate anything that leaked.

04

Second-engineer ship drill

Clean clone to promote without the founder.

How to

How to hand off a vibe app to org Git

Ownership, rules, proof.

  1. Step 01

    Create or transfer the org remote

    Two admins minimum.

  2. Step 02

    Push the builder export with lockfiles

    Pin versions. Write the start command.

  3. Step 03

    Protect main and name merge rights

    Review where team size allows.

  4. Step 04

    Move secrets to the host vault

    Rotate builder-era values.

  5. Step 05

    Watch a second engineer ship once

    That is the done check.

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Practical answers

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What makes a repo org-owned enough for handoff?

The remote sits under the company org, at least two admins exist, and the founder’s personal account is not the only path to push or delete. Transfer complete — not a fork you forgot.

Which branch and review rules stop founder-only merges?

Protect main, require a pull request, and require one review when a second engineer exists. Solo founders still protect main and use CI checks so laptop force-pushes are harder.

How do you keep builder secrets out of Git history?

Never commit .env or panel dumps. Scan history once; rotate anything that appeared. Load secrets from the host vault on deploy.

What proves a second engineer can ship without the founder?

They clone on a clean machine, install from lockfiles, run start, and complete one promote — without screenshares or the founder’s laptop env.

Do not leave production on a personal login.

Bring the current remote and who holds admin. We put org Git and a second ship pass in place.

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