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+# Github Forked Branch Rules
+`master` - kept in sync with main repository. Do not merge anything into this branch other than sync code.
+`develop` - default branch of this forked repository. Merge all PRs into this branch.
+`release` - only release from this branch. Merge the `develop` into `release` branch before doing a tagged release.
+
 # Go OpenAI
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