## Description
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## Automation
/ok-to-test tags="@tag.Git"
### 🔍 Cypress test results
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> 🟢🟢🟢 All cypress tests have passed! 🎉🎉🎉
> Workflow run:
<https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/actions/runs/17826532521>
> Commit: d7e0d5646396a25ffc73c9444a57200993868926
> <a
href="https://internal.appsmith.com/app/cypress-dashboard/rundetails-65890b3c81d7400d08fa9ee5?branch=master&workflowId=17826532521&attempt=1"
target="_blank">Cypress dashboard</a>.
> Tags: `@tag.Git`
> Spec:
> <hr>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:50:06 UTC
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## Communication
Should the DevRel and Marketing teams inform users about this change?
- [ ] Yes
- [ ] No
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## Summary by CodeRabbit
- New Features
- Branch-aware Git clone/checkout with Redis-backed caching and
automatic cleanup.
- Operation-aware Git routing for endpoints.
- Enhanced, timestamped logging for Git scripts.
- Improvements
- Faster, more reliable Git flows with lock-based FSM orchestration.
- Consistent merge behavior that honors “keep working directory
changes.”
- Improved private key handling for SSH.
- Error Handling
- Clearer, granular Git error messages for metadata, FS ops, Redis
download, and cleanup.
- Documentation
- Updated Git route flow documentation.
- Tests
- Extensive unit tests covering routing, metadata checks, cleanup
gating, and key flows.
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