Stay in sync

After changing your code, sync the affected tests. With no flags, Sheriff selects staged, unstaged, and untracked source changes. A clean worktree has nothing to sync.

Sync current changesCopy Anchor Link

/sheriff:sync

$sheriff-sync

Sync audits changes by default, then checks for missing assertions for changed behavior—even when existing tests pass. Source fixes follow your configured policy and authorization.

Compare against a branchCopy Anchor Link

To include committed work, compare your current work against the merge base with main, or replace it with your base branch:

/sheriff:sync --since-branch main

$sheriff-sync --since-branch main

Select staged pathsCopy Anchor Link

/sheriff:sync --staged

$sheriff-sync --staged

--staged selects staged paths, but tests run against their current working-tree contents, including any unstaged edits.

Other selectorsCopy Anchor Link

Use --since-commit <ref> to compare a commit to the working tree, or --files src/a.ts,src/b.ts to select specific source files.

Choose only one selector: --files, --staged, --since-commit, or --since-branch. Add --no-audit to skip source review.