Delegated bypass for branch rulesets

[jessehuyghe]

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The delegated bypass feature currently available for push rulesets (as detailed in Managing code rulesets) is awesome. It provides a bypass mechanism that is both asynchronous and fully traceable.

However, this functionality is currently missing for branch rulesets. At present, branch rules only support direct bypass. This creates two significant pain points:

1. Manual coordination: because there is no built-in request workflow, contributors must manually hunt down an admin via Slack to ask for a ruleset override, which disrupts the development flow.
2. Lack of accountability: when an admin selects "Merge without waiting for requirements to be met," they aren't prompted to provide a justification. This leaves a gap in the audit trail regarding why a bypass was necessary.

Bringing the delegated bypass workflow to branch rulesets would allow for a "request-and-approve" model directly within the PR UI, ensuring all exceptions are documented and approved by the right people without leaving the platform.

Are there any plans to roll out delegated bypass for branch rulesets in the near future?

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