Automates the complete ship workflow: verify, push, and create a PR for your repository.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/pr-luthersystems && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/11878" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/pr-luthersystems && rm skill.zip

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Activation

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Creates a PR after verifying all checks pass. Handles the full ship workflow: verify, push, create PR.
102 chars · catalog descriptionno explicit “when” trigger
Intermediate

Key capabilities

  • Determine the default base branch of the repository
  • Guard against creating PRs from the main branch
  • Fetch and rebase the current branch against the base
  • Run a full verification pipeline before pushing
  • Create a pull request with a structured body

How it works

The skill verifies the current branch state, rebases it, runs a full verification pipeline, pushes changes, and then creates a GitHub pull request with a predefined template.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
Current Git branch changes
You get back
A GitHub Pull Request URL after verification and push

When to use pr

  • Ship changes to a new PR
  • Automate the complete verification and PR flow
  • Ensure branch is clean before pushing

About this skill

/pr — Pull Request Creation Skill

Creates a PR after verifying all checks pass. Handles the full ship workflow: verify, push, create PR.

Trigger

Use when asked to create a PR, submit changes for review, or ship changes.

Workflow

1. Determine Base Branch

gh repo view --json defaultBranchRef -q '.defaultBranchRef.name'

This is typically main.

2. Guard: Verify Not on Main

current=$(git branch --show-current)
if [ "$current" = "main" ] || [ "$current" = "master" ]; then
  echo "ERROR: On $current — create a feature branch first"
  exit 1
fi

STOP if on main/master. Create a feature branch before proceeding. Never push directly to the default branch.

3. Fetch and Rebase

git fetch origin
git rebase origin/<base-branch>

If there are conflicts, resolve them before proceeding.

4. Run Full Verification

Run the complete /verify pipeline (all 6 steps). If any step fails, stop and fix before creating the PR.

5. Push

git push -u origin <current-branch>

6. Create the PR

gh pr create --title "<concise title>" --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
## Summary
- <bullet point describing what changed>
- <bullet point describing why>

## Test Plan
- [ ] `make test` passes
- [ ] `make static-checks` passes
- [ ] `./elps fmt -l ./...` reports no changes
- [ ] `./elps lint ./...` reports no diagnostics
- [ ] `./elps doc -m` reports no missing docs

Closes #<N>
EOF
)"

7. Report

Return the PR URL so the user can review it.

PR Title Guidelines

  • Keep under 70 characters
  • Use imperative mood: "Add ...", "Fix ...", "Update ..."
  • Be specific: "Add rethrow builtin for handler-bind" not "Add new feature"

PR Body Guidelines

  • Summary: 1-3 bullet points explaining what and why
  • Test Plan: Checklist of verification steps
  • Closes #N: Link to the issue if this PR resolves one
  • Include the Claude Code attribution line

Checklist

  • All changes committed
  • Rebased on latest base branch
  • Full verify pipeline passes
  • Pushed to remote with -u flag
  • PR created with summary, test plan, and issue link
  • PR URL returned to user

When not to use it

  • When the current branch is 'main' or 'master'
  • When there are merge conflicts after rebasing
  • When the full verification pipeline fails

Limitations

  • Cannot be run from the 'main' or 'master' branch.
  • Requires conflicts to be resolved manually after rebase.
  • The full verification pipeline must pass before PR creation.

How it compares

This skill enforces a rigorous pre-PR workflow including main branch protection, rebase, and a full verification pipeline, ensuring higher quality and adherence to standards than a simple PR creation.

Compared to similar skills

pr side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.

SkillInstallsUpdatedSafetyDifficulty
pr (this skill)04moReviewIntermediate
fix-pr14moReviewIntermediate
resolve-checks16moReviewIntermediate
agent-github-pr-manager16moReviewIntermediate

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