create-pr

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name: create-pr description: Create a well-structured PR with conventional commit title and descriptive body metadata: openclaw: emoji: "\U0001F4E4" os: - linux requires: bins: - gh - git parameters: base: type: string description: Base branch to merge into (default: main) required: false draft: type: string description: "Create as draft PR: true or false (default: false)" required: false

Create PR with Conventional Commits

Create a pull request with a properly formatted conventional commit title and a structured body.

Title Format

PR titles MUST follow conventional commit format:

<type>(<scope>): <summary>

Types

Type	When to use
feat	New feature or capability
fix	Bug fix
perf	Performance improvement
test	Adding or updating tests only
docs	Documentation changes only
refactor	Code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature
build	Build system or dependency changes
ci	CI/CD configuration changes
chore	Maintenance tasks (deps, configs)

Scope

The scope should be the primary module or area affected:

• Use the directory name or package name (e.g., cli, health, proxy, bootstrap)
• For cross-cutting changes, use a descriptive scope (e.g., deps, config)
• Scope is optional but recommended

Summary

• Use imperative mood ("add feature" not "added feature" or "adds feature")
• No capitalization of first letter
• No period at the end
• Keep under 50 characters

Examples:

feat(cli): add status subcommand
fix(proxy): handle timeout in key rotation
test(health): add compliance deadline edge cases
refactor(bootstrap): extract service startup into helpers
ci: add Python 3.12 to test matrix

Workflow

Step 1: Analyze Changes

# Get current branch
BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)

# Get base branch (default: main)
BASE="${base:-main}"

# Get commit log since divergence
git log "$BASE".."$BRANCH" --oneline

# Get full diff summary
git diff "$BASE"..."$BRANCH" --stat

# Get detailed diff
git diff "$BASE"..."$BRANCH"

Step 2: Determine Type and Scope

Based on the changes:

1. Read all commits and the diff
2. Determine the primary type (feat, fix, etc.)
3. Identify the main scope from affected directories/files
4. Write a concise summary in imperative mood

Step 3: Generate PR Body

Use this template:

## Summary

<1-3 bullet points describing what changed and why>

## Changes

- <specific change 1>
- <specific change 2>
- ...

## Test Plan

- [ ] <how to verify change 1>
- [ ] <how to verify change 2>
- [ ] All existing tests pass (`make test`)

If the PR fixes an issue, add: Fixes #<issue_number>

Step 4: Create the PR

# Push branch to remote
git push -u origin "$BRANCH"

# Create PR
gh pr create \
  --base "$BASE" \
  --title "<type>(<scope>): <summary>" \
  --body "$BODY"

If draft is true:

gh pr create \
  --base "$BASE" \
  --title "<type>(<scope>): <summary>" \
  --body "$BODY" \
  --draft

Step 5: Verify

# Confirm PR was created
gh pr view --json number,url,title,state

# Check CI was triggered
gh pr checks

Print the PR URL at the end.

Rules

1. Never skip the body: Every PR needs a summary and test plan
2. One concern per PR: If changes span unrelated areas, suggest splitting
3. Link issues: Reference related issues with Fixes #N or Related to #N
4. Label appropriately: Add labels if the repo uses them
5. Keep PRs small: If the diff is >500 lines, consider splitting into smaller PRs