rebase-dependabots

name	rebase-dependabots
user-invokable	true
argument-hint	[PR numbers] [--dry-run]
description	This skill should be used when the user asks to "rebase dependabot PRs", "rebase dependabots", "refresh stale dependabot branches", or wants to comment "@dependabot rebase" on open Dependabot PRs to trigger a rebase.

Rebase Dependabots

Find all open Dependabot PRs and comment "@dependabot rebase" on each to trigger a rebase of stale branches.

Arguments

• PR numbers (optional): Space-separated PR numbers to process. If omitted, discover all open Dependabot PRs.
• --dry-run (optional): List PRs that would be rebased without commenting.

Procedure

1. Find open Dependabot PRs

   If PR numbers were provided, use those. Otherwise discover all:

   gh pr list --author "app/dependabot" --state open --json number,title
   

2. If --dry-run: list and stop

   Print the PRs that would receive the rebase comment, then exit without commenting.

3. For each PR, comment to trigger rebase

   gh pr comment <PR_NUMBER> --body "@dependabot rebase"
   

4. Report results: List each PR that received the rebase comment. Report any failures.

Notes

• This triggers Dependabot to rebase each PR against the base branch
• Useful when PRs become stale due to main branch updates
• Safe operation — only adds a comment, does not merge anything