lisa-git-submit-pr

name	lisa-git-submit-pr
description	This skill should be used when pushing changes and creating or updating a pull request. It verifies the branch state, pushes to remote, creates or updates a PR with a comprehensive description, optionally coordinates the resulting Pull Request into the configured GitHub ProjectV2, and enables auto-merge.
allowed-tools	["Bash","Skill","mcp__github__create_pull_request","mcp__github__get_pull_request","mcp__github__update_pull_request"]

Submit Pull Request Workflow

Push current branch and create or update a pull request. Optional hint: $ARGUMENTS

Recognized optional hints:

• work_item_ref=<ref> — source tracker item for native development linkage. Examples: CodySwannGT/lisa#614, https://github.com/CodySwannGT/lisa/issues/614, ENG-123, PROJ-456.
• target_branch=<branch> or base=<branch> — intended PR base branch, used to decide whether a GitHub closing keyword is safe.
• tracker_provider=<github|linear|jira|none> — explicit provider when the ref shape is ambiguous.
• pr_url=<url> — live pull request URL, only needed when updating tracker backlinks from an existing PR context.

Workflow

Check current state

!git status !git log --oneline -10

Apply these requirements

1. Branch Check: Verify not on dev, staging, or main (cannot create PR from protected branches)
2. Commit Check: Ensure all changes are committed before pushing
3. Push: Push current branch to remote with -u flag and the following environment variable - GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -o ServerAliveInterval=30 -o ServerAliveCountMax=5"
4. PR Management:
   • Check for existing PR on this branch
   • If exists: Update description with latest changes
   • If not: Create PR with comprehensive description (not a draft)
   • Include native development linkage for the source work item when work_item_ref can be inferred from $ARGUMENTS, the current branch name, an existing PR body, or the issue/ticket context passed by the caller.
   • After the PR exists, ensure the source work item has a backlink to the PR: invoke lisa-tracker-sync with the work item, milestone pr-ready, the live pr_url, and tracker_provider when known. This makes ticket -> PR linkage mandatory, not just a best-effort milestone comment.
   • After the PR exists, re-resolve the live Pull Request node id and, when github.projects.v2 is enabled, invoke lisa-github-project-v2 with operation: ensure-item and content_node_id: <pull-request-node-id> so linked pull requests join the configured shared Project without replacing the PR as the durable review/merge surface.
5. Auto-merge: Choose merge strategy by PR type:
   • Promotion PRs (env → env, e.g. dev → staging): use gh pr merge --auto --merge (never squash). Squashing flattens the constituent chore(release): X.Y.Z [skip ci] commits into one commit titled with the PR title, stripping the [skip ci] markers and breaking the release workflow's promotion-detection regex — the destination branch then double-bumps its version. --merge keeps each chore(release) commit (and its [skip ci] marker) intact under a clean merge commit subject the workflow can recognize.
   • Feature PRs (anything → dev): use gh pr merge --auto --merge.
6. Drive to merge: Opening the PR and enabling auto-merge is not terminal. Delegate the full mergeability loop to the drive-pr-to-merge skill — invoke it with the PR number and merge_method=merge (and verify_commit=<pushed head sha> for the ancestry check). That skill is the single source of truth for clearing every blocker: auto-merge with direct-merge fallback, BEHIND re-sync, conflict resolution, failing-check fixes, human + bot (CodeRabbit) review-comment handling with GraphQL thread resolution, stale CHANGES_REQUESTED dismissal, and post-merge ancestry verification. It runs inline and uses plain gh/git so Claude and Codex behave identically. Do not re-implement the loop here.

Native Development Linkage

Add provider-appropriate linkage to the PR title and/or body without changing the status lifecycle:

• GitHub Issues:
  • If work_item_ref is a GitHub issue URL, org/repo#<n>, or #<n>, add a dedicated issue reference line to the PR body.
  • Use a closing keyword such as Closes #<n> only when merging this PR to the base branch represents terminal delivery for that issue. This is true when the target branch is the repository default branch or the configured production branch from .lisa.config.json deploy.branches.production.
  • If the target branch is a non-terminal environment branch such as dev or staging, use a non-closing reference such as Refs #<n> so GitHub links the PR in the issue's Development / linked pull requests surface without prematurely closing the issue.
  • For cross-repo issue refs, use the fully qualified form, for example Closes CodySwannGT/lisa#614 or Refs CodySwannGT/lisa#614.
• Linear:
  • Ensure the Linear issue identifier appears in the branch name when the branch is created upstream by lisa-implement.
  • Include the identifier in the PR title or body, for example Linear: ENG-123, so Linear's GitHub integration can attach the PR.
• JIRA:
  • Ensure the JIRA issue key appears in the branch name when the branch is created upstream by lisa-implement.
  • Include the key in the PR title or body, for example JIRA: PROJ-456, so the GitHub-JIRA integration can attach the PR.
• No supported provider: Skip this section without error; do not invent references.

When updating an existing PR, preserve any existing linkage line unless the new work_item_ref is more specific. Do not duplicate equivalent references.

Work Item Backlink

After creating or updating the PR, always make the reverse link durable on the source work item when work_item_ref is available:

1. Resolve the live PR URL with gh pr view <pr-number> --json url --jq .url.
2. Invoke lisa-tracker-sync with the original work item ref, milestone pr-ready, pr_url=<url>, and tracker_provider=<provider> when known.
3. The vendor sync skill must prefer the provider's native development-link primitive where one is available and verifiable.
4. If native linkage is unavailable, unconfigured, or cannot be verified, the vendor sync skill must create or update a single managed [lisa-pr-link] comment on the work item containing the PR URL. The fallback comment is not optional; it is the ticket-side half of the two-way link.
5. When the PR later merges, invoke lisa-tracker-sync again with milestone pr-merged, the same pr_url, and the merge SHA when available, so the managed backlink reflects the final state.

Do not report PR submission as fully synced while the PR body references the ticket but the ticket has neither a verified native PR link nor the managed backlink comment.

GitHub ProjectV2 Coordination

After PR creation or update, resolve the live Pull Request node id:

gh pr view <pr-number> --json id,url --jq '{ id, url }'

When github.projects.v2 is enabled, delegate membership to lisa-github-project-v2:

operation: ensure-item
content_node_id: <pull-request-node-id>

Branch on the shared utility outcome exactly as GitHub Issue writers do:

• outcome: disabled — no Project configured; continue normally.
• outcome: added or outcome: reused — PR membership is now present; continue normally.
• outcome: warning with required: false — preserve the exact Project error, keep the underlying PR creation/update as the durable success, and continue the normal auto-merge/watch flow.
• outcome: blocked with required: true — surface the exact Project failure and treat the submit flow as blocked even if the PR already exists, so operators can fix Project access/config before reporting full success.

Never inline separate gh api graphql ProjectV2 mutations here. All Pull Request membership coordination goes through lisa-github-project-v2 so linked-PR flows and Issue writers stay in parity.

PR Description Format

Include in the PR description:

• Summary: Brief overview of changes (1-3 bullet points)
• Test plan: How to verify the changes work correctly
• Issue / Tracker link: The provider-specific native linkage line when a source work item is available, placed after the summary and before the test plan.

Never

• use --force push without explicit user request
• create PR from protected branches (dev, staging, main)
• skip pushing before PR creation

Execute

Execute the workflow now.