push-pr

name	push-pr
description	This skill should be used when the user wants to create a pull request, or submit code for review. Triggers on "push a PR", "create a PR", "open a pull request", "make a PR", "submit for review".
argument-hint	[status: 1=open|2=draft|3=ready] [base-branch]
allowed-tools	["Bash(git:*)","Bash(gh:*)","Bash(python3:*)","Skill","AskUserQuestion"]

Push & PR

Push commits and create/update pull requests with automatic branch management and scope-aware multi-PR splitting.

Arguments

Parse flexibly from $ARGUMENTS:

• status: 1=opened, 2=draft, 3=ready (default: new PR=opened, update=draft)
• base-branch: Target branch (default: main)

Pre-Flight Context

Injected at invocation — analyze before taking any action:

• Working tree status: !git status --porcelain
• Current branch: !git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
• Unpushed commits: !git rev-list @{u}..HEAD --count 2>/dev/null || echo "no upstream"
• Recent commits: !git log origin/main..HEAD --oneline 2>/dev/null (assumes main base; see Step 3 if base differs)
• Diff stat: !git diff origin/main...HEAD --stat 2>/dev/null (captured before fetch; re-run if stale)

Workflow

1. Pre-Flight

Run git fetch origin to sync remote state.

If the working tree status above shows uncommitted changes, invoke Skill: commit to commit first.

Complete when: remote is fetched and working tree is clean.

2. Branch Management

If on main/master with unpushed commits, cut a feature branch before proceeding.

Branch naming: prefix from the primary commit's conventional type (feat/, fix/, docs/, chore/, refactor/); slug from the commit scope or subject, lowercase hyphens only, max 45 chars total (keeps branch names readable in GitHub's UI and avoids truncation in terminal prompts). Use the scope if present (feat(auth) → feat/auth); otherwise condense the subject to 2–4 words (fix login redirect timeout → fix/login-redirect).

git checkout -b <derived-branch-name>
git branch -f main origin/main

git branch -f moves main's pointer back to origin/main without checkout or --hard — non-destructive and never triggers permission denials.

If already on a feature branch: skip to step 3.

Complete when: HEAD is on a feature branch (not main/master).

3. Context Gathering

Derive working variables from pre-flight context and arguments:

• BASE = base-branch argument, or main if not provided
• BRANCH = current branch name (from pre-flight injection)

Use the pre-flight context injected above. If the base branch differs from main, re-gather against origin/$BASE:

git log origin/$BASE..HEAD --oneline --reverse
git diff origin/$BASE...HEAD --stat

Always compare against origin/$BASE, not local $BASE — the PR targets the remote branch, so comparisons must match what GitHub will see.

Record: commit count, conventional-commit types and scopes present, total diff lines (approximate from --stat output).

Complete when: commit count, scope/type inventory, and approximate diff size are known.

4. Scope Analysis

Evaluate whether the changeset warrants multiple PRs. A split is warranted when either:

• Size: total diff exceeds ~400 lines (code lines; ignore lock files and generated files) — beyond this threshold, reviewer fatigue degrades review quality and catch rate
• Diversity: commits span 3+ distinct conventional-commit scopes or types (e.g., feat(auth), fix(ui), chore(deps)) — multiple scopes mean the changeset lacks a single narrative, making review harder and revert riskier

If neither condition is met: proceed to step 5 as a single PR.

If either condition is met — propose stacked PRs:

Cluster commits by scope/type in the order they were made. Each cluster becomes one PR targeting the previous cluster's branch (the first targets $BASE). Present the plan:

Proposed stacked PRs (each PR targets the previous branch):
  PR 1  [base: main]         feat/auth          — commits: abc1234, def5678
  PR 2  [base: feat/auth]    fix/ui-redirect    — commits: ghi9012
  PR 3  [base: fix/ui-...]   chore/cleanup      — commits: jkl3456

Use AskUserQuestion: "Split into N stacked PRs as shown above, or push as a single PR?"

If user declines split: proceed to step 5 as a single PR.

If user confirms split — stacked PR execution:

For each cluster in order:

1. Create a branch from the previous cluster's branch ($BASE for cluster 1):

   git checkout -b <cluster-branch> <previous-branch>
   git cherry-pick <sha1> <sha2> ...
   

2. Push: git push -u origin <cluster-branch>
3. Generate PR body using the format script with --base <previous-branch>:

   python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/push-pr/scripts/format-pr-body.py --base "<previous-branch>"
   

4. Create PR targeting the correct base branch.
5. Repeat for next cluster.

After all PRs are created, check out the last cluster's branch and report the full stack (see Output). Exit — skip steps 5–7.

Complete when: user has chosen single-PR or stacked, and stacked flow is finished if chosen.

5. PR Status

Check for an existing PR on this branch: gh pr list --head "$BRANCH" --json number,state

Use the provided status argument, or default: new PR=opened, update=draft.

Complete when: existing PR state is known and target status is determined.

6. Push

Always push with git push -u origin "$BRANCH" — the -u flag sets tracking on new branches and is a no-op when the upstream is already correctly set, so it is always safe to use.

If push fails because the remote branch has diverged, run git pull --rebase origin $BRANCH and retry the push once. If the rebase itself has conflicts, stop and report.

Complete when: branch is pushed and tracking the remote.

7. PR Creation/Update

Generate the PR body using the format script:

python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/push-pr/scripts/format-pr-body.py --base "origin/$BASE"

Exit 1 means no changes found relative to base; report to user. On success, use stdout as the PR body directly.

New PR:

gh pr create --title "<title>" --body "<format-pr-body output>" --base "$BASE"
# If status=ready: gh pr ready

Existing PR: Add a comment listing new commits since last push; update PR status if the status argument changed.

PR_NUM=$(gh pr list --head "$BRANCH" --json number -q '.[0].number')
gh pr comment $PR_NUM --body "New commits: ..."

Complete when: PR URL is obtained and status matches the target.

Constraints

Produce clean, unattributed PRs that match the project's existing commit and PR style:

• No Co-authored-by or AI signatures — PRs should look like human-authored work
• No "Generated with Claude Code" — same reason; attribution is the user's choice
• No emojis in PR title or description — most project conventions use plain text
• Use existing git user config only — never modify user.name or user.email

Edge Cases

• No remote → suggest git remote add origin <url> and stop
• No gh CLI → report requirement and stop
• Branch behind remote → pull/rebase before pushing
• No commits to push → report and stop
• Cherry-pick conflict during stacked flow → stop, report the cluster name, failing commit SHA, and conflicting file(s). Suggest git cherry-pick --abort followed by manual resolution, then re-running

Output

Single PR: branch name, PR URL, PR status (opened/draft/ready).

Stacked PRs: ordered list showing each PR URL and the branch it targets, plus the name of the final branch now checked out.