pr

name	pr
description	INVOKE THIS SKILL before creating any PR to ensure compliance with branch naming, changelog requirements, and reviewer assignment.

ATmosphere PR Workflow

Quick-reference for opening a PR. Full reference: docs/pull-request.md.

Branch Naming

Prefix	Use
add/{feature}	New feature.
update/{feature}	Iterating on an existing feature.
fix/{bug}	Bug fix.
try/{idea}	Experimental — open as draft.

Reserved: release/{X.Y.Z} (owned by the release script), trunk.

git checkout trunk && git pull origin trunk
git checkout -b fix/something

Required Before Opening

1. Lint + tests must pass.

   composer lint
   npm run env-test
   

2. Changelog entry or Skip Changelog label.

   composer changelog:add
   

   Commit the entry on the same branch as the code change. End the message with punctuation. Write for end users — no class names, no internal jargon.

   If neither a changelog entry nor a Skip Changelog label applies, stop and ask the user which they prefer. Don't open the PR with neither.

3. Code review. Delegate the diff to the code-review agent. Address every critical finding before opening the PR.

Opening the PR

# Create PR (includes required assignment/reviewer).
gh pr create --assignee @me --reviewer Automattic/atmosphere

Copilot is requested as a reviewer automatically by the trunk branch ruleset — don't add it manually.

Use .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md as-is — don't invent custom formatting. The body must include:

• Summary explaining why (not just what — the diff covers that).
• Testing instructions a reviewer can reproduce locally.
• Screenshots for any visual change (before / after).

Changelog Messages

Write for end users; they appear in the WordPress update screen.

✅ Fix posts not appearing on Bluesky when published via Quick Edit.
✅ Add option to disable standard.site document records.
❌ Refactor Publisher class to handle edge case in applyWrites batch.
❌ Fix TID collision in transformer output.

End with punctuation. Never mention AI tools or coding assistants.

When to Read the Full Docs

Read docs/pull-request.md when you need:

• The full pre-PR checklist (code preparation, testing, documentation, review).
• Commit message format (the Type: prefix table).
• Special situations — Hotfix, Breaking Change, New Feature, Bug Fix, Experimental, Multi-PR Feature checklists.
• Common review feedback patterns — what reviewers typically ask for and how to respond.
• Label reference.

Related Skills

• release — release script, patch releases, GitHub Release UI.
• dev — running tests, linting, troubleshooting wp-env.
• code-style — PHP conventions the reviewer will be checking against.