address-pr-review

name	address-pr-review
description	State-aware GitHub Copilot PR review handler. Detects review state (not triggered / in progress / has unresolved threads / clean), triggers Copilot via `gh pr edit --add-reviewer` when needed, polls until completion, classifies fresh unresolved comments as fix/resolve-only/skip, applies fixes, resolves threads via GraphQL, and pushes. Only exits when the fresh review (matching HEAD SHA) has no unresolved fresh threads. Use when the user types `/address-pr-review`, asks to address PR comments, wants to clear review findings, or says "check the PR review." Disabled for auto-invocation.
disable-model-invocation	true

Address PR review

State-aware Copilot PR review handler. Detects the current review state, drives toward "fresh review clean," and processes only fresh unresolved threads. Works with any reviewer that posts inline PR comments; Copilot is the default trigger target.

When to use

• /address-pr-review - drive current branch's PR review to a clean state
• /address-pr-review 37 - same, for a specific PR number
• "address the PR review comments" / "check the PR review" / "clear the review" - same as /address-pr-review

Prerequisites

• gh CLI installed and authenticated.
• Copilot enabled on the repository.

Important: always trigger Copilot via pr_review.py trigger, never via ad-hoc gh pr edit --add-reviewer invocations or raw GraphQL mutations from the agent. pr_review.py trigger wraps gh pr edit --add-reviewer copilot-pull-request-reviewer with the right reviewer login, idempotency handling, and uniform error reporting; one-off calls drift in subtle ways (wrong login alias, no idempotency, no JSON output for the skill's state machine to consume). If trigger fails, surface the error to the user - Copilot may need to be enabled in repo settings.

Review states

The skill operates as a state machine. Four states are possible:

State	Fresh review exists?	Copilot requested?	Unresolved fresh threads?	Action
A	No	No	N/A	Trigger + wait
B	No	Yes (in progress)	N/A	Wait
C	Yes	No	Yes	Process
D	Yes	No	No	EXIT (clean)

"Fresh review" = a Copilot review whose commit.oid matches the PR's current headRefOid. A review from a prior push is stale and ignored - the skill triggers a new one.

"Fresh threads" = threads with isResolved: false AND isOutdated: false. Outdated unresolved threads are silently ignored - the fresh review re-evaluates the same code.

State D is the only clean exit. Every other state drives toward it via trigger/wait/process.

Workflow

Phase 1 - detect state

.claude/skills/address-pr-review/scripts/pr_review.py state --pr <N>

Returns JSON with state, headSha, freshReviewSha, copilotRequested, and unresolvedFreshThreads. Exit code: 0=D, 1=C, 2=B, 3=A.

If no PR is found on the current branch (or --pr is invalid), the script exits with a clear error. Surface it to the user and stop.

Phase 2 - drive to State D

Branch on the state from Phase 1:

• State A (not triggered): run pr_review.py trigger --pr <N> to request Copilot. Then pr_review.py wait --pr <N> to poll until the review completes. The wait subcommand returns when the state resolves to C or D. Continue from that state.
• State B (in progress): skip trigger, go straight to pr_review.py wait --pr <N>. Same continuation.
• State C (unresolved fresh threads): proceed to Phase 3.
• State D: announce "PR review clean - no unresolved fresh threads. Exit." Done.

wait polls every 30 seconds, up to 8 min total. On timeout (exit 4), surface to the user - Copilot may be queued or the service may be slow. Don't loop the wait; let the user decide whether to retry.

Phase 3 - process unresolved fresh threads (State C only)

The state JSON already contains unresolvedFreshThreads with {id, path, line, author, body} for each. Present them as a summary table:

## PR #37 - N unresolved fresh threads

| # | File:Line | Author | Summary |
|---|-----------|--------|---------|
| 1 | src/main.py:9 | copilot | Missing error handling on API call |
| 2 | docs/index.md:109 | copilot | Stale reference count |

Known false positives - auto-resolve without reading the file:

• Comments flagging ubuntu-slim as an invalid or non-standard GitHub runner (e.g., "runs-on: ubuntu-slim is likely to fail"). ubuntu-slim is a valid runner label configured for this repo (used by every workflow under .github/workflows/) - not a GitHub-hosted label, but an intentional self-hosted / org-managed runner that the reviewer cannot see.

For each remaining thread, read the comment body + the referenced file at the specified line. Classify:

• fix - the comment identifies a real issue (bug, missing code, inconsistency, stale reference). Read the referenced file, formulate a fix using Claude's knowledge of the codebase (not a copy-paste of the suggestion), apply via Edit.
• resolve-only - the comment is already addressed by a prior fix in this session, or the issue genuinely doesn't apply (e.g., stale on a specific line but the file changed elsewhere). Resolve silently.
• skip - the comment is a suggestion, design question, or judgment call that needs human input.

Resolve fix and resolve-only threads via:

.claude/skills/address-pr-review/scripts/pr_review.py resolve <thread-id>

After processing all fix and resolve-only items:

• If any skip items remain: present them to the user via AskUserQuestion. For each, offer three options: "Fix it" (Claude fixes now), "Resolve without fix" (intentional choice), "Leave open" (for later / human reviewer to decide). Act on user's choices.
• Report: "N fixed, M resolved (stale/intentional), K surfaced to user."

Phase 4 - commit and push

Only runs in standalone mode - when the skill is invoked directly, not as part of a larger workflow. The caller decides commit topology; the skill's job is to surface fixes and resolve threads.

When invoked by a caller that manages its own commit flow (e.g., a consolidation skill that re-cuts commits), the caller should pass context indicating Phase 4 should be skipped. Without that context, Phase 4 runs by default.

If any files were edited in Phase 3:

1. Run make lint to validate.
2. Stage the changed files explicitly (never git add -A).
3. Commit: git commit -m "fix: address PR review comments"
4. Push: git push

The push will trigger a new Copilot review automatically. The skill is one-shot - it does not re-invoke itself after pushing. The user decides whether to re-run.

If no files were edited (all threads were resolve-only or skip → leave-open), skip the commit - just report the resolution results.

Anti-patterns

• Processing outdated threads. Threads with isOutdated: true reference code that may no longer exist at that line. The fresh review re-evaluates the same code; if the issue persists, it appears as a fresh thread. Silently ignoring outdated threads is correct.
• Treating a stale review as fresh. A review whose commit.oid doesn't match the current headRefOid is from a prior push. Don't process its threads even if they're unresolved - trigger a new review instead.
• Resolving skip items silently. The human might want to act on them - a "consider X" suggestion might actually be a good idea. Surface, don't suppress.
• Posting reply comments before resolving. Silent resolve is the design choice - keeps the PR history clean. The fix is visible in the diff; the resolution is visible in the thread state.
• Looping wait on timeout. If wait exits 4 (timeout), don't immediately re-call it. Surface to the user; Copilot may be queued or rate-limited.
• Copying the reviewer's suggested fix verbatim. The reviewer (Copilot or human) suggests direction; Claude writes the actual fix using its knowledge of the codebase's patterns and accepted decisions.
• Resolving threads for human reviewers' comments without checking. The skill processes ALL unresolved fresh threads regardless of author. If a human reviewer left a comment expecting a human reply, resolving silently would be rude. Classify these as skip unless the fix is unambiguous.

Example invocations

• /address-pr-review - address comments on current branch's PR
• /address-pr-review 37 - address comments on PR #37
• "Check the PR review and fix what you can" - same as /address-pr-review