name: create-pr
description: Create a GitHub pull request from the current branch or fork. Use when user says "create a PR", "open a PR", "make a pull request", or "PR these changes".
usage: /create-pr [optional target repo]
triggers:
- "create a PR", "open a PR", "make a pull request", "submit a PR"
- "PR these changes", "push and PR"
skip_for: reviewing PRs (use pr-review), committing changes (use commit)
Create PR Skill
Phase 1: Understand the Context
Run in parallel:
git status
git remote -v
git log --oneline -10
Then determine:
- Current branch — is it
master/main or a feature branch?
- Remotes — is there an
upstream (fork scenario) or just origin?
- Ahead/behind — how many commits are ahead of the target base?
git log upstream/master..origin/master --oneline
git log origin/master..HEAD --oneline
Phase 2: Determine PR Parameters
Head and Base
| Scenario | Head | Base |
|---|
| Feature branch → same repo | current-branch | master or main |
| Fork → upstream repo | fork-owner:master | master |
To find the upstream org/repo:
git remote get-url upstream
To find the fork owner:
gh repo view --json nameWithOwner -q .nameWithOwner
Commits in this PR
git log <base>..<head> --oneline
Read the actual diff to understand what changed:
git diff <base>..<head> --stat
Phase 3: Draft the PR
Title
- Follow Conventional Commits format:
<type>(<scope>): <description>
- Keep under 70 characters
- If a single commit, use that commit's subject line
Body Template
## Summary
- [bullet summarising change 1]
- [bullet summarising change 2]
- [bullet summarising change 3]
## Test plan
- [ ] CI checks pass
- [ ] [Any manual verification steps relevant to the changes]
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If the PR closes a GitHub issue, add Closes #N on its own line in the summary.
Phase 4: Push and Create
Push if needed
If the branch hasn't been pushed yet:
git push -u origin <branch>
Create the PR
gh pr create \
--repo <target-repo> \
--head <head> \
--base <base> \
--title "<title>" \
--body "$(cat <<'EOF'
<body>
EOF
)"
Then output the PR URL.
Quality Rules
ALWAYS:
- Read the actual commits and diff before writing the title/body
- Detect fork vs. same-repo scenario and set
--head and --repo correctly
- Push the branch before creating the PR if it hasn't been pushed
NEVER:
- Open a PR with no commits ahead of base
- Use
git push --force without explicit user approval
- Include secrets or credentials in the PR body
