# auto-merge

Automatically merges open pull requests with passing checks and approved reviews. Enforces size limits and author allowlists before touching main.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 783
- Author: aeonfun
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aeonfun/aeon/tree/HEAD/skills/auto-merge/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/auto-merge

## What it does

This skill inspects open pull requests across repositories listed in `memory/watched-repos.md` using GitHub CLI. It executes `gh pr merge --squash --delete-branch` once safety gates pass. The default `MAX_AUTO_MERGE` variable caps runs at 3 merges. You can inspect actions without merging by setting `AUTO_MERGE_DRY_RUN=1`.

Strict gates guard the base branch. The PR must target `main` or `master`, cannot be a draft, and cannot come from a fork. Total diff size cannot exceed 500 lines unless labeled with `auto-merge-large`. Out of the box, only `dependabot[bot]`, `renovate[bot]`, and `github-actions[bot]` can be merged. Other contributors require an explicit listing under `## Trusted Authors`.

Per-PR attempt counters stay inside `memory/topics/auto-merge-state.json`. When a pull request hits 3 failed attempts, processing stops for that entry. Without GitHub CLI authentication and write access, no pull requests will merge.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill auto-merge -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/auto-merge/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/auto-merge/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill auto-merge -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/auto-merge/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill auto-merge -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/auto-merge/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aeonfun/aeon auto-merge
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/auto-merge/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill auto-merge -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aeonfun/aeon --path skills/auto-merge
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/auto-merge/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aeonfun/aeon --skill auto-merge -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/aeonfun/aeon/tree/HEAD/skills/auto-merge/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- merge routine dependency bumps from bots automatically
- block unsafe pull requests originating from repository forks
- cap automatic PR merge sizes to 500 lines of diff
- stop retry loops on failing pull requests after 3 attempts

## Example prompts
- Run auto-merge in dry-run mode for open pull requests
- Check open pull requests in owner/repo and run auto-merge
- Merge eligible dependency PRs across watched repositories

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: auto-merge
description: Automatically merge open PRs that have passing CI, no blocking reviews, and no conflicts
metadata:
  title: Auto Merge
  category: core
  tags:
    - dev
    - meta
  var: ""
---
<!-- autoresearch: variation C — safety-hardened (author allowlist, size cap, UNKNOWN retry, fork block, dry-run mode) so an autonomous agent with merge credentials cannot accidentally ship a hostile or oversized PR -->

> **${var}** — Repo (owner/repo) to target. If empty, uses every repo in memory/watched-repos.md.
> Env: `AUTO_MERGE_DRY_RUN=1` logs intent without merging. `MAX_AUTO_MERGE=N` caps merges per run (default 3).

Merge open PRs that are fully green **and** pass an explicit safety policy. The policy exists because this skill runs autonomously with write access — a bug in the gate is a bug that ships to main.

Read memory/MEMORY.md and memory/watched-repos.md for repos to target.
Read the last 2 days of memory/logs/ to avoid re-logging PRs already merged.

## Safety policy

A PR merges only when every one of the following holds:

- **Author allowlist**: `author.login` is one of `dependabot[bot]`, `renovate[bot]`, `github-actions[bot]`, OR appears under a `## Trusted Authors` section in memory/watched-repos.md. No allowlist → only the three bot logins are eligible.
- **Size cap**: `additions + deletions ≤ 500`. Override by applying the label `auto-merge-large` on the PR.
- **Base branch**: `baseRefName` is `main` or `master`. Refuse any other target.
- **Not a fork**: `isCrossRepository == false` (fork CI can be tampered with).
- **Not draft**: `isDraft == false`.
- **Not already queued**: `autoMergeRequest == null` (avoid fighting GitHub's native auto-merge if a human enabled it) and the PR is not already in a merge queue (`mergeQueueEntry == null`, checked in step 2b).
- **No opt-out label**: none of {`do-not-merge`, `wip`, `hold`, `needs-review`, `blocked`} present.
- **Mergeable state**: `mergeStateStatus == "CLEAN"` (this is stricter than `mergeable == "MERGEABLE"` — CLEAN additionally requires branch-protection gates to be satisfied).
- **Reviews**: `reviewDecision != "CHANGES_REQUESTED"`.
- **Checks**: every entry in `statusCheckRollup` has `conclusion` in `{SUCCESS, NEUTRAL, SKIPPED}`. Any `FAILURE`, `TIMED_OUT`, `CANCELLED`, `PENDING`, or `null` conclusion disqualifies the PR.
- **Retry cap**: this PR has been attempted fewer than 3 times. A PR that has hit `MERGE_FAIL` three times across runs is paused — repeated failure on a CLEAN-looking PR usually means something subtle (a required check that didn't surface, branch-protection drift, token scope drift). Surface it and stop looping.

## Steps

0. **Bootstrap state** — per-PR retry counter lives in `memory/topics/auto-merge-state.json`:
   ```bash
   mkdir -p memory/topics
   [ -f memory/topics/auto-merge-state.json ] || echo '{"prs":{},"last_run":null}' > memory/topics/auto-merge-state.json
   ```
   Schema:
   ```json
   {
     "last_run": "2026-05-23T08:00:00Z",
     "prs": {
````
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