# babysitting-pr

Monitors an open pull request for CI failures, review comments, and merge conflicts, then fixes issues locally and pushes updates.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 427 installs · ★ 866
- Author: spencerpauly
- License: CC0-1.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills/tree/HEAD/resources/babysitting-pr/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-02
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/babysitting-pr

## What it does

This skill keeps an open pull request ready for merging. The agent checks PR status through the GitHub CLI, pulls logs for failing CI checks, and inspects errors locally. It handles linter problems, TypeScript typing bugs, and broken builds before pushing a commit back to the branch.

When merge conflicts occur, the agent merges `origin/main` to resolve them. It also fetches unresolved review comments. Straightforward requests like typos or null checks get resolved right away. For ambiguous conflicts or architectural choices, the agent stops and asks the user.

Execution relies entirely on an authenticated `gh` CLI tool. The process runs through a verify-and-push loop that stops after 3 attempts. This prevents runaway loops on flaky test suites.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill babysitting-pr -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill babysitting-pr -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill babysitting-pr -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills babysitting-pr
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill babysitting-pr -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --path resources/babysitting-pr
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill babysitting-pr -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/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills/tree/HEAD/resources/babysitting-pr/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- fix failing CI lint and build checks
- resolve merge conflicts against origin main
- address straightforward review comments automatically
- keep pull requests merge-ready without manual monitoring

## Example prompts
- Check the open PR and fix failing CI checks
- Resolve merge conflicts with main and address review comments
- Monitor the current pull request until checks are green

## Source text · SKILL.md · CC0-1.0

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---
name: babysitting-pr
description: Monitor a pull request for CI failures, review comments, and merge conflicts — then fix them automatically. Use when a PR is open and you want the agent to keep it merge-ready.
---

# Babysitting a PR

Use this skill when the user has an open pull request and wants the agent to monitor it, fix CI failures, resolve review comments, and keep it merge-ready.

## Steps

1. **Get the PR status** — fetch the current state of the PR:

   ```bash
   gh pr view --json number,title,state,mergeable,reviewDecision,statusCheckRollup,comments,reviews
   ```

   Also check for merge conflicts:

   ```bash
   gh pr view --json mergeStateStatus
   ```

2. **Check CI status** — look at the `statusCheckRollup` field. For each failing check:

   ```bash
   gh pr checks
   ```

   This lists all CI checks and their status (pass/fail/pending).

3. **Fix CI failures** — for each failing check, get the logs:

   ```bash
   gh run view <run-id> --log-failed
   ```

   Analyze the failure and fix it:

   - **Lint failures**: run the linter locally (`npm run lint -- --fix`), fix remaining issues manually, commit.
   - **Type errors**: run `npx tsc --noEmit`, read the errors, fix the types, commit.
   - **Test failures**: run the failing test suite locally, read the assertion errors, fix the code or update the test expectations, commit.
   - **Build failures**: run `npm run build`, read the error output, fix imports/configs/missing deps, commit.

   After fixing, push the changes:

   ```bash
   git add -A && git commit -m "fix: resolve CI failures" && git push
   ```

4. **Handle review comments** — fetch PR review comments:

   ```bash
   gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pr}/comments
   ```

   For each unresolved comment:
   - Read the comment and the code it references.
   - If the fix is clear (typo, naming, missing null check, style issue), apply it.
   - If the comment requires a design decision or clarification, skip it and report to the user.

   Commit fixes for resolved comments:

   ```bash
   git add -A && git commit -m "fix: address review feedback" && git push
   ```

5. **Resolve merge conflicts** — if the PR has conflicts:

   ```bash
   git fetch origin main
   git merge origin/main
   ```

   Resolve conflicts by reading both sides and choosing the correct resolution. For ambiguous conflicts, ask the user. After resolving:

   ```bash
   git add -A && git commit -m "fix: resolve merge conflicts" && git push
   ```

6. **Re-check status** — after pushing fixes, wait for CI to run and check again:

   ```bash
   gh pr checks --watch
   ```

   If new failures appear, go back to step 3. Limit to 3 rounds to avoid infinite loops.

7. **Report** — summarize what was done:
   - Which CI checks were failing and how they were fixed
   - Which review comments were addressed
   - Whether merge conflicts were resolved
````
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