# creating-pr

A skill that walks the agent through opening a pull request: branch prep, title, structured description, self-review and reviewer requests.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 465 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/creating-pr/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-02
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/creating-pr

## What it does

The skill lays out a six-step workflow. First the branch is brought up to date with the base: `git fetch origin`, then rebase or merge depending on project convention, followed by a look at the commits and diff stats. Fixup commits can be squashed if the project wants clean history, or kept separate if it prefers granular commits.

Titles follow `<type>: <short description>`, with types `feat`, `fix`, `refactor`, `docs`, `test`, `chore` and `perf`. The description has three parts: a Summary of 1–3 sentences with `Closes #123`, a list of changes, and a Test Plan with checkboxes. Before requesting review the skill has you read the whole diff, strip debug code, and run tests, type checks and lint.

The PR itself goes out through `git push -u origin HEAD` and `gh pr create` with a heredoc body. Then come reviewers, labels, and a file-by-file review order comment when the diff tops 400 lines. You need `gh` installed and authenticated against GitHub, or the create step fails. The skill suggests keeping changes under 300 lines and splitting bigger ones into stacked PRs.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

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

## When to use it
- draft a PR description with Summary, Changes and Test Plan sections
- sync the branch with the base before opening the PR
- pick the right title type from feat, fix, refactor and the rest
- run tests, type checks and lint before asking for review
- split an oversized diff into stacked pull requests

## Example prompts
- create a PR from the current branch
- prepare a pull request with a description and test plan
- review the diff and strip debug code before requesting review

## Source text · SKILL.md · CC0-1.0

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---
name: creating-pr
description: Create a clean, review-ready pull request with a good title, structured description, linked issues, and appropriate reviewers.
user-invocable: true
---

# Creating a PR

Package work into a pull request that's easy to review and merge.

## Workflow

### 1. Prepare the Branch

Before creating the PR:

```bash
# Ensure branch is up to date with base
git fetch origin
git rebase origin/main  # or merge, depending on project convention

# Check what will be in the PR
git log origin/main..HEAD --oneline
git diff origin/main --stat
```

Squash fixup commits if the project prefers clean history. Keep logical commits separate if the project prefers granular history.

### 2. Write the Title

Format: `<type>: <short description>`

| Type | When |
|------|------|
| `feat` | New feature |
| `fix` | Bug fix |
| `refactor` | Code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature |
| `docs` | Documentation only |
| `test` | Adding or fixing tests |
| `chore` | Build, CI, deps, or tooling |
| `perf` | Performance improvement |

Examples:
- `feat: add dark mode toggle to settings page`
- `fix: prevent duplicate form submissions on checkout`
- `refactor: extract auth middleware into shared module`

### 3. Write the Description

Use this structure:

```markdown
## Summary

1-3 sentences explaining what this PR does and why.

Closes #123

## Changes

- Added `ThemeToggle` component with system/light/dark options
- Updated `Layout` to read theme from context
- Added theme persistence to localStorage

## Test Plan

- [ ] Toggle between light/dark/system themes
- [ ] Refresh page — theme persists
- [ ] Check no flash of unstyled content on load
```

### 4. Self-Review

Before requesting review:
- Read every line of the diff yourself
- Remove debug code (`console.log`, `TODO`, commented-out code)
- Verify tests pass: `npm test`
- Verify types: `npx tsc --noEmit`
- Verify lint: `npm run lint`
- Check for files that shouldn't be committed (`.env`, lockfile conflicts)

### 5. Create the PR

```bash
git push -u origin HEAD
gh pr create --title "<title>" --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
## Summary
...

## Changes
...

## Test Plan
...
EOF
)"
```

### 6. Request Review

- Tag the appropriate reviewers (code owners, domain experts)
- If the PR is large (>400 lines), add a comment explaining the best order to review files
- If the PR depends on another PR, note it in the description
- Label the PR appropriately (feature, bug, breaking change, etc.)

## Tips

- Small PRs get reviewed faster — aim for <300 lines changed
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