Automatic PR Labeling

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Automatically labels pull requests based on conventional commit types (e.g., feat: → enhancement, fix: → bug). Helps organize and filter PRs by category without manual effort.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
DevelopmentBeginner
6/2/2026
Claude CodeCursorWindsurfCopilotCodex
#pull-requests#labeling#conventional-commits#github#automation

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Automated summary

Applies labels to GitHub pull requests based on conventional commit types.

Strengths

  • Automates consistent label assignment
  • Handles multiple patterns (commit types, authors, title)
  • Integrates via the gh CLI

Limitations

  • Requires `gh` CLI installed and configured
  • Depends on commit message format
  • GitHub only
When to use it

Use this skill to automatically label your PRs based on the type of change they introduce.

When not to use it

Avoid if your PRs don't follow conventional commits or if you're using a platform other than GitHub.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score85/100

The skill uses Bash to run 'gh pr edit' for adding labels, which is a benign operation. No arbitrary command execution, data exfiltration, or safety bypass.

No concerns found

How this analysis is made

Examples

Label PR by commit types
Label pull request #42 using conventional commit types.
Label latest PR automatically
Find the latest open PR and apply labels based on its commit messages.

name: pr-label allowed-tools: Read, Bash description: Apply labels to PRs based on conventional commit types

/pr-label — Label pull requests

Apply labels to PRs based on conventional commit types.

Label Mapping

| Commit Type | Label | |-------------|-------| | feat: | enhancement | | fix: | bug | | docs: | documentation | | chore(deps):, build(deps): | dependencies | | Author: dependabot | dependabot | | Author: renovate | renovate | | Title contains [automerge] | automerge |

Available Labels

Primary: bug, documentation, enhancement

Status: duplicate, invalid, wontfix, question, good first issue, help wanted

Automation: dependencies, dependabot, renovate, automerge, codex, refactor

Usage

gh pr edit <number> --add-label <label>

Guidelines

  • Apply one primary label based on commit type prefix
  • Do not add unrelated labels automatically
  • Labels are provisioned via Pulumi from labels.ts

From the file to a first result

The download contains exactly the content displayed on this page. This copy may differ from the latest version in the source repository.

View the source and supporting files

This download contains SKILL.md only. Any scripts, references, templates and dependencies are not included. Get the required files from the source, preserving their directory structure, before continuing.

1. Download the file

Download SKILL.md

From the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.

Command for macOS/Linux or WSL: requires a POSIX shell and curl. On Windows without WSL, use the download button and create the folder manually.

mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz/download' --output '.skill-downloads/automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz/SKILL.md'

2. Check prerequisites

Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.

Tools declared by the author (check availability in your agent): Read, Bash

No recognized prerequisites section in this file. This does not mean it is self-contained: libraries, tools and access requirements may be mentioned elsewhere in the content or source repository.

The platforms on this page are catalog indications. The paths below follow tool documentation; they do not prove this skill has been run in those tools. No minimum tool version is confirmed for this listing.

3. Load the skill

After inspection, copy the complete folder into your project using one of the commands below, then open a new tool session. The command stops if a folder with the same name already exists: compare the files before replacing it.

Claude Code
test -f '.skill-downloads/automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/pr-label' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz' '.claude/skills/pr-label'

Cursor
test -f '.skill-downloads/automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.cursor/skills' && test ! -e '.cursor/skills/pr-label' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz' '.cursor/skills/pr-label'

Codex
test -f '.skill-downloads/automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.agents/skills' && test ! -e '.agents/skills/pr-label' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz' '.agents/skills/pr-label'

OpenSkills

OpenSkills must already be installed. The local install/read procedure is checked with OpenSkills 1.5.0, which requires Node.js ≥ 20.6.0. Catalog slugs are not resolved automatically.

Official OpenSkills installation
openskills install './.skill-downloads/automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz'

openskills read 'automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz'

Reading should display the installed file content and its base directory. It does not run the skill or install its dependencies.

For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.

openskills sync

Manual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.

4. Try a first task

Use a short, synthetic input: an API endpoint, a small document or an interface brief. In a new conversation, attach the file or give the agent its path, then adapt this request:

Read .skill-downloads/automatic-pr-labeling-mm78nmwz/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.

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