Create a Pull Request from a Feature Branch

name: pr description: Prepare outstanding commits on a feature branch for a pull request to upstream

Prepare a pull request from the current feature branch. This skill collects all commits on the current branch that are ahead of upstream/main, generates a PR title and description summarizing the changes, and creates the PR against upstream.

Arguments

The skill accepts optional arguments:

• No arguments: auto-generate title and description from commits
• A short description: used as the PR title (e.g., /pr Add support for TLS client certs)

Example: /pr or /pr Fix saturation search convergence

Steps

1. Verify prerequisites:

   • Must NOT be on main branch (should be on a feature branch)
   • The upstream remote must exist
   • The origin remote must exist

   BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
   if [ "$BRANCH" = "main" ]; then
     echo "Error: Must be on a feature branch, not main"
     exit 1
   fi
   git remote get-url upstream >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "Error: 'upstream' remote not found"; exit 1; }
   git remote get-url origin >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "Error: 'origin' remote not found"; exit 1; }
   

2. Run cargo fmt and amend the last commit if formatting changes are needed:

   cargo fmt
   if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
     git add -u
     git commit --amend --no-edit
   fi
   

   After this step, the working directory must be clean. If there are still uncommitted changes (non-formatting), stop and tell the user to commit or stash them first.

3. Sync with upstream:

   git fetch upstream
   git fetch origin
   

4. Identify commits for the PR:

   • Find the merge base between the current branch and upstream/main
   • List all commits from the merge base to HEAD
   • Show the full diff against upstream/main

   MERGE_BASE=$(git merge-base upstream/main HEAD)
   git log --oneline ${MERGE_BASE}..HEAD
   git diff ${MERGE_BASE}..HEAD --stat
   

   If there are no commits ahead of upstream/main, stop and tell the user there is nothing to submit.

5. Generate PR title and description:

   • If the user provided a title argument, use that as the PR title
   • Otherwise, analyze the commits and diff to generate a concise PR title (under 70 characters)
   • Generate the PR body with:
     • A ## Summary section with 1-3 bullet points describing the changes
     • A ## Changes section listing the commits
     • A ## Test plan section with a checklist of testing suggestions

   Present the title and body to the user for review before creating the PR.

6. Push the feature branch to origin:

   BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
   git push -u origin ${BRANCH}
   

7. Create the PR against upstream:

   BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
   
   gh pr create \
     --repo "$(git remote get-url upstream | sed 's/.*github.com[:/]\(.*\)\.git/\1/' | sed 's/.*github.com[:/]\(.*\)/\1/')" \
     --head "$(git remote get-url origin | sed 's/.*github.com[:/]\(.*\)\.git/\1/' | sed 's/.*github.com[:/]\(.*\)/\1/' | cut -d/ -f1):${BRANCH}" \
     --base main \
     --title "${PR_TITLE}" \
     --body "${PR_BODY}"
   

8. Report the PR URL to the user.

Troubleshooting

• No upstream remote: Add it with git remote add upstream <repo-url>
• No origin remote: This is your fork. Add with git remote add origin <fork-url>
• gh CLI not installed: brew install gh or see https://cli.github.com/
• Not authenticated with gh: gh auth login
• PR already exists: If a PR already exists for this branch, report the existing PR URL instead