Merge PR When CI Passes

VerifiedCaution

Monitors CI checks for a pull request, automatically fixes failures by analyzing logs and pushing corrections, then squash-merges once all tests pass. Useful for automating the merge process and ensuring only validated PRs are integrated.

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DevelopmentIntermediate
6/2/2026
Claude Code
#merge#pr#ci#automation#git

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Automated summary

Monitors CI status for a pull request, automatically fixes failures, and squash-merges the PR once all checks pass.

Strengths

  • Fully automates the squash-merge workflow
  • Handles branch switching and restoration of original state
  • Intelligently consolidates commit messages for a clean history
  • Attempts to auto-fix CI failures before retrying

Limitations

  • Requires the 'gh' CLI to be installed and configured
  • Automatic CI failure fixes may not always be sufficient without human intervention
  • Only works for the current branch's PR or a specified PR number
When to use it

When you want to reliably merge a PR after ensuring all CI checks pass, avoiding repetitive manual merges.

When not to use it

When you need a complex merge commit or manual code review before merging, or if you lack permissions to push to the remote branch.

Security analysis

Caution
Quality score85/100

The skill uses git and gh CLI to push and merge changes, which are powerful operations but for legitimate PR management. No destructive or exfiltrating commands are instructed. Potential risk from automated code fixing lies in the AI's interpretation, not the skill itself.

No concerns found

How this analysis is made

Examples

Merge current branch's PR
/merge-pr
Merge a specific PR by number
/merge-pr 42

name: merge-pr description: | Watch CI checks, auto-fix failures, and squash-merge the PR when all checks pass.

Merge PR When CI Passes

Wait for CI checks to pass, then merge the specified PR with squash.

Usage

/merge-pr <pr-number>

If no PR number is provided, use the current branch's PR.

Instructions

  1. Determine target PR and branch:

    • Record the current branch: git branch --show-current
    • If $ARGUMENTS is provided (PR number specified):
      • Get the PR's head branch: gh pr view <pr-number> --json headRefName -q .headRefName
      • Compare with current branch
      • If different branch:
        • Stash all local changes (including untracked): git stash push -u -m "merge-pr: stashing for PR #<pr-number>"
        • Switch to PR branch: git checkout <pr-branch>
        • Set SWITCHED_BRANCH=true and ORIGINAL_BRANCH=<current-branch>
    • If no $ARGUMENTS, use the current branch's PR
  2. Check uncommitted changes: Run git status to check for uncommitted changes:

    • If there are uncommitted changes, inform the user and ask if they want to commit
    • If yes, invoke the commit-changes skill to create a proper commit
  3. Check unpushed commits: Run git log origin/<branch>..HEAD --oneline to check for unpushed commits:

    • If there are unpushed commits, inform the user and push them: git push
  4. Check for existing PR: Run gh pr view --json number,url -q '.number' 2>/dev/null to check if a PR exists for the current branch:

    • If no PR exists and no $ARGUMENTS provided, ask the user if they want to create a PR
    • If yes, invoke the pr-push skill to create the PR, then continue
    • If no, inform the user that a PR is required and stop
  5. Get PR number: If $ARGUMENTS is provided, use it as the PR number. Otherwise, get the PR for the current branch:

    gh pr view --json number -q .number
    
  6. Watch CI status: Monitor the CI checks for the PR:

    gh pr checks <pr-number> --watch
    
  7. Handle CI failures: If any check fails:

    • Get the failed check details:
      gh pr checks <pr-number>
      
    • For each failed check, fetch the logs to understand the error:
      gh run view <run-id> --log-failed
      
    • Analyze the error and attempt to fix it
    • Push the fix and repeat from step 6
  8. Prepare commit message: Before merging, consolidate commit messages:

    • Get all commits in the PR:
      gh pr view <pr-number> --json commits -q '.commits[].messageHeadline'
      
    • Create a consolidated commit message that:
      • Uses the PR title as the main message
      • Removes duplicate/redundant commit messages
      • Keeps unique meaningful changes as bullet points in the body
  9. Merge the PR: Once all checks pass, merge with squash:

    gh pr merge <pr-number> --squash --delete-branch --body "<consolidated-message>"
    
  10. Restore original state or switch to main:

    • If SWITCHED_BRANCH=true (was working on a different branch):
      • Switch back to original branch: git checkout <ORIGINAL_BRANCH>
      • Restore stashed changes: git stash pop
      • Inform the user that original branch and changes have been restored
    • If SWITCHED_BRANCH=false (was on the PR branch itself):
      • The PR branch has been deleted, switch to main and pull:
        git checkout main && git pull
        
  11. Report result: Show the merge commit and confirm success.

Commit Messages Examples

Example 1: Feature Commit

feat: add JWT token refresh mechanism

Changes:
- Implement automatic token refresh before expiration
- Add refresh token storage in secure cookie
- Include retry logic for failed refresh attempts

Example 2: Bug Fix Commit

fix: prevent null pointer on empty response

Changes:
Handle case where API returns empty body instead of
throwing unhandled exception in response parser.

Example 3: Refactor Commit

refactor: extract common mock to shared helper

Changes:
- Move mockGRPCStreamClient to mock_query.go
- Consolidate 4 duplicate mock implementations
- Reduce test file coupling

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