Automated summary
This skill walks through preparing a contribution: creating a branch, committing with conventional messages, bumping the version, updating the CHANGELOG, and opening a pull request via gh.
Strengths
- Chains the full contribution flow end to end, from branch creation to PR
- Enforces conventional commit messages and a consistent version bump (patch, minor, major)
- Reuses the /changelog skill for user-facing changes
- States clear guardrails: the user's git identity, no Claude trailers, and stopping when tests fail
Limitations
- Assumes a GitHub repository with the gh CLI configured and a version file such as pyproject.toml
- Delegates changelog generation to another skill whose availability isn't guaranteed
- Test verification depends on a make test target or equivalent you must provide
Use it when a batch of changes is ready to be shipped as a committed branch with version bump, changelog, and pull request.
Avoid it on repositories not hosted on GitHub, without gh installed, or when tests can't be run to validate state before committing.
Security analysis
CautionThe skill is a straightforward Git/PR workflow with no obfuscation, secret exfiltration, destructive filesystem commands, or safety-disabling instructions. It does use powerful, remotely mutating commands such as `git push` and `gh pr create`, so it warrants caution rather than being rated fully safe.
- •Instructs committing, pushing to a remote, and opening a PR, which can mutate shared repository state without an explicit confirmation step beyond force-push.
- •Uses `gh pr create --fill`, which may derive PR content from local commit data and branch state; legitimate but network/repo-affecting.
- •No declared allowed-tools, yet the workflow assumes git, gh, make, and file-edit capabilities.
Examples
The remote file sync is done and tests pass — commit it on a feature branch, bump the minor version, update the changelog, and open a PR.I fixed the timeout on large files. Run /pr: branch, commit with a fix: message, patch bump, changelog entry, and create the pull request.Check git status and run the tests first, then if everything is green commit my changes and open a PR for me.name: pr description: Commit changes, bump version, update changelog, and open a PR
/pr - Prepare and Submit Changes
Purpose
Commit changes to a feature branch, bump version if needed, update changelog, and open a PR.
Before Starting
- Check for uncommitted changes:
git status --porcelain - Ensure tests pass:
make testor equivalent - Confirm current branch (create one if on main)
Process
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Create or verify feature branch
If on main, create a branch from the work context:
git checkout -b <descriptive-branch-name> -
Stage and commit changes
Use the user's git identity (never sign as Claude, no Co-authored-by). Write conventional commit messages:
feat: add remote file syncfix: resolve timeout on large files
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Bump version if warranted
- Bug fixes → patch
- New features → minor
- Breaking changes → major
Update version in pyproject.toml (or equivalent).
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Update CHANGELOG.md
Use /changelog skill to generate entry if changes are user-facing.
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Push and create PR
git push -u origin <branch> gh pr create --fillPR description should summarize changes. Link issues if referenced in commits.
Notes
- Don't add "Signed-off-by" or "Co-authored-by: Claude" trailers
- Ask before force-pushing
- If tests fail, stop and report
From the file to a first result
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Claude Code
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