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Create a GitHub pull request after committing, rebasing, and pushing changes. Use when the user asks to create a PR, submit changes for review, or open a pull request.

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/blob/HEAD/skills/integration/github-pr-hw-native-sys-pypto/SKILL.md

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PyPTO GitHub Pull Request Workflow

Prerequisites

⚠️ MANDATORY: Use the /git-commit skill to commit all changes. This runs the full code review, testing, and linting workflow. Do not commit directly.

Workflow Steps

  1. Check for existing PR (exit if found)
  2. Fetch upstream changes
  3. Rebase onto upstream/main
  4. Resolve conflicts if needed
  5. Push to fork with --force-with-lease
  6. Create PR using gh CLI

Step 1: Check for Existing PR

BRANCH_NAME=$(git branch --show-current)
gh pr list --head "$BRANCH_NAME" --state open

If PR exists: Display with gh pr view and exit immediately.

Step 2: Fetch Upstream

git remote add upstream https://github.com/hw-native-sys/pypto.git  # If needed
git fetch upstream

Step 3: Rebase

git rebase upstream/main  # Or user-specified branch

On conflicts:

git status                     # View conflicts
# Edit files, remove markers
git add path/to/resolved/file
git rebase --continue
# If stuck: git rebase --abort

Step 4: Push

# First push
git push --set-upstream origin BRANCH_NAME

# After rebase (use --force-with-lease, NOT --force)
git push --force-with-lease origin BRANCH_NAME

⚠️ Use --force-with-lease - safer than --force, fails if remote has unexpected changes.

Step 5: Create PR

Check gh CLI:

gh auth status

If gh NOT available: Report to user and provide manual URL: https://github.com/hw-native-sys/pypto/compare/main...BRANCH_NAME

If gh available:

gh pr create \
  --title "Brief description of changes" \
  --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
## Summary
- Key change 1
- Key change 2

## Testing
- [ ] All tests pass
- [ ] Code review completed
- [ ] Documentation updated

## Related Issues
Fixes #ISSUE_NUMBER (if applicable)
EOF
)"

PR Title/Body: Auto-extracted from commit messages since upstream/main.

Important:

  • ❌ Do NOT add footers like "🤖 Generated with Claude Code" or similar branding
  • ✅ Keep PR descriptions professional and focused on technical content only

Common Issues

IssueSolution
PR already existsgh pr view then exit
Merge conflictsResolve, git add, git rebase --continue
Push rejectedgit push --force-with-lease
gh not authenticatedTell user to run gh auth login
Wrong upstream branchUse git rebase upstream/BRANCH

Checklist

  • No existing PR for branch (exit if found)
  • Changes committed via git-commit
  • Fetched upstream and rebased successfully
  • Conflicts resolved
  • Pushed with --force-with-lease
  • PR created with clear title/body

Remember

  • Always rebase before creating PR
  • Use --force-with-lease, not --force
  • Don't auto-install gh CLI - let user do it