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push-to-pr

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Create a new PR or push commits to an existing PR for the current branch.

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Push to PR

Create a new PR or push commits to an existing PR for the current branch.

Usage

/push-to-pr [commit message]

Instructions

When this command is invoked:

1. Check current state

# Get current branch
git branch --show-current

# Check if there are uncommitted changes
git status --porcelain

# Check if branch has a remote tracking branch
git rev-parse --abbrev-ref --symbolic-full-name @{u} 2>/dev/null

# Check if there's an existing PR for this branch
gh pr list --head $(git branch --show-current) --json number,url,title

2. If there are uncommitted changes

  • Stage all changes: git add -A
  • Create a commit with the provided message, or generate one based on the changes
  • Use this commit format:
git commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF'
<commit message>

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
EOF
)"

3. If no PR exists for this branch

  • Push the branch: git push -u origin $(git branch --show-current)
  • Create a new PR using:
gh pr create --title "<title based on branch/changes>" --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
## Summary
<brief summary of changes>

## Changes
<bullet points of what changed>

šŸ¤– Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)
EOF
)"
  • Return the PR URL to the user

4. If a PR already exists

  • Push the new commits: git push
  • Report that commits were pushed to the existing PR
  • Return the existing PR URL

Example

/push-to-pr "Add tool use diagram to chapter 14.5"

This will either:

  • Create a new PR if one doesn't exist
  • Push a new commit to the existing PR if one does exist