pr-shepherding

Productivity

Monitor PR lifecycle from creation through merge including CI monitoring, review comment handling, thread resolution, and merge readiness verification.

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/blob/HEAD/library/methodologies/metaswarm/skills/pr-shepherding/SKILL.md

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When a PR needs CI monitoring
When review comments need automated handling

Process

Monitor CI - Watch pipeline status, triage failures
Handle Comments - Respond to review feedback, make code changes
Resolve Threads - Close addressed review threads
Verify Readiness - Check approvals, CI green, threads resolved, coverage met

Merge Readiness Checklist (gtg)

Agents Used

agents/pr-shepherd/ - PR lifecycle management

Tool Use

Invoke via babysitter process: methodologies/metaswarm/metaswarm-pr-shepherd