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pr-harden

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Take a pull request labeled needs_work, address blocking review findings, strengthen test coverage, rerun validation, and flip it to ready_to_merge when it is clean.

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  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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PR Harden

Use this skill when a PR is labeled needs_work and the goal is to make the PR merge-ready.

Review target:

Goal

Turn a needs_work PR into a ready_to_merge PR by fixing the blocking issues directly on the PR branch.

Workflow

  1. Start from a clean, current main

    • git status --short --branch
    • git fetch --prune origin
    • git checkout main
    • git pull --ff-only origin main

  2. Inspect the PR before changing code

    • Read the PR description, files, current checks, merge state, comments, and reviews
    • Identify the blocking issues first: correctness, regressions, missing tests, red CI, merge conflicts
    • Use the existing review labels as truth: this skill is for PRs labeled needs_work

  3. Check out the PR branch for editing

    • Use gh pr checkout <number> because this skill needs to commit back to the PR branch
    • If the PR comes from a fork, make sure the checkout leaves you on a writable branch before editing

  4. Fix the PR, not main

    • Address all blocking findings directly on the PR branch
    • Keep the fix scoped to the PR’s goal unless a small follow-up is required to make the branch safe
    • Add or strengthen focused regression tests for each blocking bug or risky edge case you fix
    • Improve test quality, not just test count

  5. Validate aggressively

    • Run the smallest focused test slice that proves each fix
    • Run any provider- or capability-specific suites touched by the change
    • Run mix quality unless the PR is strictly docs-only
    • If GitHub CI was failing, make sure local validation covers the failing area before pushing

  6. Push the updated PR branch

    • Commit only the PR-branch fixes
    • Push back to the PR branch, not main

  7. Update the review-state label

    • If blockers remain, keep or apply needs_work and remove ready_to_merge
    • If the PR is now merge-clean, blocking findings are resolved, and CI is green, apply ready_to_merge and remove needs_work

Use:

gh pr edit <number> --add-label needs_work --remove-label ready_to_merge
gh pr edit <number> --add-label ready_to_merge --remove-label needs_work

Review Standard

A PR is only ready_to_merge when all of these are true:

  • No known correctness bugs or regressions remain
  • Test coverage is adequate for the risk of the change
  • GitHub CI is green
  • The PR merges cleanly with main
  • No unresolved blocking review comments remain

Output

Report:

  • what blocking issues were fixed
  • what tests were added or strengthened
  • what validation ran
  • whether the PR was relabeled to ready_to_merge or remains needs_work

Do not merge the PR as part of this skill.