create-pr

name: create-pr description: Create a GitHub pull request from the current branch to the upstream repo, using the repo's PR template allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Glob, Grep, Agent, mcp__github__create_pull_request argument-hint: "[base_branch] [--draft] [--title 'PR title']"

Create Pull Request

Create a GitHub pull request from the current branch to the upstream repository.

Arguments

$ARGUMENTS may contain:

• First positional arg: base branch to merge into (default: auto-detect from upstream's default branch)
• --draft: create as a draft PR
• --title 'PR title': override the PR title (default: auto-generated from changes)

Steps

1. Gather context

Run these in parallel:

# Check remotes — identify the fork remote and the upstream remote
git remote -v

# Current branch and tracking info
git branch -vv --contains HEAD

# Untracked/unstaged changes (warn user if dirty)
git status -s

# Default branch of the upstream repo
gh api repos/<UPSTREAM_OWNER>/<UPSTREAM_REPO> --jq '.default_branch'

Determine:

• Fork remote: the remote pointing to the user's fork (usually local or origin if the user's fork)
• Upstream remote: the remote pointing to the upstream repo (look for the canonical org/repo)
• Fork owner: extracted from the fork remote URL (e.g., alice from git@github.com:alice/LMCache.git)
• Upstream owner/repo: extracted from the upstream remote URL
• Base branch: from $ARGUMENTS or the upstream repo's default branch

2. Check the branch is pushed

Verify the current branch is pushed to the fork remote. If not, warn the user and stop — do NOT push without explicit permission.

3. Find and read the PR template

Glob pattern: .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
Glob pattern: .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/**/*.md
Glob pattern: .github/pull_request_template.md

Read the template to understand required sections.

4. Analyze changes

# Commits on this branch vs the base
git log --oneline <upstream_remote>/<base_branch>..HEAD

# Diff stat for summary
git diff <upstream_remote>/<base_branch>..HEAD --stat

If there are many commits, also read the full diff to understand the changes:

git diff <upstream_remote>/<base_branch>..HEAD

5. Draft the PR

• Title: Use --title from arguments if provided. Otherwise, generate a concise title (under 70 chars) summarizing the change.
• Body: Fill in the PR template sections based on the changes. Focus on:
  • Why the change is needed (motivation, problem being solved)
  • User-facing changes (new CLI args, changed behavior, breaking changes)
  • Do NOT enumerate per-file changes — reviewers can read the diff
  • Keep it concise and informative

Show the drafted title and body to the user and ask for confirmation before creating the PR.

6. Create the PR

Use the mcp__github__create_pull_request tool:

• owner: upstream repo owner
• repo: upstream repo name
• head: <fork_owner>:<branch_name>
• base: the base branch
• title: the PR title
• body: the PR body
• draft: true if --draft was specified

7. Report

Print the PR URL so the user can review it.

Important Notes

• Never push code or create commits — this skill only creates the PR from already-pushed branches.
• Always show the PR title and body to the user for confirmation before creating.
• If the working tree is dirty, warn the user that uncommitted changes won't be included.
• Respect the PR template structure — fill in all sections, use checkboxes where the template has them.