Agent skill

pr-shepherding

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

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npx add-skill https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/tree/main/library/methodologies/metaswarm/skills/pr-shepherding

SKILL.md

PR Shepherding

Overview

Monitor and manage a PR from creation through merge. Handle CI failures, respond to review comments, resolve threads, and verify merge readiness.

When to Use

  • After PR creation from completed work
  • When a PR needs CI monitoring
  • When review comments need automated handling

Process

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

Merge Readiness Checklist (gtg)

  • All CI checks passing
  • Required approvals obtained
  • All review threads resolved
  • Coverage thresholds met
  • No merge conflicts
  • SERVICE-INVENTORY.md updated

Agents Used

  • agents/pr-shepherd/ - PR lifecycle management

Tool Use

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

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