copilot-pr-followup

What problem does it solve?

Manually following up on Copilot-owned GitHub PRs is time-consuming and error-prone, requiring constant monitoring for review feedback, manual fix deployment, thread resolution, and gate verification before merge. This skill eliminates that manual overhead by automating the entire follow-up workflow from initial Copilot review through pre-approval gate checks.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Automated PR State Routing: Detects the current state of Copilot-owned PRs and routes work to the correct follow-up step automatically.
• Async Watch Behavior: Waits for Copilot review and CI completion without manual polling, using deterministic wait cycles with clear timeout boundaries.
• Narrow Fix/Reply/Resolve Loop: Handles review thread resolution, deploys targeted fixes with branch freshness guards, and verifies fixes before marking threads as resolved.
• Gate Verification: Automatically generates mandatory gate checkpoint comments for draft and pre-approval gates, with support for both inline and fan-out/fan-in review modes.
• Use Case: For a development team using Copilot for PR implementation, this skill automates the entire post-PR follow-up process, from requesting initial Copilot review through handling review feedback, running gate checks, and stopping only for final human approval before merge.

Quick Start

Invoke the copilot-pr-followup skill to automate all follow-up tasks for a Copilot-owned GitHub PR, including review request handling, async wait cycles, fix deployment, review thread resolution, and gate verification up to the human approval checkpoint.