datro-repo-autosync-pr

What problem does it solve?

This Skill automates the operational burden of keeping a server-hosted datro repository synchronized with GitHub and surfacing local work as a human-reviewable pull request so changes are not lost or forgotten.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Automatic Upstream Sync: Periodically fetches origin, detects the upstream canonical branch, and rebases the local work branch when GitHub is ahead.
• PR Automation When Ahead: Runs an existing pr_automation.sh in update mode to create or update a PR when the server's work branch has commits ahead of upstream and stores the resulting PR URL for notification.
• Systemd-based, Reboot-Safe Scheduling: Uses a oneshot service plus a Persistent timer (recommended every 5 minutes) with recommended hardening and controlled read/write paths.
• Operational Safeguards: Includes throttle guidance to avoid PR storms, permission fixes for state directories, and mitigations for systemd SIGPIPE issues when feeding interactive scripts.
• Use Case: Run on a production or staging server to ensure autodeployed UI changes in /home/ubuntu/datro are proposed via PRs for human review instead of being lost or merged incorrectly.

Quick Start

Enable and start the datro-auto-sync.timer on the server and confirm that a PR URL appears in /var/lib/datro-auto-sync/pr_latest_url.txt when the local branch is ahead.