describe_pr

To generate a pull request description, this Skill parses repository-specific templates and analyzes code changes fetched via GitHub CLI. It aggregates commit history and diffs to populate the template, then updates the PR description automatically with the generated summary and technical details.

Automating verification checklists is supported by this Skill. It automatically checks off verifiable steps in the PR template by analyzing the code changes and explicitly notes manual verification needs for items it cannot automatically validate, integrating the results into the final PR description.

Yes, the GitHub CLI (gh) is a required dependency to fetch PR details, code diffs, and commit history. This Skill integrates directly with gh to retrieve repository data and aggregate prior reasoning attempts to inform the generated PR documentation.

The best way to document manual verification needs is to use this Skill to automatically identify checklist items that cannot be verified through code analysis. It explicitly notes these manual verification requirements within the PR template and updates the description to ensure reviewers know what requires human validation.

Template-based PR generation handles prior reasoning attempts by aggregating reasoning logs alongside commit history and code diffs. This Skill parses these inputs to inform the description generation, ensuring the final PR documentation reflects the analytical context and technical details of the code review process.

You should not use automated PR description generation when a repository lacks a predefined PR template, as this Skill relies on parsing repository-specific templates. Additionally, if your code changes require entirely manual narrative documentation outside standard checklist formats, automatic generation may not capture the necessary context.