open-source-contributions

Pull requests get rejected for common mistakes like personal development artifacts, poor commit messages, and missing documentation. This Skill automatically scans your branch for these 16 common issues—personal files, improper sizing, undocumented changes—and validates them before submission, catching problems that annoy maintainers upfront.

Personal artifacts include development files like SESSION.md, planning documents, debug screenshots, and other temporary files that don't belong in production code. The Skill detects and removes these automatically, ensuring only intentional code changes reach the maintainer's review.

Yes. This Skill runs pre-submission validation scripts that check PR sizing, commit message quality, secret detection, and documentation updates. Automation catches issues locally before you push, reducing rejection cycles and speeding up merge times.

Professional communication templates included in this Skill provide structured PR descriptions that clearly explain changes, context, and rationale. Templates ensure your message is clear and maintainer-friendly, removing friction from the review process.

Pre-submission validation covers artifact cleanup, PR size checks to prevent overwhelming reviewers, secret detection to prevent credential leaks, commit message guidelines for clarity, and documentation updates to keep code current. This Skill automates all these checks in one pass.

Yes. The Skill applies to any public repository contribution workflow—whether you're a first-time contributor or migrating to a maintainer role. It handles the common rejection causes across different projects and maintainer expectations.