# Enforce pull-request approval policy with Policy Bot

> Codify complex GitHub review rules, evaluate pull requests, and expose approval status as a required check.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/enforce-pull-request-approval-policy-with-policy-bot` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/enforce-pull-request-approval-policy-with-policy-bot`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/enforce-pull-request-approval-policy-with-policy-bot/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/enforce-pull-request-approval-policy-with-policy-bot

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# Enforce pull-request approval policy with Policy Bot

Codify complex GitHub review rules, evaluate pull requests, and expose approval status as a required check.

## Prerequisites

Policy Bot GitHub App, GitHub repository, policy.yml

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- make it easier for developers to figure out who they should ask for approval.
- yarn install
- yarn run build
- docker run --rm -v "$(pwd)/config:/secrets/" -p 8080:8080 palantirtechnologies/policy-bot:latest

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/palantirtechnologies/policy-bot.svg)](https://hub.docker.com/r/palantirtechnologies/policy-bot/)
- Require reviews from specific users, organizations, or teams
- policy requires that all of its rules are approved to approve the pull request.

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- After evaluation, a rule can be in one of four states:
- approved - all of the predicates and requirements are true
- pending - all of the predicates are true but one or more requirements are not true

- Source: https://github.com/palantir/policy-bot
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/palantir/policy-bot/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/palantir/policy-bot

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/enforce-pull-request-approval-policy-with-policy-bot/)