Merge Pr

Merge PR

Takes a ready PR and lands it: verify → sync → confirm → squash merge → cleanup.

Announce at start: "I'm using the merge-pr skill to merge this PR."

Step 1: Identify the PR

Check for an open PR on the current branch, or use a user-specified PR number:

# Current branch
gh pr view --json number,title,url,state,baseRefName,headRefName 2>/dev/null

# Or if user specified #N:
gh pr view <N> --json number,title,url,state,baseRefName,headRefName

No PR found: Stop and redirect:

"No open PR found on this branch. Use /open-pr to create one first."

PR found: Note the PR number, title, base branch, and URL. Continue.

Step 2: Verify Readiness

Check CI status and review state:

gh pr checks <N>
gh pr view <N> --json reviews --jq '.reviews[] | select(.state == "CHANGES_REQUESTED")'

CI failing: Stop and report which checks are failing. Do not merge.

"CI is failing on [check names]. Fix these before merging, or use /open-pr to address them."

CHANGES_REQUESTED review: Stop and report who requested changes.

"PR has CHANGES_REQUESTED from [reviewer]. Resolve this before merging."

All clear: Continue.

Step 3: Base Branch Sync

Check whether the base branch has moved since branching:

BASE=$(gh pr view <N> --json baseRefName --jq '.baseRefName')
git fetch origin $BASE
git log HEAD..origin/$BASE --oneline

New commits exist: Rebase and force-push:

git rebase origin/$BASE
git push --force-with-lease

If rebase has conflicts, resolve them, then git rebase --continue. After force-push, re-verify CI passes before continuing.

No new commits: Skip.

Step 4: Confirm with User

Before merging, confirm:

Ready to squash merge PR #<N> ("<title>") into <base>.
All checks passed. Proceed?

Wait for confirmation. If the user says to always proceed without asking (e.g. "auto-merge", "no need to confirm"), skip this prompt for the rest of the session.

Step 5: Squash Merge and Cleanup

Once confirmed:

gh pr merge <N> --squash --delete-branch

After merge, sync locally:

git checkout $BASE
git pull
git branch -d <feature-branch> 2>/dev/null || true

Report: "PR # merged. Branch cleaned up. Done."

Quick Reference

Rules

Never:

• Merge with failing CI
• Merge with CHANGES_REQUESTED
• Force-push to main/master directly
• Skip user confirmation (unless user explicitly opted out for the session)

Always:

• Squash merge
• Delete the branch after merge
• Sync locally after merge
• If no PR exists, redirect to /open-pr