# Merge Pr

> Script-first deterministic squash merge with strict required-check gating, head-SHA pinning, and reliable attribution/commenting.

- Skill: `majiayu000/merge-pr-8` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add majiayu000/merge-pr-8`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/majiayu000/merge-pr-8/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: majiayu000 (https://skillmd.com/u/majiayu000)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/majiayu000/merge-pr-8

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# Merge PR

## Overview

Merge a prepared PR only after deterministic validation.

## Inputs

- Ask for PR number or URL.
- If missing, use `.local/prep.env` from the PR worktree.

## Safety

- Never use `gh pr merge --auto` in this flow.
- Never run `git push` directly.
- Require `--match-head-commit` during merge.
- Wrapper commands are cwd-agnostic; you can run them from repo root or inside the PR worktree.

## Execution Contract

1. Validate merge readiness:

```sh
scripts/pr-merge verify <PR>
```

Backward-compatible verify form also works:

```sh
scripts/pr-merge <PR>
```

2. Run one-shot deterministic merge:

```sh
scripts/pr-merge run <PR>
```

3. Ensure output reports:

- `merge_sha=<sha>`
- `merge_author_email=<email>`
- `comment_url=<url>`

## Steps

1. Validate artifacts

```sh
require=(.local/review.md .local/review.json .local/prep.md .local/prep.env)
for f in "${require[@]}"; do
  [ -s "$f" ] || { echo "Missing artifact: $f"; exit 1; }
done
```

2. Validate checks and branch status

```sh
scripts/pr-merge verify <PR>
source .local/prep.env
```

`scripts/pr-merge` treats “no required checks configured” as acceptable (`[]`), but fails on any required `fail` or `pending`.

3. Merge deterministically (wrapper-managed)

```sh
scripts/pr-merge run <PR>
```

`scripts/pr-merge run` performs:

- deterministic squash merge pinned to `PREP_HEAD_SHA`
- reviewer merge author email selection with fallback candidates
- one retry only when merge fails due to author-email validation
- co-author trailers for PR author and reviewer
- post-merge verification of both co-author trailers on commit message
- PR comment retry (3 attempts), then comment URL extraction
- cleanup after confirmed `MERGED`

4. Manual fallback (only if wrapper is unavailable)

```sh
scripts/pr merge-run <PR>
```

5. Cleanup

Cleanup is handled by `run` after merge success.

## Guardrails

- End in `MERGED`, never `CLOSED`.
- Cleanup only after confirmed merge.