# Pr Monitor

> Monitors Dependabot and Snyk dependency upgrade PRs, automatically merging them when builds pass. Handles javax/jakarta compatibility validation and provides detailed status reporting. Use when the user says "monitor PRs", "watch builds", "auto-merge PRs", "merge passing PRs", or "watch dependency PRs".

- Skill: `mock-server/pr-monitor` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add mock-server/pr-monitor`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/mock-server/pr-monitor/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: mock-server (https://skillmd.com/u/mock-server)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/mock-server/pr-monitor

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# PR Monitor & Auto-Merge Skill

## Purpose

Monitors Dependabot and Snyk dependency upgrade PRs, automatically merging them when builds pass. Handles javax/jakarta compatibility validation and provides detailed status reporting.

## When to Use

- After creating/updating dependency upgrade PRs
- When dependency PRs are failing and you've pushed fixes
- When user says "monitor PRs", "watch builds", "merge when passing"
- After fixing build issues for Dependabot/Snyk PRs

## Prerequisites

- Repository must be a git repository with GitHub remote
- `gh` CLI must be authenticated
- PRs must exist on GitHub
- Working directory must be the repository root

## Workflow

### 1. Identify PRs to Monitor

Get PRs from today or specific PR numbers:

```bash
# Get all PRs from today
gh pr list --json number,title,createdAt,author --jq '.[] | select(.createdAt | startswith("'$(date +%Y-%m-%d)'"))'

# Or use specific PR numbers provided by user
```

### 2. Check Current Status

For each PR, check:
- Build status (Buildkite, GitHub Actions)
- Java compatibility (if dependency upgrade)
- PR state (open, closed, merged)

Use the bundled `pr-monitor.sh` script (see Tool Usage below).

### 3. Handle Different States

**PASSING builds:**
- Merge immediately with `gh pr merge <number> --squash --auto`
- Report success to user

**PENDING builds:**
- Continue monitoring
- Report current status

**FAILING builds:**
- Check if failure is due to Java version incompatibility
- Report failure details to user
- Do NOT merge

**CLOSED/MERGED:**
- Skip and report status
- Remove from monitoring list

### 4. Monitor Loop

Poll every 2 minutes (120 seconds) for up to 2 hours:
- Check status of all pending PRs
- Merge any that have passed
- Report status changes
- Exit when all PRs are merged or closed

## Tool Usage

Use the bundled `pr-monitor.sh` script:

```bash
.opencode/skills/pr-monitor/pr-monitor.sh <pr_numbers_or_'today'>
```

Examples:
```bash
# Monitor all PRs from today
.opencode/skills/pr-monitor/pr-monitor.sh today

# Monitor specific PRs
.opencode/skills/pr-monitor/pr-monitor.sh 2001 2005 2006

# One-time check (no loop)
.opencode/skills/pr-monitor/pr-monitor.sh --check-once 2001
```

## Output Format

The script provides real-time status:

```
[2026-05-04 20:54:25] Iteration 1/60
-------------------------------------------
  PR #2017: ✅ PASSING - Attempting to merge...
  PR #2017: 🎉 MERGED SUCCESSFULLY
  PR #2001: ⏳ PENDING - Buildkite still running
  PR #2005: ❌ FAILING - Buildkite: FAILURE
  PR #2006: ✅ MERGED

Next check in 120s...
```

## Error Handling

**Cannot fetch PR status:**
- Verify `gh` authentication: `gh auth status`
- Check PR number exists: `gh pr view <number>`

**Merge fails:**
- Check if PR has merge conflicts
- Verify branch protection rules
- Check if PR requires reviews

**jakarta-namespace incompatibility:**
- Do NOT merge
- Report to user which dependency forces the jakarta namespace (e.g. Spring 6, Jetty 10+, Tomcat 10+)
- Suggest closing the PR until the javax→jakarta migration is scheduled

## Integration with Dependabot

After fixing build issues (like in today's session):

1. Push fixes to master
2. Trigger Dependabot rebase: `@dependabot rebase` in PR comments
3. Start monitoring: `.opencode/skills/pr-monitor/pr-monitor.sh today`
4. Script will auto-merge as builds pass

## Notes

- The script uses `--squash` merge by default (matches MockServer convention)
- Uses `--auto` flag to enable auto-merge queue (waits for required checks)
- Maximum monitoring time: 2 hours (set `MAX_ITERATIONS` at top of `pr-monitor.sh`, default 60)
- Check interval: 2 minutes (set `SLEEP_INTERVAL` at top of `pr-monitor.sh`, default 120)
- Exits successfully when all PRs are merged/closed
- Exits with error code 1 if timeout reached with pending PRs
- GitHub API rate limit: authenticated `gh` CLI allows 5,000 requests/hour; each PR check uses ~2-3 API calls, so monitoring up to ~20 PRs at 2-minute intervals is well within limits

## Example Session

```
User: "monitor the PRs raised today and merge them when builds pass"

Agent: I'll monitor all dependency PRs from today and auto-merge them when builds pass.

[Runs: .opencode/skills/pr-monitor/pr-monitor.sh today]

[Output shows monitoring progress...]

Agent: All PRs processed:
- PR #2017: ✅ MERGED
- PR #2001: ✅ MERGED  
- PR #2005: ✅ MERGED
- PR #2006: ✅ MERGED
```