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Close Pr by nesalia-inc — Agent Skill

Name: Close Pr
Author: nesalia-inc

Close Pr

Close GitHub pull requests following Marty conventions. Use this skill when the user asks to close a PR, close a pull request, cancel a PR, or abandon a pull request. Also use when the user says things like "close this PR", "cancel this pull request", or "I want to abandon this PR".

nesalia-inc 0c9464f 2.1 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

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Close PR Guide (Non-Interactive)

Follow this guide to close GitHub pull requests using gh pr close. All operations are command-line only — no interactive editors.

Close Commands

Close PR by Number

gh pr close 23

Close PR by URL

gh pr close https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/23

Close and Delete Branch

# Closes PR and deletes the head branch
gh pr close 23 --delete-branch

When to Close PRs

Scenario	Action
Changes no longer needed	Close PR
Duplicate of another PR	Close and reference original
Wontfix	Close with explanation
Merged (use merge-pr)	Use `/merge-pr` instead

Close Without Merging

# Close without deleting branch
gh pr close 23

# Close and delete branch
gh pr close 23 --delete-branch

Close with Comment

# Add closing comment
gh pr close 23 --comment "Closing as duplicate of #45"

Common Workflows

Abandon Feature Branch PR

# Close PR and cleanup branch
gh pr close 23 --delete-branch

Close Duplicate PR

# Close with reference
gh pr close 23 --comment "Duplicate of #45. Closing in favor of that one."

Close Wontfix PR

# Explain why closing
gh pr close 23 --comment "Closing as wontfix - this approach doesn't align with our architecture."

Quick Reference

Close PR:              gh pr close 23
Close and delete:      gh pr close 23 --delete-branch
Close with comment:    gh pr close 23 --comment "Reason"
Close by URL:           gh pr close https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/23

Related Skills

Skill	When to Use
`/create-pr`	Create new PRs
`/merge-pr`	Merge PRs (if closing after merge)
`/update-pr`	Update PR before closing

---name: close-prdescription: Close GitHub pull requests following Marty conventions. Use this skill when the user asks to close a PR, close a pull request, cancel a PR, or abandon a pull request. Also use when the user says things like "close this PR", "cancel this pull request", or "I want to abandon this PR".---# Close PR Guide (Non-Interactive)Follow this guide to close GitHub pull requests using `gh pr close`. All operations are command-line only — no interactive editors.## Close Commands### Close PR by Number```bashgh pr close 23```### Close PR by URL```bashgh pr close https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/23```### Close and Delete Branch```bash# Closes PR and deletes the head branchgh pr close 23 --delete-branch```## When to Close PRs| Scenario | Action ||----------|--------|| Changes no longer needed | Close PR || Duplicate of another PR | Close and reference original || Wontfix | Close with explanation || Merged (use merge-pr) | Use `/merge-pr` instead |## Close Without Merging```bash# Close without deleting branchgh pr close 23# Close and delete branchgh pr close 23 --delete-branch```## Close with Comment```bash# Add closing commentgh pr close 23 --comment "Closing as duplicate of #45"```## Common Workflows### Abandon Feature Branch PR```bash# Close PR and cleanup branchgh pr close 23 --delete-branch```### Close Duplicate PR```bash# Close with referencegh pr close 23 --comment "Duplicate of #45. Closing in favor of that one."```### Close Wontfix PR```bash# Explain why closinggh pr close 23 --comment "Closing as wontfix - this approach doesn't align with our architecture."```## Quick Reference```Close PR: gh pr close 23Close and delete: gh pr close 23 --delete-branchClose with comment: gh pr close 23 --comment "Reason"Close by URL: gh pr close https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/23```## Related Skills| Skill | When to Use ||-------|-------------|| `/create-pr` | Create new PRs || `/merge-pr` | Merge PRs (if closing after merge) || `/update-pr` | Update PR before closing |

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