# Tidb Bazel Prepare Gate

> Use when deciding whether make bazel_prepare is required before build or test commands based on local file changes in TiDB.

- Skill: `pingcap/tidb-bazel-prepare-gate` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add pingcap/tidb-bazel-prepare-gate`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/pingcap/tidb-bazel-prepare-gate/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: pingcap (https://skillmd.com/u/pingcap)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/pingcap/tidb-bazel-prepare-gate

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# TiDB Bazel Prepare Gate

## Overview

Use this skill before build/test commands when you are unsure whether `make bazel_prepare` is required.
Policy source: `AGENTS.md` -> `Build Flow` -> `When make bazel_prepare is required`.
In normal coding loops, skip this skill unless one of the decision-rule triggers is likely present.

## Inspect Local Changes

Run from repository root:

```bash
git status --short
git diff --name-status
git diff --name-status --cached
git ls-files --others --exclude-standard
git diff -U0 -- '*.go'
git diff -U0 --cached -- '*.go'
```

## Decision Rules

Trigger conditions are defined in `AGENTS.md` -> `Build Flow` -> `When make bazel_prepare is required`.
Compare the output from the commands above against those conditions.

For the top-level test-function trigger in existing `*_test.go` files, inspect added lines in
`git diff -U0 -- '*.go'` and `git diff -U0 --cached -- '*.go'` output for patterns like:

```diff
+func TestXxx(t *testing.T) {
```

and treat that as requiring `make bazel_prepare`.

For import-section changes in existing Go files, inspect `git diff -U0 -- '*.go'` and
`git diff -U0 --cached -- '*.go'` for added/removed import lines, for example:

```diff
+import (
-import "fmt"
+	"context"
```

and treat those changes as requiring `make bazel_prepare`.

If any condition matches, run `make bazel_prepare`.
If none of the rules match, continue without `make bazel_prepare` and report the evidence.