# Validate Pr Review App

> Use this skill when working with validate-pr-review-app, a self-hosted GitHub App that validates Pull Request reviews to ensure PRs cannot be merged without proper approvals. Use this skill when the user wants to: - Update the configuration of validate-pr-review-app (e.g. make an app trusted, add untrusted_machine_users, change approval requirements) - Understand why a PR requires two approvals or how to avoid the two-approval requirement - Troubleshoot PR merge failures related to approval validation Even if the user doesn't mention "validate-pr-review-app" by name — if they ask about PR approval requirements, trusted apps, or merge validation, this skill applies.

- Skill: `suzuki-shunsuke/validate-pr-review-app` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 18 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add suzuki-shunsuke/validate-pr-review-app`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/suzuki-shunsuke/validate-pr-review-app/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools, DevOps & Infra
- Author: suzuki-shunsuke (https://skillmd.com/u/suzuki-shunsuke)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/suzuki-shunsuke/validate-pr-review-app

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Read the reference file that matches the task:

- [How It Works](references/how-it-works.md) — to understand the overall mechanism.
- [Validation Rules](references/validation-rules.md) — what the app validates and when a PR passes or fails.
- [Why are 2 approvals required for a pull request?](references/why-2-approvals-required.md) — to explain why a PR needs two approvals.
- [How To Avoid 2 Approvals](references/how-to-avoid-2-approvals.md) — to reduce a PR's approval requirement.
- [Config](references/config.md) — to change configuration (trusted_apps, untrusted_machine_users, approval/unsigned-commit rules).
- [Customize footer](references/customize-footer.md) — to customize the footer shown on the Checks tab.
- [Environment Variables](references/env.md) — to configure how the app runs.
- [Secrets](references/secret.md) — to set up the app's secrets.
- [Merge Queue Support](references/merge-queue.md) — when the repository uses a merge queue.