Prepare Pr

Prepare PR

Read plan(s), analyze changed files, select relevant arch-lens slugs, write one PR context file per lens, and write a PR prep file for downstream use by compose-pr.

This skill Does NOT invoke arch-lens skills or any other sub-skills. It is Part 1 of 3 in the decomposed PR flow (prepare → run_arch_lenses → compose).

Arguments

/autoskillit:prepare-pr {plan_paths} {run_name} {base_branch} [closing_issue] [conflict_report_path]

• plan_paths — Comma-separated absolute paths to implementation plan markdown files
• run_name — Branch name prefix (e.g. impl, feature/123, fix/653); determines [FEATURE]/[FIX] prefix
• base_branch — PR target branch
• closing_issue (optional) — GitHub issue number for requirements fetch + Closes #N
• conflict_report_path (optional) — Absolute path to conflict resolution report

Critical Constraints

NEVER:

• Invoke arch-lens skills or any other sub-skills
• Create files outside {{AUTOSKILLIT_TEMP}}/prepare-pr/
• Fail if closing_issue is absent or gh is unavailable — degrade gracefully
• Run subagents in the background (run_in_background: true is prohibited)

ALWAYS:

• Emit all three output tokens (prep_path, selected_lenses, lens_context_paths)
• Classify changed files as new (★) vs modified (●)

Context Limit Behavior

When context is exhausted mid-execution, prep files may be partially written. The recipe routes to on_context_limit (typically release_issue_failure), abandoning the PR preparation.

Before emitting structured output tokens:

1. If prep files were not fully written, emit prep_path = (empty) as a fallback
2. Emit whatever was completed; the orchestrator handles the context-limit route

Workflow

Step 0: Parse Arguments and Initialize

Parse positional arguments:

• arg[1] = plan_paths (comma-separated)
• arg[2] = run_name
• arg[3] = base_branch
• arg[4] = closing_issue (optional — may be absent or empty string)
• arg[5] = conflict_report_path (optional — may be absent or empty string)

Derive feature_branch (git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD). Create temp dir (relative to the current working directory):

mkdir -p {{AUTOSKILLIT_TEMP}}/prepare-pr/
FEATURE_BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
ts=$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S)
CLOSING_ISSUE="${4:-}"

Generate timestamp ts from the bash block above.

Step 1: Fetch Requirements from Closing Issue

• If closing_issue is absent or empty string: skip — set requirements_section = "".
• Fetch issue body:

  gh issue view $CLOSING_ISSUE --json body -q .body
  

• Extract the ## Requirements section: everything from ## Requirements to the next ## heading or end of body, whichever comes first.
• If no ## Requirements section found: set requirements_section = "".
• Skip gracefully if gh is unavailable — requirements_section remains "".

Step 2: Extract PR Title from Plans

Read all plan files. For each, extract the first # heading line, strip the # prefix, and strip any trailing — PART [A-Z] ONLY suffix.

• Single plan: Use the heading directly as task_title.
• Multiple plans: Spawn a subagent (Task tool, model: sonnet) with all extracted headings. Instruct it to synthesize a single concise PR title (under 70 characters).

PR Title Prefix (derived from run_name):

case "$RUN_NAME" in
  feature*) TITLE="[FEATURE] $BASE_TITLE" ;;
  fix*)     TITLE="[FIX] $BASE_TITLE" ;;
  *)        TITLE="$BASE_TITLE" ;;
esac

Step 3: Load Conflict Resolution Report

• If conflict_report_path is absent or empty: skip — conflict_resolution_table = "".
• Read the file at conflict_report_path.
• Extract the ## Per-File Resolution Decisions table.
• Skip gracefully if the file does not exist.

Step 4: Classify Changed Files

Run git diff to classify changed files:

git diff --name-only $BASE_BRANCH..$FEATURE_BRANCH
git diff --diff-filter=A --name-only $BASE_BRANCH..$FEATURE_BRANCH  # new_files
git diff --diff-filter=M --name-only $BASE_BRANCH..$FEATURE_BRANCH  # modified_files

Store as separate lists: new_files (added, ★) and modified_files (modified, ●).

Step 5: Select Arch-Lens Slugs

Spawn a subagent (Task tool, model: sonnet) with the list of changed file paths and the following lens menu:

c4-container, concurrency, data-lineage, deployment, development,
error-resilience, module-dependency, operational, process-flow,
repository-access, scenarios, security, state-lifecycle

Instruct the subagent to return 1–3 lens slugs. Only include a lens if at least one changed file maps to that lens's concern.

Development lens guard: The development lens must ONLY be selected if at least one changed file matches a build/test configuration pattern: pyproject.toml, Taskfile*, conftest.py, .github/workflows/*, Makefile, setup.cfg, setup.py, tox.ini, noxfile.py, or files under a ci/ directory. If no changed file matches these patterns, do NOT select the development lens regardless of other criteria.

Output: comma-separated slug list → selected_lens_slugs.

Step 6: Write Context Files per Lens

Use the Write tool (not Bash heredocs or cat) to create each context file.

For each selected slug, write one context file to {{AUTOSKILLIT_TEMP}}/prepare-pr/pr_arch_lens_context_{slug}_{ts}.md:

# PR Context — Changed Files

This diagram is for a Pull Request. Focus the diagram on the areas of the codebase
affected by these changes. Do not produce a generic whole-project view.

## New files (use ★ prefix on these nodes):
{list of new_files, or "None"}

## Modified files (use ● prefix on these nodes):
{list of modified_files, or "None"}

## Instructions:
- Focus exploration and the diagram on the architectural areas these files belong to
- Use ★ prefix on nodes representing new files/components
- Use ● prefix on nodes representing modified files/components
- Leave unchanged components unmarked (include only if needed for context/connectivity)
- The diagram should help PR reviewers understand the architectural impact

Record absolute paths in lens_context_paths list (comma-separated).

Step 7: Read Plan Summaries

Read ## Summary from each plan file. Store plan summaries for the prep file.

Step 8: Write PR Prep File

Use the Write tool (not Bash heredocs or cat) to create the prep file.

Write PR prep file to {{AUTOSKILLIT_TEMP}}/prepare-pr/pr_prep_{ts}.md:

# PR Prep: {task_title}

## Metadata

- feature_branch: {feature_branch}
- base_branch: {base_branch}
- closing_issue: {issue_number or ""}
- plan_paths: {comma-separated}

## Title

{task_title}

## Plan Summary

{for single plan: ## Summary section content}
{for multiple plans: individual summaries with group headings}

## Requirements

{requirements_section or ""}

## Conflict Resolution Table

{conflict_resolution_table or ""}

## Changed Files

### New (★):
{new_files list or "None"}

### Modified (●):
{modified_files list or "None"}

## Selected Lenses

{comma-separated slugs}

## Lens Context Paths

{comma-separated absolute paths}

Output

Emit these structured output tokens (literal plain text, no markdown decoration). All output paths are absolute (resolve {{AUTOSKILLIT_TEMP}}/prepare-pr/ relative to the current working directory using $(pwd)):

prep_path = /absolute/path/{{AUTOSKILLIT_TEMP}}/prepare-pr/pr_prep_{ts}.md
selected_lenses = module-dependency,process-flow
lens_context_paths = /abs/ctx_module-dependency_{ts}.md,/abs/ctx_process-flow_{ts}.md