# Pr Summary

> Analyze all PR changes and update PR description with accurate summary.

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

---


## Preamble

```bash
eval "$(~/.vibestack/bin/vibe-slug 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || SLUG="unknown"
_LEARN_FILE="${VIBESTACK_HOME:-$HOME/.vibestack}/projects/${SLUG:-unknown}/learnings.jsonl"
if [ -f "$_LEARN_FILE" ]; then
  _LEARN_COUNT=$(wc -l < "$_LEARN_FILE" 2>/dev/null | tr -d ' ')
  echo "LEARNINGS: $_LEARN_COUNT entries loaded"
  if [ "$_LEARN_COUNT" -gt 5 ] 2>/dev/null; then
    ~/.vibestack/bin/vibe-learnings-search --limit 5 2>/dev/null || true
  fi
else
  echo "LEARNINGS: none yet"
fi
```

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# PR Summary Update

## Philosophy

- **Analyze all changes without exception** — track all commits included in the PR, not just the latest.
- **Accuracy is essential** — do not guess; read the actual diff and code before describing.
- **Write from the reviewer's perspective** — explain "why" this change was needed and what impact it has.

## Rules

- Read all changed files before writing the summary
- Analyze ALL commits in the PR, not just the latest
- Be precise — do not guess or hallucinate changes
- Preserve existing PR metadata (labels, assignees, reviewers)
- Do NOT add promotional or attribution footers
- Do NOT add unnecessary lines (Co-Authored-By, Generated with, etc.)

## Process

### Step 1: Identify PR

Determine the PR number from argument or current branch:

```bash
# If argument provided, use it directly
PR_NUMBER={argument}

# Otherwise, infer from current branch
gh pr view --json number -q '.number'
```

### Step 2: Gather PR Context

```bash
# Get current PR details
gh pr view {PR_NUMBER} --json title,body,baseRefName,headRefName,commits,files

# Get base branch
BASE_BRANCH=$(gh pr view {PR_NUMBER} --json baseRefName -q '.baseRefName')

# View all commits in PR
gh pr view {PR_NUMBER} --json commits -q '.commits[] | "\(.oid[:7]) \(.messageHeadline)"'

# View all changed files with stats
gh pr diff {PR_NUMBER} --stat

# View full diff
gh pr diff {PR_NUMBER}
```

### Step 3: Analyze Existing PR Body

**CRITICAL: Check the existing PR body first.**

```bash
# Get current PR body
EXISTING_BODY=$(gh pr view {PR_NUMBER} --json body -q '.body')
```

**Check for user-added content to preserve:**
- Manual notes or context added by the author
- Links to related issues, designs, or discussions
- Sections not generated by this skill (e.g., custom sections)

If the existing body contains user-added content, preserve it in a `## Notes` section at the bottom.

### Step 4: Deep Analysis

**CRITICAL: Do not rely on diff statistics alone — understand the meaning of the changes.**

**For large PRs (>20 files or >1000 lines changed):**
- Group files by directory/module and analyze each group
- Focus on structural changes first, then detail changes
- Summarize at module level, not file level

**For each changed file:**
1. **Read the full diff** — understand what was added, modified, removed
2. **Read the file** — understand the full context around the changes
3. **Identify the purpose** — why was this file changed?
4. **Assess impact** — what depends on this? Could this break anything?

**Categorize changes:**

| Category | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| **New Feature** | New functionality added |
| **Bug Fix** | Existing behavior corrected |
| **Refactor** | Code restructured without behavior change |
| **Performance** | Optimization improvements |
| **Documentation** | Docs, comments, README updates |
| **Test** | Test additions or modifications |
| **Configuration** | Config, CI/CD, build changes |
| **Dependency** | Package additions, updates, removals |
| **Breaking Change** | Changes that break existing API/behavior |

**Deliberation questions:**
- What is the **single purpose** of this PR?
- Are there **breaking changes** for consumers?
- What **edge cases** might be affected?
- Are there any **risks** or **known limitations**?

### Step 5: Craft PR Summary

**Before writing, articulate:**
1. What problem does this PR solve? (Summary)
2. What specific changes were made and why? (Changes)
3. Are there any breaking changes? (Breaking Changes)
4. How should a reviewer verify this works? (Test Plan)

**PR body format:**

```markdown
## Summary
- Brief description of what and WHY

## Changes
- Change 1: why this was needed
- Change 2: why this was needed

## Breaking Changes
- (if any) Description of breaking change and migration path

## Test Plan
- [ ] How to verify changes work
- [ ] Edge cases to test
```

### Step 6: Update PR Description

```bash
gh pr edit {PR_NUMBER} --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
## Summary
- {accurate summary based on analysis}

## Changes
- {change 1}: {why}
- {change 2}: {why}

## Breaking Changes
- {if any, otherwise omit this section}

## Test Plan
- [ ] {verification step 1}
- [ ] {verification step 2}
EOF
)"
```

### Step 7: Verify Update

```bash
# Confirm PR was updated
gh pr view {PR_NUMBER} --json title,body -q '.body'
```

### Step 8: Report Summary

```
## PR Summary Updated

**PR**: #{PR_NUMBER}
**Title**: {title}
**Base**: {base_branch} ← {head_branch}

### Analysis
- Total commits: {N}
- Files changed: {N}
- Lines added: +{N}
- Lines removed: -{N}

### Categories
- feat: {N} changes
- fix: {N} changes
- refactor: {N} changes
- ...

PR description updated successfully.
```

## Title Update

If the PR title is vague (e.g., "update", "fix", "WIP"), suggest a better title:

```bash
gh pr edit {PR_NUMBER} --title "<type>(<scope>): <subject>"
```

> **Note:** PR title optionally uses scope. Commit messages use `<type>: <subject>` format without scope.

**Only suggest title changes when:**
- Title is clearly vague or inaccurate
- Title doesn't reflect the actual changes
- Ask user before changing the title

## Anti-Patterns

- Do NOT write a summary without reading ALL changed files
- Do NOT rely only on commit messages — verify against actual diff
- Do NOT include changes that don't exist in the PR
- Do NOT use vague descriptions like "various improvements"
- Do NOT overwrite existing PR body without analyzing it first
- Do NOT skip reading file context — diffs alone can be misleading
- Do NOT add information that isn't supported by the code changes

---

## Capture Learnings

If you discovered a non-obvious pattern, pitfall, or insight during this session, log it:

```bash
~/.vibestack/bin/vibe-learnings-log '{"skill":"pr-summary","type":"TYPE","key":"SHORT_KEY","insight":"DESCRIPTION","confidence":N,"source":"SOURCE","files":["path/to/relevant/file"]}'
```

**Types:** `pattern`, `pitfall`, `preference`, `architecture`, `operational`.

**Only log genuine discoveries.**