# Make Pr Easy To Review

> Prepare PRs for review: clean noisy history, improve descriptions, add reviewer guidance without changing behavior. Use when a PR is hard to review.

- Skill: `v1truv1us-ai-eng-system/make-pr-easy-to-review` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add v1truv1us-ai-eng-system/make-pr-easy-to-review`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/v1truv1us-ai-eng-system/make-pr-easy-to-review/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: v1truv1us (https://skillmd.com/u/v1truv1us-ai-eng-system)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/v1truv1us-ai-eng-system/make-pr-easy-to-review

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Default output: return only the result, blockers, and required evidence. Omit preambles, process narration, repeated context, confidence scores, and follow-up offers. Use at most five bullets unless a required artifact or schema needs more.

# Make PR Easy to Review

Prepare a PR so a reviewer can quickly understand the intent, important files, and risk. The default goal is reviewability without behavior changes.

## Workflow

1. Resolve the target PR from the user-provided URL or current branch.
2. Inspect commits, diff size, changed paths, generated files, and PR description.
3. Identify reviewability issues: noisy commits, stale description, unrelated changes, mixed mechanical and logic changes, missing tests, or unclear reviewer entry points.
4. Propose a plan before rewriting history or force-pushing.
5. Apply safe improvements, then verify the tree or diff still matches the intended code.

## History Cleanup

Only rewrite history when the user asks for it or agrees to the plan. Before rewriting:

```bash
gh pr view <PR> --json title,headRefName,baseRefName,state,commits
git fetch origin <headRefName> <baseRefName>
ORIGINAL_TREE=$(git rev-parse origin/<headRefName>^{tree})
```

Good commit groupings usually follow dependency order:

1. Schema/storage or generated API definitions.
2. Core logic.
3. Wiring and integration.
4. UI or surface behavior.
5. Tests.

After rewriting, verify content identity:

```bash
echo "Original tree: $ORIGINAL_TREE"
echo "Current tree:  $(git rev-parse HEAD^{tree})"
git diff origin/<headRefName> --stat
```

Do not push if the tree changed unintentionally.

## Reviewer Guidance

When code behavior should stay untouched, prefer PR description and review notes:

- Add a TL;DR that matches the actual diff.
- Separate core files from generated or mechanical files.
- Call out risky behavior changes, migration order, rollout plan, and test coverage.
- Link issue trackers, dashboards, or design docs when they explain intent.

## Guardrails

- Never hide meaningful behavior changes inside "cleanup".
- Do not bypass hooks unless the user explicitly asks.
- If the PR is too large to make reviewable with notes, recommend splitting instead of polishing around the problem.