• A new or updated automated test that covers the new behavior
• A command a reviewer can copy and run
• A change in an official example app that shows the new behavior

If none of those exist, stop. Do not run gh pr create. Do not run gh pr edit. Tell the user what is missing. Wait until they add one, then continue.

A fix does not use this gate. A fix uses bugfix-pr. Load it first. A chore / docs PR does not use this gate. </HARD-GATE>

4. Write the title

Match this repo's recent PR titles. In a conventional-commit repo, write type(scope): summary. Keep it one line.

The title must still make sense if the reviewer never opens the body.

5. Write the body

Load simple-english and i-have-adhd, then write in this order.

Lead (required, 1 to 4 sentences, before the template).

• feat: what the PR does for a user of the product.
• fix: what the bug is, then how this PR fixes it.
• chore / docs: what changed, in product or repo terms, not a file list.

No preamble. No "This PR aims to". Start with the fact.

Repo template (required when the file exists).

Fill every section honestly. Leave a checkbox unchecked when the claim is false. Do not tick "I ran pnpm test:pr" if you did not run it.

Extra sections after the template, in this order. Testing and Risk / rollback are always present. For a fix, Root cause and Possible alternatives are also always present. Linked issues and Public API change are omitted when they do not apply.

Root cause (fix only)

Required for a fix. Copy from the bugfix-pr report. Do not paste the diff. Write:

## Root cause

**Issue.** What is broken, for whom, under which inputs.
**Cause.** Why it happens in the code. Name the function or path.
**Fix.** How this PR's change kills that cause.

Possible alternatives (fix only)

Required for a fix. Copy from the bugfix-pr report. Write:

## Possible alternatives

- **<name>.** What it is. Why this PR did not take it.

If there is no other real way, write None. Do not omit the heading.

Testing

Three parts, all required:

1. Commands run. What you ran, what passed, what you skipped and why. If you ran nothing, say so.
2. Manual test. Numbered steps a reviewer can follow to see the change. For a fix, step 1 is how to reproduce the old bug, then how to confirm it is gone.
3. How this PR makes testing easy. Name the artifacts on the branch: tests, a command, an example app change. If there are none (allowed for fix and chore / docs), write that. Do not invent an easy path.

Linked issues

Omit this heading when nothing links. When an issue links, use Closes #N or Fixes #N.

Risk / rollback

What could break. How to undo (revert the PR, turn a flag off, and so on). If risk is low, say that in one line. Do not skip the heading.

Public API change

Omit this heading when the PR does not touch the published surface.

Published surface means: exported functions, types, components, CLI flags, env vars, and documented contracts from published packages. Tests, internal files, agent skills, AGENTS.md, and CLAUDE.md do not count.

When it does touch that surface, show caller usage, not the internal diff:

## Public API change

**Before**

\`\`\`ts
old call site
\`\`\`

**After**

\`\`\`ts
new call site
\`\`\`

Two short snippets. What a user writes today, then what they write after this PR.

6. Post immediately

Do not wait for the user to approve the text.

• No PR yet: gh pr create --title "..." --body-file ...
• PR already open: gh pr edit --title "..." --body-file ...

If gh fails, stop and show the error. Leave the drafted body in the chat so it is not lost.

Do not attach screenshots to the PR. Do not commit screenshot files for this skill.

Red flags