Pull Request Tool

A unified skill for managing GitHub pull requests and issues. Automatically uses Copilot's native APIs when available, and falls back to the gh-pr-review CLI tool if not. This ensures robust, composable workflows in both Copilot and non-Copilot environments.

When to Use

Any workflow requiring PR/issue management
When you want to future-proof your skills for Copilot
When you need to support both agent and CLI environments

Interface, Workflows, and Best Practices

See PR_MANAGEMENT_INTERFACE.md for the unified interface, supported operations, workflows, best practices, error handling, and quick reference shared by all PR management skills.

Tool-Specific Logic

This skill detects the environment and delegates to the correct backend:

If Copilot PR/issue APIs are available, use the copilot-pull-request skill (API)
Otherwise, use the gh-pr-review skill (CLI)

Usage Example: Environment Detection

if copilot_api_available():
    result = copilot_pull_request_skill(operation, params)
else:
    result = gh_pr_review_skill(operation, params)
return format_result(result)

Usage Example: In Copilot Agent Environment

# In Copilot agent environment, this skill will use the copilot-pull-request backend automatically:
result = pull_request_tool({
  'operation': 'merge-pr',
  'pr-number': 42,
  'repository': 'owner/repo',
  'merge-method': 'squash',
  'delete-branch': True
})

Usage Example: In CLI Environment

# In CLI-only environments, this skill will use the gh-pr-review backend automatically:
pull-request-tool --operation merge-pr --pr-number 42 --repository owner/repo --merge-method squash --delete-branch true

Output Format

All outputs follow the unified interface described in PR_MANAGEMENT_INTERFACE.md, with structured JSON for programmatic use.

Common Workflows

See ../PR_MANAGEMENT_INTERFACE.md for canonical workflows, error handling, and best practices. All workflows are supported via this tool, with backend selection handled automatically.

Best Practices

Refer to ../PR_MANAGEMENT_INTERFACE.md for best practices. Always specify repository, parse structured output, and handle errors as described in the shared interface.

Error Handling

See ../PR_MANAGEMENT_INTERFACE.md for error handling strategies and common issues. Backend-specific errors (e.g., CLI not installed, API unavailable) are surfaced in the output.

Integration with Other Skills

This skill is fully composable with other PAX skills, including parallel and sequential execution, yolo/collaborative interaction, and dedicated PR processing/merge/comment resolution skills. See ../PR_MANAGEMENT_INTERFACE.md for integration patterns.

Quick Reference

FETCH PR:
operation: fetch-pr-details
pr-number: <number>
repository: <owner/repo>

LIST COMMENTS:
operation: list-comments
pr-number: <number>
repository: <owner/repo>

LIST UNRESOLVED COMMENTS:
operation: list-comments
pr-number: 42
repository: owner/repo
filters:
unresolved: true

REPLY TO COMMENT:
operation: reply-comment
pr-number: <number>
thread-id: <id>
body: "message"
repository: <owner/repo>

RESOLVE THREAD:
operation: resolve-thread
pr-number: <number>
thread-id: <id>
repository: <owner/repo>

CHECK MERGEABLE:
peration: check-status
r-number: 42
epository: owner/repo

MERGE PR:
operation: merge-pr
pr-number: <number>
repository: <owner/repo>
merge-method: squash|merge|rebase
delete-branch: true|false