review-external-pr Skill
Triage an external contributor's PR and prepare it for merge. Detects push permission, base branch, draft state, size, and history quality, then picks one of three paths (review-only, direct push to contributor branch, or a reviews/ staging branch). Use when triaging or reviewing a community PR, deciding whether mainta Published by microsoft in vscode-documentdb.
What is review-external-pr Skill?
Triage an external contributor's PR and prepare it for merge. Detects push permission, base branch, draft state, size, and history quality, then picks one of three paths (review-only, direct push to contributor branch, or a reviews/ staging branch). Use when triaging or reviewing a community PR, deciding whether mainta Published by microsoft in vscode-documentdb. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
Automated repository signals based on public metadata such as recency, license, installation evidence, and adoption. These are not a security audit or endorsement.
Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Developers using vscode-documentdb
Technical details
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use review-external-pr Skill
- Use it for developers using vscode-documentdb.
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Source
- Creator: microsoft
- Repository: microsoft/vscode-documentdb
- Skill file: .github/skills/review-external-pr/SKILL.md
What it does
Triage an external contributor's PR and prepare it for merge. Detects push permission, base branch, draft state, size, and history quality, then picks one of three paths (review-only, direct push to contributor branch, or a reviews/ staging branch). Use when triaging or reviewing a community PR, deciding whether mainta
Skill instructions
Review External PR Workflow A triage-first workflow for handling community PRs. The skill inspects first, asks two questions, then executes. It never creates branches preemptively. When to Use - A contributor PR is open and you want to review and merge it - Trigger phrases: "prepare this external PR", "review PR N", "let's review this contribution", or invocation while the user is on a pr/<owner/<PRNUMBER branch (created by gh pr checkout) - You want a recommendation on push path and merge strategy before doing anything Phase 1 — Triage (read-only, no prompts) Identify the PR Resolve, in order: 1. The PR number the user mentioned. 2. Current branch matches pr/<owner/<PRNUMBER → extract <PRNUMBER. 3. gh pr status → active PR for current branch. Fetch metadata in one call bash gh pr view <PRNUMBER --json number,title,author,url,state,isDraft,\ headRefName,baseRefName,headRepositoryOwner,maintainerCanModify,\ mergeable,mergeStateStatus,additions,deletions,changedFiles,commits,labels Deriv
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Frequently asked questions
What is review-external-pr?
review-external-pr is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Triage an external contributor's PR and prepare it for merge. Detects push permission, base branch, draft state, size, and history quality, then picks one of three paths (review-only, direct push to.
Who is review-external-pr best for?
review-external-pr is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references.
How do I install review-external-pr?
Install or run review-external-pr using Copy skill directory. Check review-external-pr for the latest setup command.
Is review-external-pr actively maintained?
review-external-pr may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
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