A specialized skill designed to enforce high-signal, human-verified commit and pull request workflows within AI-driven development environments.
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1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install pr-commit-workflow
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
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Help me install pr-commit-workflow using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is PR + Commit Workflow?
The PR + Commit Workflow skill ensures that AI agents maintain high standards of documentation and accountability during the development lifecycle. It acts as a bridge between agentic automation and human oversight by mandating human-written intent for every pull request, preventing the common pitfall of AI-generated fluff in version control history. By utilizing this within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, teams can maintain a source of truth that is easily reviewable by both humans and other agents.
This skill provides a structured decision tree for choosing between commit-only tasks and full pull request lifecycles. It integrates seamlessly with existing repository-specific rules and utilizes local scripts to gather environment metadata, ensuring every PR body contains evidence-based history and intent capture.
PR + Commit Workflow Use Cases
- Enforcing standardized commit message formats during agentic coding sessions.
- Capturing authentic human intent for pull requests to ensure high-quality reviews.
- Automating the collection of environment metadata for PR body history sections.
- Standardizing evidence and checklist requirements for every code change.
How PR + Commit Workflow Works
- The agent analyzes the task to determine if it requires a simple commit or a full pull request based on the internal workflow decision tree.
- It consults local repository rules like AGENTS.md or PROCESS.md to ensure compliance with specific project standards.
- For commits, it applies the standardized formatting and evidence expectations defined in the workflow-commit reference.
- For PRs, the agent prompts the user for human-written intent, ensuring no auto-generated text replaces human reasoning.
- It generates a PR body draft in /tmp using a verbatim template and metadata gathered from the environment via scripts.
- Finally, it uses the GitHub CLI to create or edit the PR with the structured body file.
PR + Commit Workflow Setup
To integrate this workflow into your Openclaw Skills environment, ensure your repository contains the required reference documents and helper scripts.
# Ensure GitHub CLI is installed and authenticated
gh auth status
# Verify the presence of mandatory workflow references
ls references/workflow-commit.md references/workflow-pr.md
# Make the metadata collector script executable
chmod +x scripts/build_pr_body.sh
PR + Commit Workflow Data Schema & Taxonomy
This skill organizes its lifecycle data through a combination of temporary files and markdown templates to maintain high-signal output within Openclaw Skills.
| Data Component | Purpose |
|---|---|
| /tmp/ | Temporary storage for PR body drafts and intent capture. |
| references/pr-human-template.md | The verbatim structure for all Pull Request descriptions. |
| references/commit-format.md | Defines the specific schema for high-signal commit messages. |
| scripts/build_pr_body.sh | Script that aggregates environment metadata into the PR history. |
PR + Commit Workflow Advanced Features
- Multi-agent compatibility through standardized AGENTS.md and PROCESS.md rule ingestion.
- Automatic evidence gathering via the build_pr_body metadata collection script.
- Strict human-in-the-loop enforcement to prevent AI-paraphrased PR intent.
- Seamless integration with gh pr edit --body-file for programmatic PR updates.
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