Pull Request Guidelines

Use this skill for PR titles, PR bodies, changelog entries, issue closing language, GitHub username verification, reviewer guidance, and merge strategy.

If the task is only staging, splitting, or committing local changes, use git. If the task is issue triage or public issue replies, use github-issues. The writing-voice rules govern the prose in any body you write.

Default Standard

A PR body is a durable explanation of the change, not a reviewer-only checklist. Write the lightest body that still makes sense after merge. Open with why the change matters, then weave in what changed with the examples a reader needs to trust it.

Pick A Body Shape

Match the change to a shape, then open that shape's section in references/body-patterns.md: