Triage PRs

Goal

Turn a backlog of open PRs into a shipped set of merges in a single focused session. Produce a tracked, resumable plan (<VERSION>_PR_TRIAGE.md), then work it — rebasing where needed, merging in isolation-safe batches, applying post-merge follow-ups, and closing superseded or partially-applicable PRs with credit to their authors.

This skill pairs with draft-release-notes and release-bump: triage first, then draft notes against the new main, then cut the release.

When to use

• Before a minor or major release when 10+ open PRs have accumulated
• When you want to unblock merging without losing the narrative of what's landing
• When you know you can't personally review every PR deeply, but need to land the critical subset fast

Prerequisites

• gh CLI authenticated against the repo
• A dedicated worktree for PR review (avoid contaminating main with checkouts of contributor branches)
• Clarity on the target version — the triage doc is named after it (e.g. 0.4.0_PR_TRIAGE.md)