Gh Pr Checks Plan Fix
Overview
Use gh to locate failing PR checks, fetch GitHub Actions logs for actionable failures, summarize the failure snippet, then propose a fix plan and implement after explicit approval.
- If a plan-oriented skill (for example create-plan) is available, use it; otherwise draft a concise plan inline and request approval before implementing.
Prereq: authenticate with the standard GitHub CLI once (for example, run gh auth login), then confirm with gh auth status (repo + workflow scopes are typically required).
Inputs
repo: path inside the repo (default.)pr: PR number or URL (optional; defaults to current branch PR)ghauthentication for the repo host
Quick start
python "<path-to-skill>/scripts/inspect_pr_checks.py" --repo "." --pr "<number-or-url>"- Add
--jsonif you want machine-friendly output for summarization.
Workflow
- Verify gh authentication.
- Rungh auth statusin the repo.
- If unauthenticated, ask the user to rungh auth login(ensuring repo + workflow scopes) before proceeding. - Resolve the PR.
- Prefer the current branch PR:gh pr view --json number,url.
- If the user provides a PR number or URL, use that directly. - Inspect failing checks (GitHub Actions only).
- Preferred: run the bundled script (handles gh field drift and job-log fallbacks):python "<path-to-skill>/scripts/inspect_pr_checks.py" --repo "." --pr "<number-or-url>"- Add
--jsonfor machine-friendly output. - Manual fallback:
gh pr checks <pr> --json name,state,bucket,link,startedAt,completedAt,workflow- If a field is rejected, rerun with the available fields reported by
gh. - For each failing check, extract the run id from
detailsUrland run: gh run view <run_id> --json name,workflowName,conclusion,status,url,event,headBranch,headShagh run view <run_id> --log- If the run log says it is still in progress, fetch job logs directly:
gh api "/repos/<owner>/<repo>/actions/jobs/<job_id>/logs" > "<path>"
- Scope non-GitHub Actions checks.
- IfdetailsUrlis not a GitHub Actions run, label it as external and only report the URL.
- Do not attempt Buildkite or other providers; keep the workflow lean. - Summarize failures for the user.
- Provide the failing check name, run URL (if any), and a concise log snippet.
- Call out missing logs explicitly. - Create a plan.
- Use thecreate-planskill to draft a concise plan and request approval. - Implement after approval.
- Apply the approved plan, summarize diffs/tests, and ask about opening a PR. - Recheck status.
- After changes, suggest re-running the relevant tests andgh pr checksto confirm.
Bundled Resources
scripts/inspect_pr_checks.py
Fetch failing PR checks, pull GitHub Actions logs, and extract a failure snippet. Exits non-zero when failures remain so it can be used in automation.
Usage examples:
- python "<path-to-skill>/scripts/inspect_pr_checks.py" --repo "." --pr "123"
- python "<path-to-skill>/scripts/inspect_pr_checks.py" --repo "." --pr "https://github.com/org/repo/pull/123" --json
- python "<path-to-skill>/scripts/inspect_pr_checks.py" --repo "." --max-lines 200 --context 40