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PR Context Template

Make reviews faster by making intent obvious

Eliminate "what is this PR doing?" time by requiring structured context: intent, risk, alternatives considered, and how to validate.

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INGREDIENTS

🐙GitHub

PROMPT

Create a skill called "PR Context Template". Produce: - A PR template (Markdown) tuned for our repo type (app/infra/library) - Guidance on what evidence to include - A "blocking vs non-blocking" comment convention

How It Works

Review speed improves when reviewers don't need to reconstruct intent. This recipe

standardizes PR narratives and validation evidence.

Triggers

  • Reviewers complain PRs lack context
  • Large PRs require long synchronous explanations
  • Rework occurs because reviewers misunderstood intent

Steps

  1. Create a PR template with:
  • Problem statement
  • Intended behavior change
  • Risk assessment
  • Testing evidence
  • Rollback plan (if relevant)
  1. Require screenshots/logs for UI/behavior changes.
  2. Add "review guide" notes (files to focus on, non-goals).
  3. Encourage smaller PRs by requiring a "why not split?" explanation for large changes.

Expected Outcome

  • Less reviewer context-switching and faster approvals.
  • Fewer review cycles caused by misunderstanding.

Example Inputs

  • "Template for infra PRs vs app PRs."
  • "We need reviewers to know what to test quickly."
  • "Stop bikeshedding style; focus on correctness."

Tips

  • If the PR doesn't say how to validate, it's not ready.
Tags:#code-review#documentation#developer-productivity#merge-conflicts