gentle-ai-chained-pr
Trigger: PRs over 400 lines, stacked PRs, review slices. Split oversized changes into chained PRs that protect review focus.
Install / Use
npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-ai --skill chained-prInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
LegalSupported Platforms
Our assessment of gentle-ai-chained-pr
gentle-ai-chained-pr scores 83/100 on our quality scale, 64th of 103 Legal skills we index.
Its SKILL.md is 2.5 KB long, split into 6 sections and no code examples: a solid amount of guidance for an agent.
With 7,305 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 2 days ago, so gentle-ai-chained-pr is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| gentle-ai-chained-pr (this skill)by Gentleman-Programming | 83 | 7.3k | 2d ago | SKILL.md |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install gentle-ai-chained-pr?
- Run
npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-ai --skill gentle-ai-chained-pr. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does gentle-ai-chained-pr work with?
- It is written for Zed, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is gentle-ai-chained-pr safe to use?
- It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is gentle-ai-chained-pr still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 2 days ago, so gentle-ai-chained-pr is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubname: gentle-ai-chained-pr description: "Trigger: PRs over 400 lines, stacked PRs, review slices. Split oversized changes into chained PRs that protect review focus." license: Apache-2.0 metadata: author: gentleman-programming version: "1.0"
Activation Contract
Load this skill when a planned PR may exceed 400 changed lines, SDD forecasts 400-line budget risk: High or Chained PRs recommended: Yes, or the user asks for chained/stacked PRs, review slices, or reviewer-load control.
Hard Rules
- Split PRs over 400 changed lines unless a maintainer explicitly accepts
size:exception. - Keep each PR reviewable in about ≤60 minutes.
- Use one deliverable work unit per PR; keep tests/docs with the unit they verify.
- State start, end, prior dependencies, follow-up work, and out-of-scope items in every chained PR.
- Every child PR must include a dependency diagram marking the current PR with
📍. - In Feature Branch Chain, create a draft/no-merge tracker PR; child PR #1 targets the tracker branch, later children target the immediate parent branch.
- Treat polluted diffs as base bugs: retarget or rebase until only the current work unit appears.
- Do not mix chain strategies after the user chooses one.
Decision Gates
| Condition | Action |
|---|---|
| PR ≤400 changed lines and focused | Keep single PR. |
| PR >400, each slice can land independently | Use Stacked PRs to main. |
| PR >400, feature must integrate before main | Use Feature Branch Chain with tracker. |
| Generated/vendor/migration diff cannot split cleanly | Ask maintainer for size:exception. |
| SDD provides delivery_strategy | Follow it before apply/PR creation. |
Execution Steps
- Estimate changed lines and identify independent work units.
- Ask for a chain strategy when none is cached and the budget is exceeded.
- Create branches/PRs using the chosen strategy only.
- Add Chain Context to each PR without replacing the repo PR template.
- Verify each PR independently: CI/tests/docs/manual checks, rollback scope, and clean diff.
- Keep tracker PR draft/no-merge until all child PRs are reviewed and integrated.
Output Contract
Return the chosen strategy, PR order, current PR boundary, dependency diagram, review budget (additions + deletions), verification plan, and any size:exception rationale.
References
- references/chaining-details.md — strategy diagrams, PR body section, branch commands, and reviewer guidance.
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From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.