Agent skill · software engineering · microsoft
update-pr
Update the pull request for the current session. Use when the user wants to push new changes to an existing PR.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a specific multi-step workflow for updating pull requests that includes conflict resolution and commit handling.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 188,455 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
<!-- Customize this skill and select save to override its behavior. Delete that copy to restore the built-in behavior. --> Update Pull Request Update the existing pull request for the current session. The context block appended to the prompt contains the pull request information. 1. Check whether the pull request has any commits that are not yet present on the current branch (incoming changes). If there are any incoming changes, pull them into the current branch and resolve any merge conflicts 2. Run the compile and hygiene tasks (fixing any errors) 3. If there are any uncommitted changes, use the /commit skill to commit them 4. If the outgoing changes introduce significant changes to the pull request, update the pull request title and description to reflect those changes 5. Update the pull request with the new commits and information
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills microsoft/update-pr