rally-create-pr

Create PR: Branch (if needed), Push, and Open PR

You are creating a pull request for the current working changes. Follow each step exactly.

Step 1: Detect State

BRANCH=$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD)
MAIN_BRANCH=$(git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD 2>/dev/null | sed 's@^refs/remotes/origin/@@')
[ -z "$MAIN_BRANCH" ] && MAIN_BRANCH="main"
IS_DIRTY=$([ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ] && echo "true" || echo "false")
EXISTING_PR=$(gh pr view --json number,state -q 'select(.state=="OPEN") | .number' 2>/dev/null)
echo "BRANCH=$BRANCH MAIN=$MAIN_BRANCH DIRTY=$IS_DIRTY EXISTING_PR=$EXISTING_PR"

Guard rail: If EXISTING_PR is not empty, STOP: "PR #$EXISTING_PR already exists for this branch. Push new commits to update it, or use /review-pr to review it."

Step 2: Create Feature Branch (if on main)

If BRANCH equals MAIN_BRANCH:

1. Inspect the working tree to understand the changes:

   git diff --stat
   git diff --cached --stat
   git status --porcelain
   

2. Generate a short, descriptive kebab-case branch name based on the changes (e.g., add-user-auth, fix-sidebar-layout, update-ship-command). If there are no changes to inspect, use the surrounding conversation context.
3. Create and switch to the branch:

   git checkout -b <generated-branch-name>
   

4. Update: BRANCH=<generated-branch-name>

Step 3: Commit if Dirty

Only if IS_DIRTY=true:

1. Read the diff to understand what changed:

   git diff --stat
   git diff --cached --stat
   

2. Write a concise, descriptive commit message based on the diff:

   git add -A
   git commit -m "<your descriptive message>"
   

If the working tree is clean and there are no new commits beyond main, STOP: "Nothing to create a PR for — no changes found."

Step 4: Push

git push 2>/dev/null || git push --set-upstream origin "$BRANCH"

Step 5: Analyze Changes and Create PR

Read the full diff against main to write a good PR description: