Agent skill

Archestra Merge Queue

by archestra-ai in archestra-ai/archestra

A skill your agent uses when asked to add an Archestra PR to the merge queue, monitor it through merge, or diagnose and repair merge-group CI failures.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Archestra Merge Queue

skills CLI
$ npx skills add archestra-ai/archestra --skill archestra-merge-queue -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install archestra-ai/archestra archestra-merge-queue --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/archestra-ai/archestra.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/archestra-merge-queue .claude/skills/archestra-merge-queue && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
archestra-merge-queue
GitHub stars
4.4k
Token cost
~2.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,309 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
23
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when asked to add an Archestra PR to the merge queue, monitor it through merge, or diagnose and repair merge-group CI failures.

  • Works in 5 steps: Resolve the exact repository and PR from… → Apply the user's session authorization… → Inspect the PR diff/history, local… → …
  • Asked to add an Archestra PR to the merge queue
  • SKILL.md covers Scope and entry, Monitor the current attempt, Diagnose, repair, verify,… and Completion and handoff
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Archestra Merge Queue is an agent skill from archestra-ai/archestra. Use when asked to add an Archestra PR to the merge queue, monitor it through merge, or diagnose and repair merge-group CI failures. Own the requested PR until merged or an actionable blocker; opening a PR alone does not start this workflow.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/github-and-ci.md`).

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Failing and flaky tests. It works with GitHub. The repository describes itself as: Enterprise AI Platform with guardrails, MCP registry, gateway & orchestrator.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked to add an Archestra PR to the merge queue
  • Monitor it through merge
  • Diagnose and repair merge-group CI failures

Example prompts

  • “/archestra-merge-queue”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Resolve the exact repository and PR from the request. Record its URL/number,
  2. Apply the user's session authorization and repository instructions. A queue
  3. Inspect the PR diff/history, local worktree ownership and WIP, current PR
  4. Run relevant local checks using archestra-dev-testing and the skills for
  5. Refresh the PR head immediately before enqueueing and use explicit PR/repo

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c2c44de. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Archestra Merge Queue loads about 2.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.7k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 66 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,309 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~66
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.3k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~4.7k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,309 words (~2,345 tokens).

“A request to add a PR to the merge queue is an execution task. Enqueue it, monitor it, and handle failures until GitHub confirms it merged or there is an actionable blocker. Queue entry, auto-merge enabled, and green PR checks…”

— opening of SKILL.md by archestra-ai, Custom licence
name
archestra-merge-queue

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in .agents/skills/archestra-merge-queue of archestra-ai/archestra.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/github-and-ci.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c2c44de

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Triage CI Flakepayloadcms/payload45k—~4.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Works with

Questions about Archestra Merge Queue

What does Archestra Merge Queue do?

A skill your agent uses when asked to add an Archestra PR to the merge queue, monitor it through merge, or diagnose and repair merge-group CI failures. Archestra Merge Queue is an agent skill from archestra-ai/archestra. Use when asked to add an Archestra PR to the merge queue, monitor it through merge, or diagnose and repair merge-group CI failures.

When should I use Archestra Merge Queue?

Archestra Merge Queue fits situations like: asked to add an Archestra PR to the merge queue; monitor it through merge; diagnose and repair merge-group CI failures.

How do I install Archestra Merge Queue in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add archestra-ai/archestra --skill archestra-merge-queue -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/archestra-merge-queue in archestra-ai/archestra) into .claude/skills/archestra-merge-queue in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Archestra Merge Queue in Codex?

Run `npx skills add archestra-ai/archestra --skill archestra-merge-queue -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/archestra-merge-queue in archestra-ai/archestra) into .agents/skills/archestra-merge-queue in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Archestra Merge Queue in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add archestra-ai/archestra --skill archestra-merge-queue -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/archestra-merge-queue, .gemini/skills/archestra-merge-queue, .github/skills/archestra-merge-queue and .opencode/skills/archestra-merge-queue in your project.

What does Archestra Merge Queue need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Archestra Merge Queue is instructions for the agent only.

Does Archestra Merge Queue access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Archestra Merge Queue safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Archestra Merge Queue use?

Archestra Merge Queue has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Archestra Merge Queue use?

About 2.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2.4k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Archestra Merge Queue?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Archestra Merge Queue: Ops Merge (davepoon/buildwithclaude, 3.6k stars), Parallel CI Triage (spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills, 843 stars), PR Babysitter (openinterpreter/openinterpreter, 69k stars) and Azure Pipelines Log Downloader (ansible/ansible, 71k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Archestra Merge Queue?

archestra-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in archestra-ai/archestra, which has 4,359 GitHub stars. The repository holds 23 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: archestra-ai/archestra on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.