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Stale PR Review Check

by gittower in gittower/git-flow-next

Scans open pull requests against the project's review response window and reports which ones need action, read-only unless you approve a reminder.

Custom licenceAuto-check: notesDevelopment

Install Stale PR Review Check

skills CLI
$ npx skills add gittower/git-flow-next --skill check-prs -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install gittower/git-flow-next check-prs --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/gittower/git-flow-next.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/check-prs .claude/skills/check-prs && 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
check-prs
GitHub stars
458
Token cost
~549 tokens
SKILL.md length
210 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
25
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Scans open pull requests against the project's review response window and reports which ones need action, read-only unless you approve a reminder.

  • Works in 4 steps: Gather Open PRs → Assess Each PR → Report → …
  • Getting an overview of open pull requests that need maintainer action
  • SKILL.md covers Arguments and Instructions
  • Calls gh

What it does

Running `/check-prs` lists open pull requests with the GitHub CLI, skips drafts and looks at each one's reviews and comments. It finds the latest maintainer review and its verdict, any author activity since then, which resets the window, and the days waiting. Each PR lands in one status: awaiting review, changes requested within the window, changes requested with the seven-day window lapsed and so eligible for takeover, author responded, or approved. The policy it checks is the review response window in CONTRIBUTING.md.

The report is a table sorted by urgency, with lapsed PRs first, then author-responded and awaiting review, and a next action for each. Lapsed PRs include concrete evidence such as the review date and last author activity so a takeover decision can be verified. For PRs five or six days into the window, it can draft a friendly reminder comment, show it and post it only after you confirm.

When your agent uses it

  • Getting an overview of open pull requests that need maintainer action
  • Finding PRs whose review response window has lapsed
  • Drafting reminder comments for PRs close to lapsing

Example prompts

  • “Run check-prs and show me which pull requests need action.”
  • “Which open PRs have lapsed past the review window and could be taken over?”
  • “Draft reminders for the PRs that are about to lapse, but do not post them yet.”

Requirements

  • GitHub CLI (gh) authenticated for the repository
  • A review response window policy in CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read, mcp__github__list_pull_requests, mcp__github__get_pull_request_reviews, mcp__github__add_issue_comment

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Gather Open PRs
  2. Assess Each PR
  3. Report
  4. Optional: Reminders

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 00d1b4b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash
    • Read
    • mcp__github__list_pull_requests
    • mcp__github__get_pull_request_reviews
    • mcp__github__add_issue_comment

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • gh

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Stale PR Review Check loads about 549 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 20 tokens; SKILL.md has 210 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~20
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~549

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Bash, Read, mcp__github__list_pull_requests, mcp__github__get_pull_request_reviews, mcp__github__add

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 210 words (~549 tokens).

“Scan all open pull requests and report where each stands against the review response window policy in CONTRIBUTING.md. Read-only by default — run manually whenever you want an overview. Posting reminders is optional and gated.”

— opening of SKILL.md by gittower, Custom licence
name
check-prs
allowed-tools
Bash, Read, mcp__github__list_pull_requests, mcp__github__get_pull_request_reviews, mcp__github__add_issue_comment

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/check-prs of gittower/git-flow-next.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 00d1b4b

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Questions about Stale PR Review Check

What does Stale PR Review Check do?

Scans open pull requests against the project's review response window and reports which ones need action, read-only unless you approve a reminder. Running `/check-prs` lists open pull requests with the GitHub CLI, skips drafts and looks at each one's reviews and comments. It finds the latest maintainer review and its verdict, any author activity since then, which resets the window, and the days waiting.

When should I use Stale PR Review Check?

Stale PR Review Check fits situations like: getting an overview of open pull requests that need maintainer action; finding PRs whose review response window has lapsed; drafting reminder comments for PRs close to lapsing.

How do I install Stale PR Review Check in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add gittower/git-flow-next --skill check-prs -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/check-prs in gittower/git-flow-next) into .claude/skills/check-prs in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Stale PR Review Check in Codex?

Run `npx skills add gittower/git-flow-next --skill check-prs -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/check-prs in gittower/git-flow-next) into .agents/skills/check-prs in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Stale PR Review Check 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 gittower/git-flow-next --skill check-prs -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/check-prs, .gemini/skills/check-prs, .github/skills/check-prs and .opencode/skills/check-prs in your project.

What does Stale PR Review Check need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Stale PR Review Check needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gh). Our summary lists: GitHub CLI (gh) authenticated for the repository; A review response window policy in CONTRIBUTING.md. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read, mcp__github__list_pull_requests, mcp__github__get_pull_request_reviews, mcp__github__add_issue_comment.

Does Stale PR Review Check access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Stale PR Review Check safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Stale PR Review Check use?

Stale PR Review Check 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 Stale PR Review Check use?

About 549 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Stale PR Review Check?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Stale PR Review Check: Verdaccio PR Review (verdaccio/verdaccio, 18k stars), Qwen Code Issue and PR Triage (QwenLM/qwen-code, 28k stars), Find Reviewable MAUI PRs (dotnet/maui, 23k stars) and Triage Contributor PRs (prisma/orm, 48k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Stale PR Review Check?

gittower (a GitHub organization) maintains it in gittower/git-flow-next, which has 458 GitHub stars. The repository holds 25 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 8, 2026.

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