Stacking PRs
PostHog/posthog
Create and manage GitHub native Stacked PRs in this repo with the gh stack CLI.
Handle dependent/stacked PRs and same-code-on-multiple-bases correctly.
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Install Stacked PR
$ npx skills add OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills --skill stacked-pr -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills stacked-pr --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/stacked-pr .claude/skills/stacked-pr && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "stacked-pr" agent skill from https://github.com/OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills/tree/main/skills/stacked-pr into .claude/skills/stacked-pr/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "stacked-pr", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills/tree/main/skills/stacked-prType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills --skill stacked-pr -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills stacked-pr --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/stacked-pr .agents/skills/stacked-pr && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "stacked-pr" agent skill from https://github.com/OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills/tree/main/skills/stacked-pr into .agents/skills/stacked-pr/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "stacked-pr", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills --skill stacked-pr -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills stacked-pr --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/stacked-pr .cursor/skills/stacked-pr && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "stacked-pr" agent skill from https://github.com/OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills/tree/main/skills/stacked-pr into .cursor/skills/stacked-pr/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "stacked-pr", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills.git --path skills/stacked-pr--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills --skill stacked-pr -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills stacked-pr --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/stacked-pr .gemini/skills/stacked-pr && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "stacked-pr" agent skill from https://github.com/OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills/tree/main/skills/stacked-pr into .gemini/skills/stacked-pr/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "stacked-pr", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills stacked-prInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills --skill stacked-pr -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/stacked-pr .github/skills/stacked-pr && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "stacked-pr" agent skill from https://github.com/OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills/tree/main/skills/stacked-pr into .github/skills/stacked-pr/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "stacked-pr", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills --skill stacked-pr -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills stacked-pr --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/stacked-pr .opencode/skills/stacked-pr && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "stacked-pr" agent skill from https://github.com/OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills/tree/main/skills/stacked-pr into .opencode/skills/stacked-pr/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "stacked-pr", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
stacked-pr- GitHub stars
- 199
- Token cost
- ~798 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 429 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 22
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Handle dependent/stacked PRs and same-code-on-multiple-bases correctly.
- Works in 3 steps: Update the parent branch/PR first. → Rebase the child onto the updated parent… → Push each level; keep each PR's base…
- A PR stacked on another
- SKILL.md covers Stacked (dependent) PRs, Multi-base (release + default), Estimate an integration before… and MR additive-repair safeguards, plus 1 more section
- Calls git
What it does
Stacked PR is an agent skill from OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills. Handle dependent/stacked PRs and same-code-on-multiple-bases correctly. Use for a PR stacked on another, or when the same change must land on the default branch plus a release/production branch.
Its SKILL.md is about 800 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: Skills that drive best-in-class engineering. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- A PR stacked on another
- The same change must land on the default branch plus a release/production branch
Example prompts
- “/stacked-pr”
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Update the parent branch/PR first.
- Rebase the child onto the updated parent — not onto the default branch, and
- Push each level; keep each PR's base pointing at the one below it.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8a97904. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
git
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, 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
Stacked PR loads about 798 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 429 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
The full file from OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills at commit 8a97904, republished under its MIT licence (© OutThisLife). 429 words, ~798 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/stacked-pr/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- stacked-pr
- description
- Handle dependent/stacked PRs and same-code-on-multiple-bases correctly. Use for a PR stacked on another, or when the same change must land on the default branch plus a release/production branch.
Stacked & Multi-base PRs
Stacked (dependent) PRs
A child PR builds on a parent PR's branch. Update the stack bottom-up:
- Update the parent branch/PR first.
- Rebase the child onto the updated parent — not onto the default branch, and never "merge main into the leaf" as the only step.
- Push each level; keep each PR's base pointing at the one below it.
Multi-base (release + default)
Some orgs require the same change on the default branch AND a release/production branch:
- Confirm the required target branches from the repo's rules.
- Land the change once, then cherry-pick/port the identical code to the other base as a second PR.
- Keep the two PRs' code identical; note the sibling in each description.
- Treat the duplicate as a fresh review target. Request the original developer reviewer/team and use the repo's pending human/code-review labels. Do not copy QA approval or claim a developer checkmark from the sibling; the release PR needs its own explicit developer approval. Verify assignees, review requests, and labels after updating them.
Estimate an integration before changing branches
- Fetch the real upstream default branch and every dependency head; compare ancestry so already-included fixes are not imported twice.
- Use
git merge-tree --write-tree --name-only <base> <head>to estimate conflicts without modifying a checkout or index. Report conflict counts as textual integration scope, not proof that auto-merged code is correct. - Preserve current upstream security and profile-routing behavior when reconciling older UI work; do not resolve whole files with ours/theirs just to eliminate markers.
- Distinguish updating the local clone from publishing a fork-default update. A PR in a separate repository still compares against that repository's base; local upstream freshness does not update it.
Show full SKILL.md (149 more words)Show less
MR additive-repair safeguards
- Invoke the pinned Node executable directly for worktree tests and set
NODE_PATHto that worktree'smr_moduleson the command. Shared dependency symlinks and concurrent shells can otherwise resolve another checkout; verifyprocess.execPathandrequire.resolve('MRUtils')first. - Check the merge commit's effective diff against its own base, not only HEAD. Lint-staged sees upstream files staged by a merge and can rewrite unrelated code; run targeted lint/tests and use a per-invocation hook override for the additive merge commit rather than changing repository hook configuration.
- Reconcile CMS migration composition with already-merged migrations in both execution orders. Preserve foreign-edit/staged-batch refusal and verify published records before retiring an old route; saved redirect flags alone do not establish that a redirect reached production.
Don't
- Collapse a stack by merging the default branch into the child.
- Let the two base PRs drift apart.
- Finish without listing every PR/MR in the stack as a link.
© OutThisLife, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/stacked-pr of OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8a97904
Compare with similar skills
Stacked PR next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacked PR this skillOutThisLife/brooklyn-skills | 199 | — | ~798 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Stacking PRsPostHog/posthog | 40k | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Error Handlingaffaan-m/ECC | 276k | 1 repos | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Gh Stackvercel/next.js | 143k | 7 repos | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Dependency Updatecodewhale-hq/Codewhale | 41k | — | ~142 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Dependency Scanningsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 1 repos | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Stacked PR
What does Stacked PR do?
Handle dependent/stacked PRs and same-code-on-multiple-bases correctly. Stacked PR is an agent skill from OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills. Handle dependent/stacked PRs and same-code-on-multiple-bases correctly.
When should I use Stacked PR?
Stacked PR fits situations like: A PR stacked on another; the same change must land on the default branch plus a release/production branch.
How do I install Stacked PR in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills --skill stacked-pr -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/stacked-pr in OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills) into .claude/skills/stacked-pr in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Stacked PR in Codex?
Run `npx skills add OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills --skill stacked-pr -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/stacked-pr in OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills) into .agents/skills/stacked-pr in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Stacked PR 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 OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills --skill stacked-pr -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/stacked-pr, .gemini/skills/stacked-pr, .github/skills/stacked-pr and .opencode/skills/stacked-pr in your project.
What does Stacked PR need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Stacked PR needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git).
Does Stacked PR access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Stacked PR 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 Stacked PR use?
Stacked PR is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Stacked PR use?
About 798 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k 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 Stacked PR?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Stacked PR: Stacking PRs (PostHog/posthog, 40k stars), Error Handling (affaan-m/ECC, 276k stars), Gh Stack (vercel/next.js, 143k stars) and Dependency Update (codewhale-hq/Codewhale, 41k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Stacked PR?
OutThisLife (a GitHub user) maintains it in OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills, which has 199 GitHub stars. The repository holds 22 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.