repo-recap skill

Repo Recap

Generate a structured recap of the repository state: open PRs, open issues, recent releases, and executive summary. Output is formatted as Markdown with clickable GitHub links, ready to share.

Language

• Check the argument passed to this skill
• If en or english → produce the recap in English
• If fr, french, or no argument → produce the recap in French (default)

Preconditions

Before gathering data, verify:

# Must be inside a git repo
git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree

# Must have gh CLI authenticated
gh auth status

If either fails, stop and tell the user what's missing.

Steps

1. Gather Data

Run these commands in parallel via gh CLI:

# Repo identity (for links)
gh repo view --json nameWithOwner -q .nameWithOwner

# Open PRs with metadata
gh pr list --state open --limit 50 --json number,title,author,createdAt,changedFiles,additions,deletions,reviewDecision,isDraft

# Open issues with metadata
gh issue list --state open --limit 50 --json number,title,author,createdAt,labels,assignees

# Recent releases (for version history)
gh release list --limit 5

# Recently merged PRs (for contributor activity)
gh pr list --state merged --limit 10 --json number,title,author,mergedAt

Note: author in JSON results is an object {login: "..."} — always extract .author.login when processing.

2. Determine Maintainers

To distinguish "our PRs" from external contributions:

gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/collaborators --jq '.[].login'

If this fails (permissions), fallback: authors with write/admin access are those who merged PRs recently. When in doubt, ask the user.

3. Analyze and Categorize

PRs — Categorize into 3 groups:

Our PRs (author is a repo collaborator):

• List with PR number (linked), title, size (+additions, files count), status

External — Reviewable (manageable size, no major blockers):

• Additions ≤ 1000 AND files ≤ 10
• No merge conflicts, CI not failing
• Include: PR link, author, title, size, review status, recommended action

External — Problematic (any of: too large, CI failing, overlapping, merge conflict):

• Additions > 1000 OR files > 10
• OR CI failing (reviewDecision = "CHANGES_REQUESTED" or checks failing)
• OR touches same files as another open PR (= overlap)
• Include: PR link, author, title, size, specific problem, action taken/needed

Size labels (use in "Taille" column for quick visual triage):

Format: +{additions}, {files} files ({label}) — e.g., +245, 2 files (S)

Detect overlaps:

Two PRs overlap if they modify the same files. Use changedFiles from the JSON data. If >50% file overlap between 2 PRs, flag both as overlapping and cross-reference them.

Flag clusters:

If one author has 3+ open PRs, note it as a "cluster" with suggested review order (smallest first, or by dependency chain).

Issues — Categorize by status:

• In progress: has an associated open PR (match by PR body containing fixes #N, closes #N, or same topic)
• Quick fix: small scope, actionable (bug reports, small enhancements)
• Feature request: larger scope, needs design discussion
• Covered by PR: an existing PR addresses this issue (link it)

4. Derive Recent Releases

From gh release list output, extract version, date, and name. List the 5 most recent.

If no releases found, check merged PRs for release-please pattern (title matching chore(): release ) as fallback.

5. Executive Summary

Produce 5-6 bullet points:

• Total open PRs and issues count
• Active contributors (who has the most PRs/issues)
• Main risks (oversized PRs, CI failures, merge conflicts)
• Quick wins (small PRs ready to merge — XS/S size, no blockers)
• Bug fixes needed (hook bugs, regressions)
• Our own PRs status

6. Format Output

Structure the full recap as Markdown with:

• # {Repo Name} — Récap au {date} as title (FR) or # {Repo Name} — Recap {date} (EN)
• Sections separated by ---
• All PR/issue numbers as clickable links: #123 for PRs, .../issues/123 for issues
• Tables with Markdown pipe syntax for all listings
• Bold for emphasis on actions and risks
• Cross-references between related PRs and issues (e.g., "Covered by #131")

Empty data handling:

• 0 open PRs → display "Aucune PR ouverte." (FR) or "No open PRs." (EN) instead of empty table
• 0 open issues → display "Aucune issue ouverte." (FR) or "No open issues." (EN)
• 0 releases → display "Aucune release récente." (FR) or "No recent releases." (EN)

7. Copy to Clipboard

After displaying the recap, automatically copy it to clipboard:

# Cross-platform clipboard
clip() {
  if command -v pbcopy &>/dev/null; then pbcopy
  elif command -v xclip &>/dev/null; then xclip -selection clipboard
  elif command -v wl-copy &>/dev/null; then wl-copy
  else cat
  fi
}

cat << 'EOF' | clip
{formatted recap content}
EOF

Confirm with: "Copié dans le presse-papier." (FR) or "Copied to clipboard." (EN)

Output Template (FR)

# {Repo Name} — Récap au {date}

## Releases récentes

| Version | Date | Highlights |
| ------- | ---- | ---------- |
| ...     | ...  | ...        |

---

## PRs ouvertes ({count} total)

### Nos PRs

| PR | Titre | Taille | Status |
| -- | ----- | ------ | ------ |

### Contributeurs externes — Reviewables

| PR | Auteur | Titre | Taille | Status | Action |
| -- | ------ | ----- | ------ | ------ | ------ |

### Contributeurs externes — Problématiques

| PR | Auteur | Titre | Taille | Problème | Action |
| -- | ------ | ----- | ------ | -------- | ------ |

---

## Issues ouvertes ({count} total)

| # | Auteur | Sujet | Priorité |
| - | ------ | ----- | -------- |

---

## Résumé exécutif

- **Point 1**: ...
- **Point 2**: ...

Output Template (EN)

Same structure but with English headers:

• "Recent Releases", "Open PRs", "Our PRs", "External — Reviewable", "External — Problematic", "Open Issues", "Executive Summary"
• Action labels: "To review", "Rebase requested", "Split requested", "Trim requested", "CI broken", "Waiting on author", "Feature request", "Quick fix", "Covered by PR"

Notes

• Always use gh CLI (not GitHub API directly, except for collaborators list)
• Derive repo owner/name from gh repo view, don't hardcode
• Keep tables compact — truncate long titles if needed (max ~60 chars)
• Cross-reference overlapping PRs/issues whenever possible
• author in gh JSON is an object — always use .author.login