Act Pr

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Act Pr skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Act Pr is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-10-25

tool:gitlab type:review

Use when asked to open a pull request, create a merge request, write a PR description, or "send this branch for review" on GitHub or GitLab. Drafts title and description from the branch diff, creates it only after a yes. Not for issues - use act-issue; not for local commits - use act-commit.

Security AStatic scan found no risk patternsHow grading works ›

From the source SKILL.md

Writes title and description from the branch's own commits and diff, shows them, and creates the pull/merge request only after an explicit "yes" (R-safe-approval; rule section "Repo host and issue tracker" in .act/rules/topics/live-systems.md). Runs in the main session — it pushes and asks. Difference: act-commit only commits locally, act-release only tags; this skill is the one that talks to the repo host. Only GitHub and GitLab (also self-hosted) work; Jira, YouTrack and Linear are not supported yet (trackers without Git). Never print or ask for a token in chat — it comes from the…

What this skill does

Act Pr is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/act-pr/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when asked to open a pull request, create a merge request, write a PR description, or "send this branch for review" on GitHub or GitLab. Drafts title and description from the branch diff, creates it only after a yes.

Who uses this skill

The Act Pr Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 213,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/act-pr
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/act-pr/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/act-pr/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/act-pr/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/act-pr/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\act-pr\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Act Pr Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/act-pr/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Act Pr skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Act Pr skill?

Use Act Pr when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Act Pr" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Act Pr skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Act Pr is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/wrufeger/agentic-coding-template/blob/HEAD/.act/skills/act-pr/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: wrufeger
Website: https://wrufeger.github.io/agentic-coding-template-docs/

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

wrufeger. (2026). Act Pr [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/act-pr/

BibTeX

@misc{act-pr-2026,
  author    = {wrufeger},
  title     = {Act Pr [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/act-pr/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-11-01 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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