# ce-babysit-pr

> Claude/Codex skill by [@EveryInc](https://omgskills.com/library/everyinc/index.md) · 26k stars · Updated 2026-10-28

Babysits an open GitHub PR until merge-ready, first judging whether an old PR still belongs. Use when asked to watch a PR over time or update an old one — not for one-shot comment resolution or one CI failure. GitHub (incl. Enterprise) only.

Tags: compound, engineering

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin /tmp/compound-engineering-plugin && ln -s /tmp/compound-engineering-plugin/skills/ce-babysit-pr ~/.claude/skills/ce-babysit-pr
```

## From README

Babysit a PR Keep an open PR moving toward merge by reacting to three streams as each arrives: review comments (handed to ce-resolve-pr-feedback), CI failures (handed to ce-debug), and branch-currency items the snapshot flags. Outcome: the PR is left at a truthfully reported terminal, looks-ready, blocked, or out-of-budget state under the run's posture. Done: Step 3 (stop conditions) reached a true stop and the Step 4 report is written. Settled ≠ merged. What each tick looks at and every change it makes come from the bundled pr-snapshot output — never by prose, events you notice, or a coordinator's say-so (readiness also applies the review judgment in references/settle.md, which reads live state this output does not model). Read references/tick.md before the first snapshot; references/envelope.md states the full boundaries. Posture (one value per run) target — only the named PR; stop at looks-ready; never merges; offer stack-wide once if a confirmed managed stack needs work.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/everyinc/compound-engineering-plugin/skills/ce-babysit-pr/
- GitHub: https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin
- Author: [@EveryInc](https://omgskills.com/library/everyinc/index.md)

## More from this repo

- [ce-brainstorm](https://omgskills.com/library/everyinc/compound-engineering-plugin/ce-brainstorm/index.md) — Explore vague or ambitious ideas into a right-sized requirements-only unified plan.
   - [@everyinc](https://omgskills.com/library/everyinc/index.md) · 26k stars
- [ce-commit](https://omgskills.com/library/everyinc/compound-engineering-plugin/ce-commit/index.md) — Used to create a git commit with a clear, value-communicating message.
   - [@everyinc](https://omgskills.com/library/everyinc/index.md) · 26k stars
- [ce-doc-review](https://omgskills.com/library/everyinc/compound-engineering-plugin/ce-doc-review/index.md) — Used to review requirements, plans, or specs with role-specific lenses.
   - [@everyinc](https://omgskills.com/library/everyinc/index.md) · 26k stars