TiDB PR Metadata Guard

Overview

Use this skill for TiDB GitHub pull request metadata updates. The goal is to preserve repository-required PR structure while editing only the mutable fields.

Before changing a PR body, read .github/pull_request_template.md.

Workflow

1. Write PR titles and descriptions in English.
2. For a new PR, start from .github/pull_request_template.md instead of writing the body from scratch.
   • Use a title in the form pkg [, pkg2, pkg3]: what is changed or *: what is changed.
   • In that title format, pkg means the TiDB module area, not a literal Go package path. For example, changes under pkg/planner/core usually map to planner, not pkg/planner/core.
   • Use gh pr create -T .github/pull_request_template.md.
   • Fill in the template in a Markdown file first, then submit it.
3. For an existing PR, update only the mutable sections.
   • Safe targets: Issue Number:, Problem Summary:, the content under ### What changed and how does it work?, test checkbox states and concrete commands, and the release-note block.
   • Do not rename headings, reorder checklist sections, or rewrite the template wholesale.
4. Preserve hidden HTML comments exactly.
   • Keep Tests <!-- At least one of them must be included. --> unchanged.
   • Keep the No need to test nested block and its HTML comment unchanged.
   • Do not delete or rewrite template comments that explain issue linking or release-note behavior.
5. If a PR needs a new linked issue, use tidb-issue-metadata-guard to create or identify the issue first, then patch only the Issue Number: line in the PR body.
6. Prefer file-based edits for GitHub metadata.
   • Materialize the intended issue body or PR body into a local Markdown file.
   • Review that file against the PR template before calling gh.
7. After any PR body update, re-read the PR and check whether bot-gated labels changed as expected.
   • do-not-merge/needs-linked-issue
   • do-not-merge/needs-tests-checked
   • If a label remains unexpectedly, diff the current body against .github/pull_request_template.md before changing anything else.

Quick Checks

• The PR body still contains an Issue Number: line, and that line can reference one or more related issues with full keyword syntax such as close #<id> and ref #<id>.
• The PR title uses module-oriented scope names such as planner, executor, or *:, not raw Go package paths such as pkg/planner/core.
• The Tests line still includes the template HTML comment verbatim.
• At least one test checkbox is checked, or No need to test is checked with a reason.