ci

Imported from realib1/merchander (.claude/skills/ci/SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add realib1/merchander --skill ci. Copyright stays with the author.

ci - set up automatic GitHub checks

First action: Before project inspection, preflight, or any other tool call, publish running to blueprint/.state/run.json using the dashboard activity contract in AGENTS.md.

Where this sits in the workflow:

/onboard or /adopt  ->  [ci]  ->  Verify locally  ->  GitHub runs Verify
(project commands)     (setup)    (same recipe)      (pull requests)

This skill gives local work and GitHub one shared automated command. It is an optional setup task, not a requirement for using the Blueprint.

Keep the beginner explanation simple:

• Verify is the recipe. It runs checks the project already has.
• GitHub Actions is the worker. It runs the same recipe automatically.
• A GitHub ruleset is the lock. That optional remote setting can require the worker to report green before merge.

This skill configures the recipe and worker. It never changes the remote ruleset, pushes, publishes, deploys, or adds local git hooks.

Input

No argument is required. A named provider or workflow preference is a request to review, not permission to replace existing CI. This skill's default provider is GitHub Actions because it creates GitHub pull-request checks.

Step 1 - inspect without changing files

Read enough to identify the real project setup:

• AGENTS.md, especially Commands and any documented Verify command
• package or language manifests and task-runner files
• lockfiles and the package manager they imply
• existing typecheck, test, build, lint, and other quality commands
• test configuration and actual test files
• runtime version files such as .nvmrc, .node-version, .python-version, go.mod, or rust-toolchain.toml
• .github/workflows/ and any documented external CI
• git's current branch, configured default branch, and remotes when available

Do not assume npm, Node.js, main, or GitHub from the Blueprint template. Do not run installs or edit files during inspection.

If an existing workflow already provides equivalent pull-request checks, explain what it runs. If it is healthy and aligned with a documented Verify command, report that no setup is needed. If normalization would change existing CI, show the proposed change and get explicit approval before editing it.

Step 2 - define one Verify command

Build one command from meaningful checks that actually exist, in this order:

1. typecheck
2. tests, only when a runner and real test command are configured
3. build

Omit missing checks. Do not install a test runner, invent an empty test suite, or add a placeholder command. Lint, formatting, coverage, browser tests, security scans, dependency audits, and version matrices are not part of the beginner default. Preserve them when existing CI already requires them, and discuss any normalization before changing that behavior.

For JavaScript and TypeScript, add or reuse a package script named verify and invoke it with the detected package manager. For other stacks, use the existing native task runner or the smallest clear combined command. Document the exact invocation as Verify in the Commands section of AGENTS.md.

Examples are explanatory only. Never copy them without detecting the project:

Verify: npm run verify
Verify: make verify
Verify: cargo test && cargo build --locked

If no meaningful check exists, stop and explain what is missing. Do not create a workflow that always passes.

Step 3 - create or align the workflow

Create .github/workflows/verify.yml only when that path is free. If it already exists, never overwrite it silently. Show the exact proposed diff and ask before changing it.

The workflow should contain only what the detected project needs:

• a clear workflow name such as Verify
• pull_request
• pushes to the detected default branch
• permissions: contents: read
• the real runtime version
• checkout and the appropriate runtime setup action
• the lockfile-safe dependency install command
• one final step that runs the exact Verify command from AGENTS.md

If the default branch cannot be identified from git or project context, ask before writing the push trigger instead of guessing. Preserve all other workflow files. When another workflow overlaps, report the overlap and ask whether to reuse, align, or leave it alone.

Step 4 - prove the setup locally

Run the exact documented Verify command locally. The individual build, test, or typecheck commands may still be run separately for diagnosis, but the final proof must use Verify because that is what GitHub will run.

If Verify fails, report the failing subcommand and stop. Do not weaken the command, remove a legitimate check, or describe CI as ready.

Do not push the workflow. A local workflow file does nothing on GitHub until the user later approves a push.

Step 5 - report

Finish with a concise setup report:

• existing CI found and whether it was preserved or changed
• exact Verify command
• checks included and checks omitted
• test gate status
• workflow path and triggers
• local Verify result
• files changed
• any overlap, uncertainty, or follow-up

Explain that making the GitHub check required is a separate remote ruleset choice after the workflow is pushed. Do not change repository settings or treat that as part of this skill.

Interaction with other skills

• /tests adds the real test command to an existing Verify command, but never creates CI by itself.
• /implement, /complete, and /autopilot run Verify when it is documented, with their existing fallback behavior when it is absent.
• /doctor diagnoses drift between AGENTS.md, the project command, and the workflow. Missing CI remains informational.

Rules

• Preserve existing CI and custom checks.
• Never invent tests or install a runner as part of CI setup.
• Never add git hooks, coverage, browser tests, security scans, or matrices by default.
• Never push or change a remote ruleset without separate explicit approval.
• Keep one exact Verify command shared by local work and GitHub.

Formatting

Format the output to match the project's conventions in blueprint/context/ai-interaction.md: concise, scannable markdown, with lists for enumerations and tables for matrices rather than dense paragraphs.