GitHub PR Summarizer
Point this skill at any GitHub pull request and it produces a plain-English summary of the changes: what was modified, the technical approach taken, potential risks, and specific areas for reviewers to focus on. Useful for async review handoffs, release notes, and onboarding teammates to a complex PR.
First-party, by Skills and Agents Co
March 30, 2026
MCP-powered — requires setup
This skill uses external tools via the Model Context Protocol. You'll need to configure the following MCPs before installing.
Setup steps
- Set up each required MCP using the configs below
- Download the skill file below
- Open the skill manager in Claude — in the desktop app underCode → Customize, or on claude.ai underCustomize → Skills
- Click Create a new skill (use + on claude.ai) and upload the downloaded file
- Start a new session — your MCPs and skill will both be active
- Use a trigger phrase to activate
The MCP setup steps above are written for Claude. If your platform also supports MCP, configure the same servers using its own MCP settings. The skill file works either way.
- Download the skill file below
- In ChatGPT, create a Project and attach the file (or paste its contents into the project instructions). For a reusable setup, build a Custom GPT via Explore GPTs → Create and add the file there
- Start a chat in that Project or GPT, then say a trigger phrase to activate it
The MCP setup steps above are written for Claude. If your platform also supports MCP, configure the same servers using its own MCP settings. The skill file works either way.
- Download the skill file below
- Place it at
.cursor/skills/github-pr-summarizer/SKILL.md(rename the downloaded file toSKILL.md). The shared.agents/skills/github-pr-summarizer/SKILL.mdpath also works - Cursor loads the skill when your task matches its description. Say a trigger phrase to activate it
The MCP setup steps above are written for Claude. If your platform also supports MCP, configure the same servers using its own MCP settings. The skill file works either way.
- Download the skill file below
- Place it at
.github/skills/github-pr-summarizer/SKILL.mdin your repository (rename the downloaded file toSKILL.md) - Copilot loads the skill when it is relevant to your task. Say a trigger phrase to activate it
The MCP setup steps above are written for Claude. If your platform also supports MCP, configure the same servers using its own MCP settings. The skill file works either way.
- Download the skill file below
- Place it at
.agents/skills/github-pr-summarizer/SKILL.mdin your repository (rename the downloaded file toSKILL.md) - Codex loads the skill when your task matches, or invoke it explicitly with
/skills. Say a trigger phrase to activate it
A Gem can't connect to an MCP, so it can't run this skill. This skill needs GitHub MCP.
Use the instead.
Required MCPs
Read access to GitHub repositories, pull requests, and diffs
View config snippet
{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_github_token"
}
}
}
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