create-pr

Create Pull Request

Creates GitHub PRs with titles that pass n8n's check-pr-title CI validation.

PR Title Format

<type>(<scope>): <summary>

Types (required)

Type	Description	Changelog
feat	New feature	Yes
fix	Bug fix	Yes
perf	Performance improvement	Yes
test	Adding/correcting tests	No
docs	Documentation only	No
refactor	Code change (no bug fix or feature)	No
build	Build system or dependencies	No
ci	CI configuration	No
chore	Routine tasks, maintenance	No

Scopes (optional but recommended)

• API - Public API changes
• benchmark - Benchmark CLI changes
• core - Core/backend/private API
• editor - Editor UI changes
• * Node - Specific node (e.g., Slack Node, GitHub Node)

Summary Rules

• Use imperative present tense: "Add" not "Added"
• Capitalize first letter
• No period at the end
• No ticket IDs (e.g., N8N-1234)
• Add (no-changelog) suffix to exclude from changelog

Steps

1. Check if on main branch:

   git branch --show-current
   git remote show origin | grep "HEAD branch"
   

   • If current branch is main or master (or matches the remote's default branch):
     • Analyze staged/unstaged changes to determine branch name
     • Create descriptive branch name: <type>/<brief-description>
       • Examples: feat/workflow-metrics, fix/memory-leak, docs/api-reference
     • Create and checkout new branch:

       git checkout -b <branch-name>
       

     • Stage changes if not already staged:

       git add -A  # or specific files
       

2. Check current state:

   git status
   git diff --stat
   git log origin/master..HEAD --oneline
   

3. Analyze changes to determine:

   • Type: What kind of change is this?
   • Scope: Which package/area is affected?
   • Summary: What does the change do?

4. Push branch if needed:

   git push -u origin HEAD
   

5. Create PR using gh CLI with the template from .github/pull_request_template.md:

   gh pr create --draft --title "<type>(<scope>): <summary>" --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
   ## Summary
   
   <Describe what the PR does and how to test. Photos and videos are recommended.>
   
   ## Related Linear tickets, Github issues, and Community forum posts
   
   <!-- Link to Linear ticket: https://linear.app/n8n/issue/[TICKET-ID] -->
   <!-- Use "closes #<issue-number>", "fixes #<issue-number>", or "resolves #<issue-number>" to automatically close issues -->
   
   ## Review / Merge checklist
   
   - [ ] PR title and summary are descriptive. ([conventions](../blob/master/.github/pull_request_title_conventions.md))
   - [ ] [Docs updated](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n-docs) or follow-up ticket created.
   - [ ] Tests included.
   - [ ] PR Labeled with `release/backport` (if the PR is an urgent fix that needs to be backported)
   EOF
   )"
   

PR Body Guidelines

Based on .github/pull_request_template.md:

Summary Section

• Describe what the PR does
• Explain how to test the changes
• Include screenshots/videos for UI changes

Related Links Section

• Link to Linear ticket: https://linear.app/n8n/issue/[TICKET-ID]
• Link to GitHub issues using keywords to auto-close:
  • closes #123 / fixes #123 / resolves #123
• Link to Community forum posts if applicable

Checklist

All items should be addressed before merging:

• PR title follows conventions
• Docs updated or follow-up ticket created
• Tests included (bugs need regression tests, features need coverage)
• release/backport label added if urgent fix needs backporting

Examples

Feature in editor

feat(editor): Add workflow performance metrics display

Bug fix in core

fix(core): Resolve memory leak in execution engine

Node-specific change

fix(Slack Node): Handle rate limiting in message send

Breaking change (add exclamation mark before colon)

feat(API)!: Remove deprecated v1 endpoints

No changelog entry

refactor(core): Simplify error handling (no-changelog)

No scope (affects multiple areas)

chore: Update dependencies to latest versions

Validation

The PR title must match this pattern:

^(feat|fix|perf|test|docs|refactor|build|ci|chore|revert)(\([a-zA-Z0-9 ]+( Node)?\))?!?: [A-Z].+[^.]$

Key validation rules:

• Type must be one of the allowed types
• Scope is optional but must be in parentheses if present
• Exclamation mark for breaking changes goes before the colon
• Summary must start with capital letter
• Summary must not end with a period