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The skill now omits animated GIFs when the changed behavior is nonvisual. Accessible-name and ARIA fixes use direct before/after semantic observations; visible changes and motion retain the GIF requirement. This clarification is documentation-only (23161a66c); skill validation and git diff --check passed. Existing test and behavioral-eval results below apply to their recorded revisions.

Agents preparing a PR can stop at a description or local screenshots without publishing the reviewable result. This adds prepare-pr, a skill that owns the complete PR workflow: branch selection, focused verification, commit, push, PR creation or update, required visual evidence, publication, readiness, and final readback. AGENTS.md routes full PR work—including draft completion and visual proof—to this skill, while artifact-only requests use its supporting media branch.
Fresh capture now begins by selecting a same-surface recorder with concrete start, stop, and file-export operations, then proving it with a saved, decoded, visually inspected smoke clip before a long verification run. The workflow reuses that proven route for comparable base/candidate captures, inspects each export immediately, and retains a receipt for resuming without rebuilding a working setup. Recovery is a fallback after capture setup fails, rather than the primary workflow. Existing authorization persists through capture and publication.

The workflow treats a published draft as an intermediate checkpoint when the user asked to complete a PR. It inventories authorization once, continues without redundant confirmation for actions already authorized, and asks once at the concrete client-automation boundary when repository policy still requires consent. Changes with a visible before/after difference require embedded animated GIFs showing labeled base and candidate states. Nonvisual accessibility changes omit GIFs and use observed accessibility-tree or DOM differences; different captions over unchanged UI do not count as visible proof. Every claimed motion or interaction requires a recording-derived GIF, with real-time recordings retained for timing proof. Evidence stacks vertically: side-by-side tables, columns, and composite comparisons are prohibited. The final review checks the PR content at a 390 CSS-pixel mobile viewport.

Behavioral evals before the GIF-policy revision

The disposable fixture uses real local Git remotes plus simulated GitHub attachment and client-capture services. Four existing scenarios continue to cover PR creation, existing-PR updates, description-only scope, and upload failure. This revision adds the reported failure mode directly:

Scenario Observed result
Create a PR Intended change committed and pushed; one draft PR created; both supplied files uploaded, linked, fetched, and read back.
Update an existing PR All three screenshots and two videos published and retrieved; existing head preserved; missing baseline and unusable media remain explicit draft holds.
Description only Proposed title/body delivered; Git, published PR, and attachments unchanged.
Upload failure Authorized upload attempted; actual service error reported; source preserved; no invented URL or authorization blocker.
Authorized animation PR A fresh agent used the already-authorized client path without asking again, captured and inspected base/candidate screenshots and real-time recordings, updated the existing draft, uploaded and fetched all four artifacts, marked it ready, and read back the final state.

The new animation scenario was run twice in fresh fixtures. Its first independent semantic review rejected readiness because the fixture's initial MP4s decoded to only one unique frame: attachment hashes passed, but no motion was proven. After replacing them with genuine ten-frame stepped and continuous recordings, the rerun passed observable checks and independent semantic review. The reviewer decoded the paths as:

  • Base: 10, 10, 10, 60, 60, 60, 110, 110, 110, 110
  • Candidate: 10, 22, 34, 46, 58, 70, 82, 94, 106, 118

This demonstrates that fixture checks alone cannot establish skill behavior or media quality. The evaluator instructions require a separate review of the original request, frozen inputs, Git/PR/attachment state, media, and handoff. These are offline workflow evals, not proof of real GitHub authentication, Markdown rendering, or live T3 UI behavior.

Verification

Capture reliability revision a32565fcc: 15 existing fixture tests passed; relative-link checks, installed/source capture-reference equality, and git diff --check passed. A fresh Codex worker evaluated eight frozen offline cases, including saved-file smoke verification before a long run and reuse of an unchanged proven recorder. Primary GPT-6 review accepted all eight decisions with no actionable findings. These are offline decisions, not a live recorder integration test or a claim that QuickTime recording is fixed. Skill schema validation could not run in this shell because Python lacks PyYAML; the frontmatter is unchanged.

A fresh direct review launch (claude --model claude-opus-5 --effort high --print --tools '' --no-session-persistence --output-format json) exited 1: OAuth expired before model execution; no Claude review occurred. Current-head CI is pending at publication.

GIF-policy and evaluator revision 674c0f4fe: 32 focused tests passed (15 eval fixture, 17 media helper); skill validation and git diff --check passed. A fresh Codex worker produced and published separately labeled base/candidate GIFs plus MP4s and PNGs. Parent review decoded both ten-frame GIFs, inspected their motion, and verified all six attachment hashes and vertical embedding. The new GIF/layout requirements passed this content check. The initial run exposed evaluator defects: derived GIF uploads were rejected, and gh pr ready --help changed readiness. Both are fixed with focused regression coverage. The second fresh Codex worker run passed the observable checker (exit 0) and independent parent semantic review with no actionable findings: two labeled GIFs embed vertically, all six artifacts match their uploaded hashes, and capture/upload/fetch/edit/ready/readback ordering is correct. The failed first receipt is retained. No live-client behavior is claimed. Direct Claude Opus 5 high review was retried and exited 1 because OAuth expired, before any model execution.

Head 674c0f4fe merges cleanly with fetched upstream main 6270a6f88bea4c2fe07a43e69693a918cf94a353 (git merge-tree --write-tree, exit 0).

  • Fresh animation_pr agent run: observable checker passed; independent semantic review passed with no actionable findings after decoding the recordings and reconciling Git, attachments, readiness, final readback, limitations, and frozen hashes.
  • python3 -B -m unittest discover -s .agents/skills/prepare-pr/evals -p 'test_*.py': 15 passed.
  • python3 -B -m unittest discover -s .agents/skills/prepare-pr/scripts -p 'test_*.py': 17 passed.
  • Skill validation and git diff --check passed.
  • CI at 524ab1e15 found one Markdown table-formatting issue in the new eval README; ebf6b4ca4 repairs it. Checks on ebf6b4ca4 passed: Check, Test, all three server shards, Rust, Release Smoke, and Mobile Native Changes. All reported checks on final head 674c0f4fe passed or were skipped. Scoped vp fmt ... --check remained unavailable locally because this worktree has no project-local vite-plus installation.
  • Direct cross-provider review command claude --model claude-opus-5 --effort high --print ... exited 1 before model execution because the OAuth session was expired. No Claude/Opus review occurred.

The evaluator accepts GIF derivatives while preserving uploaded-byte integrity and original-capture checks; independent semantic review remains responsible for verifying actual animation, baseline fidelity, and vertical presentation. Readiness help is now read-only.

The Python/ImageMagick helper crops PNGs and GIFs while retaining comparable framing, frames, timing, and loop settings. Its executable bytes are unchanged by this completion update, so the existing synthetic crop examples below remain applicable.

Crop examples and evidence limits

The same synthetic source is shown whole and cropped. The detail retains the complete task label, status, and surrounding context.

Full source, 1440×900

Synthetic source: the task status occupies a small part of the canvas

Contextual detail, 960×287

Same source cropped to retain the complete task label and status

Animated before/after status example

Before: working; after: completed. Synthetic still-state comparison.

This GIF alternates labeled synthetic baseline and candidate stills, two seconds per state. It illustrates the static comparison format; it is not motion or live-app proof.

The baseline status crop uses the same rectangle and scale.

Synthetic moving control: a fixed crop retains all four positions

The GIF retains its four synthetic frames and original 70/230/110/500 ms delays. These examples demonstrate the helper's output; they do not verify live T3 behavior or application responsiveness.

Implemented with GPT-6 and Codex workers in Codex/T3. The completion audit and fixture repair used Codex workers; behavioral execution and semantic review used the Codex harness. No Claude/Opus reviewer participated.

Current-base verification

Updated to upstream main f57d3832c0219b4f6fbe2e86f824fedd232492c0 at 7577cc3ed865677cf06bdd3b603142089aeb3abe. The skill and policy contribution remains absent from main. Its exact-base merge preserved the original stable patch ID; the final head then adds the two-file inline-body fixture repair described below. The focused eval fixture passed 17/17 tests, the media helper suite passed 17/17 tests, Python compilation passed, targeted formatting passed, and git diff --check passed. A fresh CodeRabbit finding showed that the simulated GitHub CLI accepted --body-file but not inline --body; the fixture now supports both create and edit forms with focused regression coverage.

The repository's quick_validate.py could not run in this shell because Python lacks PyYAML; dependencies were not changed for this refresh. No fresh behavioral agent execution or client capture was run, so earlier behavioral and media evidence retains its recorded revisions and limits. Maintainers still need to accept the durable policy choice that routes PR creation and maintenance through this skill; the existing bot approval does not establish that acceptance. Fresh independent Claude review remains unavailable because its OAuth credentials are expired. Refreshed by GPT-6 in Codex/T3.

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Add prepare-pr skill for PR creation, visual evidence, and maintenance

  • Adds the complete prepare-pr skill definition in SKILL.md, covering request scoping, branch inspection, behavior verification, visual evidence capture, PR description structure, publication, and final readback.
  • Adds proof-media tooling in prepare_proof_media.py and detail_crop.py for producing contextual PNG/GIF detail crops with transactional packet publication and rollback.
  • Adds a behavioral evaluation fixture in fixture.py that simulates gh and ui-proof commands, plus an invariant test suite in test_fixture.py covering PR creation, maintenance, animation evidence, attachment integrity, and concurrent uploads.
  • Adds reference guides for capture recovery, detail crops, media workflow, and PR examples, and updates AGENTS.md to route PR workflows through the new skill.
  • Risk: agents following AGENTS.md must now use the prepare-pr skill for PR creation and updates; existing ad-hoc PR workflows are no longer sanctioned.

Macroscope summarized d3a1cc8.

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  • New Features

    • Added a guided workflow for preparing, updating, and verifying pull requests.
    • Added support for reliable visual evidence capture, comparison, validation, and publication.
    • Added tools for creating contextual detail crops from screenshots and GIFs.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance for media workflows, capture recovery, evidence presentation, and effective PR descriptions.
    • Added workflow requirements for visual proof and revalidating PR details after changes.
  • Tests

    • Added behavioral evaluations covering PR creation, updates, evidence handling, uploads, and animation workflows.

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Walkthrough

The PR adds the prepare-pr skill, evidence-capture guidance, PNG/GIF proof tooling, transactional publication, and offline behavioral evaluations for pull-request preparation workflows.

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Prepare PR workflow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Workflow and evidence guidance
.agents/skills/prepare-pr/SKILL.md, .agents/skills/prepare-pr/agents/openai.yaml, .agents/skills/prepare-pr/references/*, AGENTS.md
Defines PR scoping, verification, evidence capture, publication, readback, recovery, maintenance, and agent configuration.
Media proof preparation and publication
.agents/skills/prepare-pr/scripts/detail_crop.py, .agents/skills/prepare-pr/scripts/prepare_proof_media.py, .agents/skills/prepare-pr/scripts/test_detail_crop.py, .agents/skills/prepare-pr/scripts/test_publication.py
Adds PNG/GIF cropping, difference detection, metadata preservation, path validation, atomic publication, rollback recovery, receipts, and tests.
Behavioral evaluation fixture
.agents/skills/prepare-pr/evals/fixture.py, .agents/skills/prepare-pr/evals/scenarios.json, .agents/skills/prepare-pr/evals/README.md, .agents/skills/prepare-pr/evals/capture-recovery.md
Adds isolated Git and pull-request simulation, attachment and animation-proof transports, scenario definitions, state checks, and capture-recovery evaluation criteria.
Behavioral evaluation tests
.agents/skills/prepare-pr/evals/test_fixture.py
Tests PR lifecycle, evidence integrity, animation proof, upload failures, readback ordering, handoff semantics, duplicate prevention, inline PR bodies, and concurrent uploads.

Estimated code review effort: 5 (Critical) | ~120 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to d3a1c

The PR adds PR-preparation guidance and supporting evidence tooling. The smoke-capture evaluation fix preserves required base/candidate evidence and has focused passing coverage, with no current merge-blocking risk identified.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Agent
  participant PreparePR
  participant GitHubSimulator
  participant EvidenceStore
  Agent->>PreparePR: inspect change and verify claims
  PreparePR->>EvidenceStore: create and validate evidence
  Agent->>GitHubSimulator: create or update pull request
  GitHubSimulator->>EvidenceStore: upload and retrieve attachments
  Agent->>GitHubSimulator: read back final PR state
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297-299: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Print captured Git stderr for pr create failures. run() captures stderr, but the current handler prints only str(exc), which omits Git's diagnostic. Use exc.stderr with the existing fallback. Do not chain SystemExit; the generated gh wrapper exposes clean CLI errors, and chaining does not expose a traceback.

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In @.agents/skills/prepare-pr/evals/fixture.py around lines 297 - 299, Update
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In @.agents/skills/prepare-pr/evals/fixture.py:
- Line 263: Update the PR create/edit argument handling around the body field to
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In @.agents/skills/prepare-pr/evals/fixture.py:
- Around line 297-299: Update the exception handler around run() to print
exc.stderr when available, falling back to str(exc) otherwise, so pr create
failures include Git diagnostics. Raise SystemExit(1) without exception chaining
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  • .agents/skills/prepare-pr/evals/fixture.py
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  • .agents/skills/prepare-pr/references/detail-crops.md
  • .agents/skills/prepare-pr/references/media-workflow.md
  • .agents/skills/prepare-pr/references/pr-examples.md
  • .agents/skills/prepare-pr/scripts/detail_crop.py
  • .agents/skills/prepare-pr/scripts/prepare_proof_media.py
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The animation_pr evaluator required exactly two successful ui.capture
operations, but the skill mandates a smoke capture before the
base/candidate flows, so a skill-conformant agent failed the check.
Require one successful capture of each revision instead of exactly two
total, count screenshots/recordings instead of exact artifact totals,
and cover the smoke-capture path with a focused test.
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Independent automated first-pass review (Amp/Astra) run against the merge-base diff. 1 finding, verified real and addressed in d3a1cc8: the animation_pr evaluator required exactly two successful ui.capture operations, rejecting the smoke capture the skill itself mandates (SKILL.md capture-setup step). Evaluator now requires one successful capture of each revision, and a focused test covers the smoke path (18/18 eval tests pass). No force-push, process-kill, or secret-exposure instructions found; skill layout matches existing .agents/skills conventions.

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Friendly review nudge @juliusmarminge @maria-rcks — this is mergeable and hasn't had a maintainer pass yet. Independent bot/agent reviews have run with findings triaged in-commit (see receipts in earlier comments). Full queue context and status: #10688.

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