penpot/.serena/memories/workflow/creating-prs.md
Andrey Antukh 5c10ea5bd6 📚 Document branch naming convention
The creating-prs memory described a branch format (issue/... with a
<type>/<short-description> fallback) that does not match actual repo
practice, where issue-driven branches are issue-NNNN. Replace it with
a Branch Naming section: issue-NNNN as primary, descriptive name
without slashes as fallback.

Add the matching public convention to CONTRIBUTING.md under Pull
Requests, which previously defined no branch naming at all.

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# Creating Pull Requests
PR only on explicit request.
## Branch Naming
- Primary: `issue-NNNN` — one branch per GitHub issue (e.g. `issue-11525`).
- No issue: free-form descriptive name, dash-separated, no slashes (e.g. `fix-ellipse-icon-typo`, `feat-auto-link-libraries`).
- If the user already created the branch, use it as-is — never rename.
## Target Branch
Auto-detect the base branch with `scripts/detect-target-branch`:
```bash
TARGET=$(scripts/detect-target-branch)
```
This outputs `staging` or `develop` by walking the local commit graph (pure local, no remote/network). Do not ask the user for the target branch unless the tool fails.
## Metadata
Always add the PR to the Main project (`--project "Main"`) unless the user explicitly requests a different project.
## Title Format
PR titles follow commit title conventions:
```
:emoji: Subject line (imperative, capitalized, no period, <=70 chars)
```
See `mem:workflow/creating-commits` for emoji codes. Squash merge uses the PR title as the final commit subject, so title format matters.
## Description Body
Include concise sections covering:
- what changed and why;
- related GitHub issues or Taiga stories (`Closes #NNNN`, `Relates to #NNNN`, `Taiga #NNNN`);
- screenshots or recordings for UI-visible changes;
- testing performed and residual risk;
- breaking changes or migration notes, if any.
PR descriptions follow this structure:
```markdown
**Note:** This PR was created with AI assistance.
## What
<the problem or feature and its user-facing impact — short bullet items where there is more than one point>
## Why
<root cause or motivation — a short paragraph or bullets>
## How
<high-level approach and key decisions — bullet items, grouped by area (bold lead-ins) for larger PRs>
```
The "Note:" line is required at the top. Adjust if this is a manual (non-AI) PR.
## Writing Principles
- **Write for humans.** The diff shows what changed. The description explains why.
- **Be concise.** Focus on reasoning: What was the problem? Why did it happen? How did you solve it?
- **Prefer bullets over paragraphs.** Short bullet items, grouped by area with bold lead-ins where helpful, are far easier to digest than prose; keep any remaining paragraph to a few sentences.
- **No manual line wraps.** Markdown renders adapting to the viewport; hard-wrapped lines degrade rendering. One line per paragraph or bullet, however long.
- **Skip the obvious.** Don't explain what `git diff` already shows.
### What NOT to Include
- ❌ List of files changed (visible in diff)
- ❌ Testing steps (CI handles this)
- ❌ Screenshots unless UI-visible
- ❌ Migration notes unless breaking changes
- ❌ Regression fixes introduced during the PR (they're part of the development process, not the feature)
## Before Opening
- Follow `mem:workflow/creating-commits` for commits
- Run the focused tests/lints appropriate to touched modules.
- Do not force-push during review unless the maintainer workflow explicitly asks for it.
- When the user says the code is already pushed, trust that — do not verify remote branch existence via `git ls-remote` or `git fetch`.
## Creating the PR
```bash
cat > /tmp/pr-body.md << 'PR_BODY'
<body content here>
PR_BODY
TARGET=$(scripts/detect-target-branch)
gh pr create \
--repo penpot/penpot \
--base "$TARGET" \
--head <branch> \
--title "<title>" \
--project "Main" \
--body-file /tmp/pr-body.md
rm -f /tmp/pr-body.md
```