/suede-ci-gate · CI merge gate

One required check, and it cannot hang pending forever.

Path-filtered jobs are where required checks deadlock; this one aggregates them so a bad merge is blocked and a good one never waits on a job that did not run. The skill detects the stack, writes the workflow files, pins the runtime from the repo, and hands you the exact branch-protection settings to apply. It does not touch your repository access.

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"make CI actually block bad merges" /suede-ci-gate Ask in plain words. The router reads the request and loads this lane; MCP agents find it with list_suede_skills.
$ /suede-ci-gate wire ci stack detected: next.js + pnpm · lockfile pinned one required check · no deadlock path BRANCH PROTECTION: ON bad merges bounce at the door

Copy just this skill

Claude Code project-level copy

git clone https://github.com/JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills.git /tmp/suede-creator-skills
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R /tmp/suede-creator-skills/skills/suede-ci-gate .claude/skills/

Codex installer

python3 ~/.codex/skills/.system/skill-installer/scripts/install-skill-from-github.py \
  --repo JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills \
  --path skills/suede-ci-gate

What it covers

  • Inventory apps by manifest files, package-manager lockfiles, existing workflows, runtime files, deploy platform files, and real scripts before writing CI.
  • Create path-aware jobs per app behind a changes job, with an escape hatch so workflow-file edits run everything.
  • Add a ci-success aggregator that accepts successful or skipped app jobs and becomes the only required status check.
  • Match install commands to one lockfile per app and stop on dual-lockfile hygiene issues before wiring CI.
  • Pin Node, Python, and other runtimes from repo files instead of hardcoded guesses, and reconcile existing CI instead of duplicating it.
  • Return exact branch-protection settings plus a short report of apps detected, package managers, jobs, required checks, and fix-first issues.

When to use it

  • Adding CI after detecting the repo stack, package managers, lockfiles, workflows, runtime files, deploy platform, and real scripts.
  • Protecting main with one required ci-success check that holds when app jobs are skipped.
  • Fixing duplicate, hanging, skipped, or deadlocked required checks in GitHub Actions and branch protection.
  • Auditing whether a green gate actually executed jobs or only skipped everything.
  • Not for: reviewing or grading the code the pipeline runs on (use suede-code).
  • Not for: designing AI eval cases (use suede-ai-eval, then wire them in here).
  • Not for: Jason's private branch/worktree lifecycle, stale-mirror base selection, or finish/cleanup discipline (use suede-git-hygiene).

Best prompt

Use $suede-ci-gate to audit this repo's existing GitHub Actions, detect apps and lockfiles, add path-aware CI with a ci-success aggregator, and give me the exact branch protection settings for main.

Related skills

Related skills from this docs set: Suede Code, Suede Code Grader.

Install this skill

It ships inside the Suede Creator Skills pack, so one install brings the whole pack and this skill with it. Claude Code takes two commands the first time and one after that; Codex installs the same pack natively.

terminal · install the pack
Claude Code 
$ /plugin marketplace add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills
$ /plugin install suede-skills@suede
Codex 
$ codex plugin add suede-skills@suede-codex

Cursor, Copilot, and Windsurf install through the skills CLI. Every path is on the install page, and every folder is readable first on GitHub.

Proof is part of the release.

First install takes two commands. After the marketplace is added, install is one. Every skill is plain Markdown.

$ /plugin marketplace add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills → /plugin install suede-skills@suede All install paths