agents: explain force-merging while requiring user consent - #3998
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Update the pull request rules to explicitly prohibit per-file edit lists or individual file changelog items in PR descriptions and commit messages. Reinforce that PR descriptions must provide a high-level overview explaining why a change is made and how at a conceptual level, and mandate linking related issues.
Add instructions to the merge-pr skill for handling explicit force merge requests using the gh pr merge --admin flag to bypass the merge queue. Emphasize that passing --admin strictly requires explicit user permission or consent and must never be invoked autonomously.
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The merge-pr skill tells agents how to force merge pull requests using
gh pr merge --admin, but also explicitly requires that agents obtain
user consent before bypassing merge queues or required checks.