google-cl-author

Google CL Author Skill

Use this skill to prepare review-friendly changelists and respond to review feedback efficiently.

Default Mode

• Authoring profile: Balanced (quality-first without perfection blocking).
• Output language: English.

Inputs To Request

• Proposed change summary and intended user/developer impact.
• Current CL size (rough LOC/files) and dependency chain.
• Test status and documentation impact.
• Open reviewer comments and disputed points.

Workflow

1. Define one self-contained change.

• Keep CL focused on one conceptual change.
• Separate pure refactors from behavior changes when review clarity benefits.

2. Right-size the CL.

• If CL is large, split by dependency stack, file groups, horizontal layers, vertical features, or combined matrix.
• Keep each split independently understandable and reviewable.
• Ensure each submitted step keeps build and tests healthy.

3. Include tests with behavior changes.

• Add or update tests in same CL for changed logic when feasible.
• Verify tests fail on broken behavior and avoid brittle assertions.

4. Write a high-quality CL description.

• First line: short imperative summary of what changed.