Create API Review Agent Skill

Create API Review

This skill creates an API review pull request through API Review Hub for a package API surface comparison.

Triggers

USE FOR: create API review, open API review, compare package versions, APIView PR

WHEN: "create API review", "open API review", "compare package versions", "APIView PR"

DO NOT USE FOR: fixing APIView comments, SDK code generation, pipeline debugging

Rules

• Requires azure-sdk-mcp version 0.6.32 or later.
• Use azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_apireviewhub_request_review_pr to create the review PR.
• CLI equivalent is azsdk api-review create.
• Language is fixed to python for this repository.
• Required user inputs: packageName, targetBranch.
• baseTag defines the baseline version. Use package tag format: <packageName>_<version>.
• If baseTag is omitted, ask the user to choose one of:
• Use the latest GA (non-beta) release tag for packageName.
• Provide a specific tag or version to use as baseline.
• Direct MCP calls require targetRepo: azure-sdk-for-python; targetOwner defaults to Azure unless explicitly provided (for example, a fork), so pass both explicitly when overriding defaults.
• The CLI may supply repository defaults, but the MCP method does not.
• targetOwner, targetRepo, and targetBranch define where the review PR branch is created.
• Wait behavior mapping: --no-wait corresponds to waitForCompletion: false.
• Poll behavior mapping: --poll-interval-seconds corresponds to pollIntervalSeconds (default 30).
• Optionally provide a ready-to-run azsdk api-review create command for the user with resolved values.

MCP Tools

| Tool | Purpose |

| ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |

| azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_apireviewhub_request_review_pr | Create API review PR request |

| azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_upgrade | Check/upgrade MCP server version |

Steps

• Collect Inputs - Get required packageName and targetBranch. Optionally collect baseTag.
• Prompt For Baseline - If baseTag is not provided, ask the user to choose latest GA (non-beta) or provide a specific tag/version.
• Resolve Baseline - If the user chooses latest GA, resolve and use the latest GA (non-beta) release tag for packageName. If the user provides a tag/version, use that value.
• Validate MCP Version - Ensure azure-sdk-mcp is 0.6.32+.
• Set Wait Mode - Default to wait for completion. Use waitForCompletion: false only when user asks for no-wait behavior.
• Set Poll Interval - If waiting for completion, use pollIntervalSeconds (default 30, override only if requested).
• Request Review PR - Run azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_apireviewhub_request_review_pr with language: python, targetRepo: azure-sdk-for-python, and targetOwner (default Azure unless explicitly provided), plus collected inputs.
• Return Result - Provide review PR URL and operation status.
• Optional CLI Output - If useful or requested, provide the equivalent azsdk api-review create command with all resolved arguments.

CLI Command Template

azsdk api-review create `
  --language python `
  --package-name <packageName> `
  --base-tag <baseTag> `
  --target-branch <targetBranch> `
  --target-owner <targetOwner> `
  --target-repo <targetRepo>

Optional flags:

• --no-wait
• --poll-interval-seconds 30
• --output plain|json

Example

For azure-storage-blob comparing 1.0.0 to the latest on main:

• packageName: azure-storage-blob
• baseTag: azure-storage-blob_1.0.0
• targetOwner: Azure
• targetRepo: azure-sdk-for-python
• targetBranch: main

Troubleshooting

• If tool is missing or unsupported, run azure-sdk-mcp:azsdk_upgrade with checkOnly: true to verify current version.
• If baseTag is invalid, confirm the exact release tag name in the repository.
• If baseTag is omitted, confirm the user's baseline choice before requesting the review PR.
• If the generated review does not reflect expected changes, confirm targetBranch contains the intended newer API surface.