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Describe Tool
The describe tool scans the PR code changes, and automatically generates PR description - title, type, summary, code walkthrough and labels.
It can be invoked manually by commenting on any PR:
/describe
For example:


The describe tool can also be triggered automatically every time a new PR is opened. See examples for automatic triggers for GitHub App and GitHub Action
Configuration options
Under the section 'pr_description', the configuration file contains options to customize the 'describe' tool:
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publish_labels: if set to true, the tool will publish the labels to the PR. Default is true. -
publish_description_as_comment: if set to true, the tool will publish the description as a comment to the PR. If false, it will overwrite the origianl description. Default is false. -
add_original_user_description: if set to true, the tool will add the original user description to the generated description. Default is false. -
keep_original_user_title: if set to true, the tool will keep the original PR title, and won't change it. Default is false. -
extra_instructions: Optional extra instructions to the tool. For example: "focus on the changes in the file X. Ignore change in ...". -
To enable
custom labels, apply the configuration changes described here -
enable_pr_type: if set to false, it will not show thePR typeas a text value in the description content. Default is true.
Markers template
markers enable to easily integrate user's content and auto-generated content, with a template-like mechanism.
For example, if the PR original description was:
User content...
## PR Description:
pr_agent:summary
## PR Walkthrough:
pr_agent:walkthrough
The marker pr_agent:summary will be replaced with the PR summary, and pr_agent:walkthrough will be replaced with the PR walkthrough.
Example:
env:
pr_description.use_description_markers: 'true'

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Configuration params:
use_description_markers: if set to true, the tool will use markers template. It replaces every marker of the formpr_agent:marker_namewith the relevant content. Default is false.include_generated_by_header: if set to true, the tool will add a dedicated header: 'Generated by PR Agent at ...' to any automatic content. Default is true.