feat(code): unified PR creation workflow (#1377)

## Problem

the current method for getting changes shipped takes _a lot_ of clicks, and at least 3 separate modals -- create branch, commit, create PR.

for what i expect to be the more general case ("agent did work, i wanna ship it"), we can simplify this

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## removed

- existing "commit and create PR" flow from the commit dialog
- existing standalone "create pr" action / dialog

## added

introduces a new unified "create PR" workflow that does these steps, as needed:

1. create & checkout new branch
2. commit
3. push
4. create PR

| full input - on default branch, changes to be committed | loading states | error state |
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| ![Screenshot 2026-03-31 at 9.27.33 AM.png](https://app.graphite.com/user-attachments/assets/fc1351a6-826a-44ae-999c-468e89d89e95.png)<br> | ![Screenshot 2026-03-31 at 9.27.47 AM.png](https://app.graphite.com/user-attachments/assets/a8efcc02-5dcb-4237-b9ad-056ca6eb913d.png)<br> | ![Screenshot 2026-03-31 at 9.27.52 AM.png](https://app.graphite.com/user-attachments/assets/684d9fb3-1168-41c0-a680-b0cba6de0a9a.png)<br> |

### create pr flow notes:

- if the user is already on a non-default branch, the first step is optional
- if the user has no uncommitted changes, the flow starts on step 3
- if a PR already exists on the current branch and there are new uncommited changes, the flow creates a new branch (stack time baby)
- AI generation is delayed til the user clicks "create" - happens if the commit msg and/or pr details are left empty
- primary CTA swaps to "view PR" when a PR exists, until new changes appear, then it swaps back to "create PR"
- all existing individual actions are still available in the dropdown

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## How did you test this?

_i have not yet tested this in cloud or worktrees_

manually tested, i know it's a big PR, so would appreciate others manually testing a bit too 💪

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Author: adboio

apps/code/src/main/services/git/create-pr-saga.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+import { getGitOperationManager } from "@posthog/git/operation-manager";
+import { getHeadSha } from "@posthog/git/queries";
+import { Saga, type SagaLogger } from "@posthog/shared";
+import type {
+  ChangedFile,
+  CommitOutput,
+  CreatePrProgressPayload,
+  GitSyncStatus,
+  PublishOutput,
+  PushOutput,
+} from "./schemas";
+
+export interface CreatePrSagaInput {
+  directoryPath: string;
+  branchName?: string;
+  commitMessage?: string;
+  prTitle?: string;
+  prBody?: string;
+  draft?: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface CreatePrSagaOutput {
+  prUrl: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface CreatePrDeps {
+  getCurrentBranch(dir: string): Promise<string | null>;
+  createBranch(dir: string, name: string): Promise<void>;
+  checkoutBranch(
+    dir: string,
+    name: string,
+  ): Promise<{ previousBranch: string; currentBranch: string }>;
+  getChangedFilesHead(dir: string): Promise<ChangedFile[]>;
+  generateCommitMessage(dir: string): Promise<{ message: string }>;
+  commit(dir: string, message: string): Promise<CommitOutput>;
+  getSyncStatus(dir: string): Promise<GitSyncStatus>;
+  push(dir: string): Promise<PushOutput>;
+  publish(dir: string): Promise<PublishOutput>;
+  generatePrTitleAndBody(dir: string): Promise<{ title: string; body: string }>;
+  createPr(
+    dir: string,
+    title?: string,
+    body?: string,
+    draft?: boolean,
+  ): Promise<{ success: boolean; message: string; prUrl: string | null }>;
+  onProgress(
+    step: CreatePrProgressPayload["step"],
+    message: string,
+    prUrl?: string,
+  ): void;
+}
+
+export class CreatePrSaga extends Saga<CreatePrSagaInput, CreatePrSagaOutput> {
+  readonly sagaName = "CreatePrSaga";
+  private deps: CreatePrDeps;
+
+  constructor(deps: CreatePrDeps, logger?: SagaLogger) {
+    super(logger);
+    this.deps = deps;
+  }
+
+  protected async execute(
+    input: CreatePrSagaInput,
+  ): Promise<CreatePrSagaOutput> {
+    const { directoryPath, draft } = input;
+    let { commitMessage, prTitle, prBody } = input;
+
+    if (input.branchName) {
+      this.deps.onProgress(
+        "creating-branch",
+        `Creating branch ${input.branchName}...`,
+      );
+
+      const originalBranch = await this.readOnlyStep(
+        "get-original-branch",
+        () => this.deps.getCurrentBranch(directoryPath),
+      );
+
+      await this.step({
+        name: "creating-branch",
+        execute: () => this.deps.createBranch(directoryPath, input.branchName!),
+        rollback: async () => {
+          if (originalBranch) {
+            await this.deps.checkoutBranch(directoryPath, originalBranch);
+          }
+        },
+      });
+    }
+
+    const changedFiles = await this.readOnlyStep("check-changes", () =>
+      this.deps.getChangedFilesHead(directoryPath),
+    );
+
+    if (changedFiles.length > 0) {
+      if (!commitMessage) {
+        this.deps.onProgress("committing", "Generating commit message...");
+        const generated = await this.readOnlyStep(
+          "generate-commit-message",
+          async () => {
+            try {
+              return await this.deps.generateCommitMessage(directoryPath);
+            } catch {
+              return null;
+            }
+          },
+        );
+        if (generated) commitMessage = generated.message;
+      }
+
+      if (!commitMessage) {
+        throw new Error("Commit message is required.");
+      }
+
+      this.deps.onProgress("committing", "Committing changes...");
+
+      const preCommitSha = await this.readOnlyStep("get-pre-commit-sha", () =>
+        getHeadSha(directoryPath),
+      );
+
+      await this.step({
+        name: "committing",
+        execute: async () => {
+          const result = await this.deps.commit(directoryPath, commitMessage!);
+          if (!result.success) throw new Error(result.message);
+          return result;
+        },
+        rollback: async () => {
+          const manager = getGitOperationManager();
+          await manager.executeWrite(directoryPath, (git) =>
+            git.reset(["--soft", preCommitSha]),
+          );
+        },
+      });
+    }
+
+    this.deps.onProgress("pushing", "Pushing to remote...");
+
+    const syncStatus = await this.readOnlyStep("check-sync-status", () =>
+      this.deps.getSyncStatus(directoryPath),
+    );
+
+    await this.step({
+      name: "pushing",
+      execute: async () => {
+        const result = syncStatus.hasRemote
+          ? await this.deps.push(directoryPath)
+          : await this.deps.publish(directoryPath);
+        if (!result.success) throw new Error(result.message);
+        return result;
+      },
+      rollback: async () => {}, // no meaningful rollback can happen here w/o force push
+    });
+
+    if (!prTitle || !prBody) {
+      this.deps.onProgress("creating-pr", "Generating PR description...");
+      const generated = await this.readOnlyStep(
+        "generate-pr-description",
+        async () => {
+          try {
+            return await this.deps.generatePrTitleAndBody(directoryPath);
+          } catch {
+            return null;
+          }
+        },
+      );
+      if (generated) {
+        if (!prTitle) prTitle = generated.title;
+        if (!prBody) prBody = generated.body;
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.deps.onProgress("creating-pr", "Creating pull request...");
+
+    const prResult = await this.step({
+      name: "creating-pr",
+      execute: async () => {
+        const result = await this.deps.createPr(
+          directoryPath,
+          prTitle || undefined,
+          prBody || undefined,
+          draft,
+        );
+        if (!result.success) throw new Error(result.message);
+        return result;
+      },
+      rollback: async () => {},
+    });
+
+    return { prUrl: prResult.prUrl };
+  }
+}

apps/code/src/main/services/git/schemas.ts

@@ -228,8 +228,11 @@ export type PrStatusOutput = z.infer<typeof prStatusOutput>;
 // Create PR operation
 export const createPrInput = z.object({
   directoryPath: z.string(),
-  title: z.string().optional(),
-  body: z.string().optional(),
+  flowId: z.string(),
+  branchName: z.string().optional(),
+  commitMessage: z.string().optional(),
+  prTitle: z.string().optional(),
+  prBody: z.string().optional(),
   draft: z.boolean().optional(),
 });
 
@@ -372,10 +375,22 @@ export const syncOutput = z.object({
 
 export type SyncOutput = z.infer<typeof syncOutput>;
 
+export const createPrStep = z.enum([
+  "creating-branch",
+  "committing",
+  "pushing",
+  "creating-pr",
+  "complete",
+  "error",
+]);
+
+export type CreatePrStep = z.infer<typeof createPrStep>;
+
 export const createPrOutput = z.object({
   success: z.boolean(),
   message: z.string(),
   prUrl: z.string().nullable(),
+  failedStep: createPrStep.nullable(),
   state: gitStateSnapshotSchema.optional(),
 });
 
@@ -406,3 +421,12 @@ export const searchGithubIssuesInput = z.object({
 });
 
 export const searchGithubIssuesOutput = z.array(githubIssueSchema);
+
+export const createPrProgressPayload = z.object({
+  flowId: z.string(),
+  step: createPrStep,
+  message: z.string(),
+  prUrl: z.string().optional(),
+});
+
+export type CreatePrProgressPayload = z.infer<typeof createPrProgressPayload>;

apps/code/src/main/services/git/service.ts

@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ import { MAIN_TOKENS } from "../../di/tokens";
 import { logger } from "../../utils/logger";
 import { TypedEventEmitter } from "../../utils/typed-event-emitter";
 import type { LlmGatewayService } from "../llm-gateway/service";
+import { CreatePrSaga } from "./create-pr-saga";
 import type {
   ChangedFile,
   CloneProgressPayload,
   CommitOutput,
   CreatePrOutput,
+  CreatePrProgressPayload,
   DetectRepoResult,
   DiffStats,
   DiscardFileChangesOutput,
@@ -60,10 +62,12 @@ const fsPromises = fs.promises;
 
 export const GitServiceEvent = {
   CloneProgress: "cloneProgress",
+  CreatePrProgress: "createPrProgress",
 } as const;
 
 export interface GitServiceEvents {
   [GitServiceEvent.CloneProgress]: CloneProgressPayload;
+  [GitServiceEvent.CreatePrProgress]: CreatePrProgressPayload;
 }
 
 const log = logger.scope("git-service");
@@ -459,6 +463,87 @@ export class GitService extends TypedEventEmitter<GitServiceEvents> {
     };
   }
 
+  public async createPr(input: {
+    directoryPath: string;
+    flowId: string;
+    branchName?: string;
+    commitMessage?: string;
+    prTitle?: string;
+    prBody?: string;
+    draft?: boolean;
+  }): Promise<CreatePrOutput> {
+    const { directoryPath, flowId } = input;
+
+    const emitProgress = (
+      step: CreatePrProgressPayload["step"],
+      message: string,
+      prUrl?: string,
+    ) => {
+      this.emit(GitServiceEvent.CreatePrProgress, {
+        flowId,
+        step,
+        message,
+        prUrl,
+      });
+    };
+
+    const saga = new CreatePrSaga(
+      {
+        getCurrentBranch: (dir) => getCurrentBranch(dir),
+        createBranch: (dir, name) => this.createBranch(dir, name),
+        checkoutBranch: (dir, name) => this.checkoutBranch(dir, name),
+        getChangedFilesHead: (dir) => this.getChangedFilesHead(dir),
+        generateCommitMessage: (dir) => this.generateCommitMessage(dir),
+        commit: (dir, msg) => this.commit(dir, msg),
+        getSyncStatus: (dir) => this.getGitSyncStatus(dir),
+        push: (dir) => this.push(dir),
+        publish: (dir) => this.publish(dir),
+        generatePrTitleAndBody: (dir) => this.generatePrTitleAndBody(dir),
+        createPr: (dir, title, body, draft) =>
+          this.createPrViaGh(dir, title, body, draft),
+        onProgress: emitProgress,
+      },
+      log,
+    );
+
+    const result = await saga.run({
+      directoryPath,
+      branchName: input.branchName,
+      commitMessage: input.commitMessage,
+      prTitle: input.prTitle,
+      prBody: input.prBody,
+      draft: input.draft,
+    });
+
+    if (!result.success) {
+      emitProgress("error", result.error);
+      return {
+        success: false,
+        message: result.error,
+        prUrl: null,
+        failedStep: result.failedStep as CreatePrOutput["failedStep"],
+      };
+    }
+
+    const state = await this.getStateSnapshot(directoryPath, {
+      includePrStatus: true,
+    });
+
+    emitProgress(
+      "complete",
+      "Pull request created",
+      result.data.prUrl ?? undefined,
+    );
+
+    return {
+      success: true,
+      message: "Pull request created",
+      prUrl: result.data.prUrl,
+      failedStep: null,
+      state,
+    };
+  }
+
   public async getPrTemplate(
     directoryPath: string,
   ): Promise<GetPrTemplateOutput> {
@@ -628,12 +713,12 @@ export class GitService extends TypedEventEmitter<GitServiceEvents> {
     }
   }
 
-  public async createPr(
+  private async createPrViaGh(
     directoryPath: string,
     title?: string,
     body?: string,
     draft?: boolean,
-  ): Promise<CreatePrOutput> {
+  ): Promise<{ success: boolean; message: string; prUrl: string | null }> {
     const args = ["pr", "create"];
     if (title) {
       args.push("--title", title);
@@ -655,18 +740,10 @@ export class GitService extends TypedEventEmitter<GitServiceEvents> {
     const prUrlMatch = result.stdout.match(/https:\/\/github\.com\/[^\s]+/);
     const prUrl = prUrlMatch?.[0] ?? null;
 
-    const state = await this.getStateSnapshot(directoryPath, {
-      includeChangedFiles: false,
-      includeDiffStats: false,
-      includeLatestCommit: false,
-      includePrStatus: true,
-    });
-
     return {
       success: true,
       message: "Pull request created",
       prUrl,
-      state,
     };
   }