Pull Request Template

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Optimize the template for your needs

Ask yourself what you want to optimize for in your pull request template.

  • Clarity on shipping dates targeted without overcommitting yourself or your team?
    • You might want to add a section to note the target ship date, dependencies, and the release tier (You can use company-wide release tiers or create your own if needed, such as Tier 1 for the biggest most visible launches)
  • Ensuring cross-functional PR authors are initiating self-review in a meaningful way?
    • You might want to add a review checklist and give examples of review needs.
    • You can also add a checkbox like this:
      • Accuracy confirmed for these changes (including changes proposed by AI agents)
  • Remind people how to request a review from you or your team
    • You might want to add a section to note the review process and how to request a review from you or your team.

Example PR template A

## Summary 
 
### Merge strategy 
 
<!--Merges into X branch as a part of release Y. Closes issue # by . . .-->
 
### Timing & dependencies 
 
<!--Target ship date for PR and related dependencies, such as releasing after an engineering PR and before a marketing blog post, which links to docs.-->
 
## Review needs
 
<!--Who needs to review this PR? What kind of review are you needing? You may want to add other check boxes for legal or security review.-->
 
- [ ] Product framing, messaging, accuracy, and scoping review
- [ ] Engineering accuracy and scoping review
- [ ] Docs team review
 
### Background info
 
<!--Issues, dependencies, example/testing apps/projects, major outstanding questions, etc. -->
 
### PR essence in an emoji
 
<!--No need to overthink this one! Best PR emoji matching is done in less than 30 seconds-->

Example PR template B

This template optimizes for forcing clarity on release coordination needs and release impact.

Ideal when scope of impact is not clear from issues and internal communication.

There’s also this fun checkbox, which hopefully saves some review time when cross-functional PR authors use AI in their docs work:

  • Accuracy confirmed for these changes (including changes proposed by AI agents)
## Summary
 
<!--Merges into X branch as a part of release Y. Closes issue # by . . .-->
 
## Release coordination needs
- [ ] **No coordination needed**: Not timebound or requiring engineering coordination
- [ ] **Coordination needed**: This PR is timebound and requires engineering coordination
 
## Release impact
 
### Release type 
- [ ] GA
- [ ] Public beta
- [ ] Early access
- [ ] None of the above
 
### Plans impacted
- [ ] All plans
- [ ] Y plans only
- [ ] Y self-serve plans
- [ ] Only X self-serve plans
- [ ] Enterprise plans only
- [ ] Other: _______________________
- [ ] None of the above
 
## Review needs
 
- [ ] Accuracy confirmed for these changes (including changes proposed by AI agents)
- [ ] Product framing and messaging check done (only check if applicable)
- [ ] Docs review (scope, clarity, audience-oriented context, etc.) 
- [ ] Engineering review
 
<!-- What additional review do you need? (e.g., legal, security, design review? etc.) -->
 
## Background info
 
<!-- Any additional context or information that might be helpful for reviewers, engineering implementation PR, more Linear issues, Notion docs, test demo site, etc. -->
 
## PR essence in an emoji
 
<!-- Choose one emoji that best represents this PR, no need to overthink it ;) -->