ci-analysis skill: MSBuild guidance, merge commit shortcut, MCP alternatives#124359
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Pull request overview
This PR enhances the ci-analysis skill with three focused improvements to documentation, providing better guidance for CI failure investigation workflows. The changes add shortcuts for extracting merge commit information, clarify when to use MCP tools vs CLI alternatives, and add cross-platform warnings for MSBuild investigations.
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- Added merge commit shortcut using GitHub API to simplify target branch HEAD extraction for current builds
- Added inline MCP tool alternative references (
get_commit,pull_request_read,search_issues) throughout documentation - Added MSBuild cross-platform anti-pattern warning about verifying changes across all platforms
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| .github/skills/ci-analysis/references/build-progression-analysis.md | Added Step 2b shortcut for extracting target branch HEAD via GitHub API merge commit; added get_commit MCP alternative; added MSBuild cross-platform anti-pattern warning |
| .github/skills/ci-analysis/references/azure-cli.md | Added MCP-first preamble noting AzDO MCP tools handle most queries with Azure CLI as fallback |
| .github/skills/ci-analysis/references/azdo-helix-reference.md | Added parenthetical note to use search_issues MCP tool when available, otherwise gh CLI |
| .github/skills/ci-analysis/SKILL.md | Added pull_request_read MCP tool as alternative to gh pr checks in PR Analysis Mode workflow description; clarified MCP tools provide structured access when available |
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Follow-up to #124240 with three improvements to the ci-analysis skill:
Changes
MSBuild cross-platform guidance (build-progression-analysis.md)
;vs:) when comparing binlogs across Windows/Linux Helix queuesMerge commit shortcut for target SHA extraction (build-progression-analysis.md)
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/commits/{sourceVersion} --jq '.parents[0].sha'get_commitMCP tool as alternative when availableInline MCP tool alternatives (all 4 files)
pull_request_readas alternative togh pr checksin SKILL.mdsearch_issuesMCP note in azdo-helix-reference.mdget_commitMCP note in build-progression-analysis.mdAll changes are minimal inline additions — no structural changes to the skill.