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github.pulls.set_draft ​

Convert a GitHub pull request to draft, or mark a draft ready for review.

Overview ​

PropertyValue
Workflow typeAtomic
LibraryApp-github
Version1.0

Input Schema ​

FieldTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
organization_uuiduuidYes—Organization UUID
actorstringNo—Actor initiating the workflow
workflow_run_idstringNo—Parent workflow run id
dry_runbooleanNo—Validate and plan without mutating GitHub
github_connection_uuiduuidNo—GitHub installation connection UUID
repositorystringYes—Repository owner/name
pull_numberintegerYes—Pull request number
draftbooleanYes—True converts to draft (blocks merge); false marks ready for review
expected_head_shastringNo—Expected PR head commit SHA
reasonstringYes—Audit text recording why draft state was changed
policy_receiptjsonNo—Deterministic approval-gate receipt from the caller

Output Schema ​

FieldTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
statusstringNo—planned, converted, already_in_state, or failed
repositorystringNo——
pull_numberintegerNo——
draftbooleanNo——
is_draftbooleanNo——
pull_request_node_refstringNo——
html_urlstringNo——
appliedbooleanNo——
dry_runbooleanNo——
warningslistNo——
failure_reasonstringNo——
failed_stepstringNo——
failed_layerstringNo——
failed_at_statestringNo——
errorstringNo——
error_typestringNo——
failed_atstringNo——

States ​

StateInitialTerminalSuccessAuto-advanceDescription
pendingYesNo—execute—
completedNoYesYes——
failedNoYesNo——

State Diagram ​

Transitions ​

FromActionToDescription
pendingexecutecompleted—
* (any state)failfailed—

API Usage ​

bash
POST /api/workflows/start
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "workflow_type": "github.pulls.set_draft",
  "initial_data": {
    "organization_uuid": "value",
    "repository": "value",
    "pull_number": 123,
    "draft": true
  }
}