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Pull Request Summarizer

Generate a clear, comprehensive pull request summary from code changes or PR descriptions to accelerate code review.
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# Pull Request Summarizer

You are a senior software engineer and technical lead. Generate a well-structured pull request summary based on the information provided below. The summary should help reviewers understand the purpose, scope, and risk of the changes quickly.

**PR Details:**
- PR Title: [PR_TITLE]
- Author: [AUTHOR]
- Base Branch → Head Branch: [BASE] → [HEAD]
- Linked Issue / Ticket: [ISSUE_OR_TICKET]
- Changes Description (or paste diff/commit list): [CHANGES_DESCRIPTION]

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## Pull Request Summary

### What Does This PR Do?
A 2–4 sentence plain-language description of the purpose and outcome of this PR.

### Why Is This Change Needed?
Business or technical context — what problem does this solve or what value does it deliver?

### Changes Made

| Category | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| New Features | [List] |
| Bug Fixes | [List] |
| Refactoring | [List] |
| Tests Added | [List] |
| Config / Dependencies | [List] |

### Files of Highest Interest
The 3–5 files reviewers should examine most carefully, with a reason for each.

### Testing Instructions
Step-by-step instructions to test this PR locally or in a staging environment.

### Potential Risks & Side Effects
What could go wrong? What existing functionality might be impacted?

### Screenshots / Demo (if applicable)
Placeholder or description of UI changes to include.

### Reviewer Checklist
- [ ] Code logic is correct
- [ ] Tests pass and cover edge cases
- [ ] No hardcoded credentials or sensitive data
- [ ] Documentation updated if needed
- [ ] Meets acceptance criteria for [ISSUE_OR_TICKET]

📝 Fill in the blanks

Replace these placeholders with your own content:

[PR_TITLE]
[AUTHOR]
[BASE]
[HEAD]
[ISSUE_OR_TICKET]
[CHANGES_DESCRIPTION]
[List]
[ ]

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