docs(rules): tea pr create must omit --repo (T-1102)

An explicit --repo slug makes tea skip local-repo setup, but pr create unconditionally needs the local repo handle and dies with 'local repository required' — the documented 'all flags explicit' rule was the trap. Root-caused shipping PR #175. tea-cli.md + pr-process template fixed.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.claude/rules/tea-cli.md

@@ -24,21 +24,28 @@ tea issue list --login schweitz --repo jpmschweitzer/settled-reach --state open
 
 ## Key rules
 
-- **All flags must be explicit** — omitting `--login` or `--repo` triggers interactive prompts that crash in Claude Code (no TTY)
+- **All flags must be explicit** — omitting `--login` or `--repo` triggers interactive prompts that crash in Claude Code (no TTY). **One exception: `tea pr create` must OMIT `--repo`** — see Pull requests below.
 - **Use `--output simple`** for machine-readable output (no table borders)
 - **For comments, use `tooling/tea-comment <number> @/tmp/file.md`** for long comments (write to file first, then pass `@filepath`). Short inline strings also work: `tooling/tea-comment <number> "body"`. The `@filepath` form avoids `$()` subshells which break permission matching.
 - **`tea pr reject` does not work on your own PRs** — use `tea comment` instead
-- **Run `tea` from the main checkout, never a linked worktree** — its go-git can't read a worktree's `.git` *file* and errors with "local/remote repository required". `tea pr create`/`close`/`comment` all take explicit `--login`/`--head`/`--base`, so cwd only needs to be the main repo, not the branch's worktree.
+- **Run `tea` from the main checkout, never a linked worktree** — its go-git can't read a worktree's `.git` *file* and errors with "local/remote repository required". `tea pr close`/`comment` take explicit `--login`/`--repo` so cwd barely matters for them, but `tea pr create` resolves the repo from the **local checkout's remote** (see below) — that is why it must run from the main repo.
 - **Never delete protected branches:** `main`, `maintenance`, `server`, `client`, `copy`, `audio`, `visual`, `ci` are protected on Gitea. Do not use `tea pr clean`, `git push --delete`, or `git branch -D` on these branches.
 
 ## Pull requests
 
 **Use `tea` (Gitea CLI), not `gh` (GitHub CLI).** The remote is Gitea at `git.schweitz.internal`.
 
-Always provide all required flags to ensure non-interactive execution:
+`tea pr create` is the one command that must **omit `--repo`**: an explicit
+`--repo <slug>` makes tea skip local-repo setup, but `pr create` unconditionally
+needs the local repo handle (it checks whether the head branch is pushed) and
+dies with `local repository required` — the flag *causes* the failure it
+suggests fixing. Run it from the **main checkout** and let tea infer the repo
+from `origin`'s URL. (This inference is also why the login's `ssh_host` in
+`~/.config/tea/config.yml` must match the remote host — currently
+`git.schweitz.net`.)
+
 ```bash
 tea pr create \
-  --repo jpmschweitzer/settled-reach \
   --login schweitz \
   --title "feat(scope): short description" \
   --description "PR body here" \

.claude/skills/pr-process/SKILL.md

@@ -285,8 +285,10 @@ git diff --stat main...<branch>
 Draft title (`<type>(<scope>): <summary>`, max 70 chars) and description.
 
 ```bash
+# NB: omit --repo — an explicit slug makes tea skip local-repo setup and
+# pr create dies with "local repository required". Run from the MAIN checkout;
+# tea infers the repo from origin. (.claude/rules/tea-cli.md)
 tea pr create \
-  --repo jpmschweitzer/settled-reach \
   --login schweitz \
   --title "<title>" \
   --description "## Summary ..." \