Github Cli

Checkout and local work

# Pull the PR branch for local review
gh pr checkout <number>

# Go back to previous branch
git checkout -

Leave reviews

# Approve
gh pr review <number> --approve -b "Looks good, clean implementation"

# Request changes
gh pr review <number> --request-changes -b "See inline comments"

# Comment only (without approving or rejecting)
gh pr review <number> --comment -b "General feedback"

Comments on PRs

# Comment on the PR (general comment)
gh pr comment <number> -b "Comment"

# View existing comments (JSON)
gh pr view <number> --json comments --jq '.comments[].body'

# View existing reviews (JSON)
gh pr view <number> --json reviews --jq '.reviews[] | "\(.author.login): \(.state) - \(.body)"'

Create and manage PRs

# Create PR from current branch
gh pr create --title "Title" --body "Description"

# Create PR with template (fills title and body from last commit)
gh pr create --fill

# Merge PR
gh pr merge <number> --squash --delete-branch

# Close PR without merging
gh pr close <number>

Issues

# List open issues
gh issue list

# View issue details
gh issue view <number>

# Create issue
gh issue create --title "Title" --body "Description"

# Close issue
gh issue close <number>

Repos

# Clone repo
gh repo clone owner/repo

# View repo info
gh repo view

# View in browser
gh pr view <number> --web
gh repo view --web

Direct API (for advanced queries)

# Get review comments from a PR (inline comments)
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pr}/comments \
  --jq '.[] | "\(.path):\(.line) — \(.body)"'

# Get all reviews from a PR
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pr}/reviews \
  --jq '.[] | "\(.user.login): \(.state) — \(.body)"'

# Get changed files in a PR
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pr}/files \
  --jq '.[] | "\(.filename) (+\(.additions) -\(.deletions))"'

gh-pr-review extension (optional, for advanced reviews)

If you need to manage pending reviews with inline comments:

# Install
gh extension install agyn-sandbox/gh-pr-review

# View all reviews with threads
gh pr-review review view -R owner/repo --pr <number>

# Only unresolved threads
gh pr-review review view -R owner/repo --pr <number> --unresolved

# Start pending review
gh pr-review review --start -R owner/repo <number>

# Add inline comment to pending review
gh pr-review review --add-comment \
  --review-id PRR_xxx \
  --path src/file.ts \
  --line 42 \
  --body "nit: use helper" \
  -R owner/repo <number>

# Submit pending review
gh pr-review review --submit \
  --review-id PRR_xxx \
  --event COMMENT \
  -R owner/repo <number>

Tips

• Use --json + --jq to filter output and get only what you need
• gh pr view --web opens the PR in the browser if you need to see something visual
• For external repos: gh pr list -R owner/repo
• gh api commands accept any GitHub REST API endpoint