github-pr-utils

A collection of utility scripts for managing GitHub pull requests, including review comment management, merged PR tracking, and automated workflows. These scripts are designed for handling bot-generated review feedback, generating release notes, and automating PR review workflows.

Requirements

These scripts can be executed in two ways depending on your environment:

Option 1: Direct Execution (Traditional)

Requirements:

•gh CLI version 2.4+
•jq CLI version 1.5+

When to use:

•You have gh and jq installed on your host system with correct version
•gh CLI is authenticated (check with gh auth status)

Option 2: Via Gosu MCP Server (run_cli)

Requirements:

•Gosu MCP server running and connected
•Tool mcp__gosu__run_cli is available on the Gosu MCP server

When to use:

•gh or jq are not installed on your host system
•gh CLI is not authenticated on your host system
•You prefer a sandbox environment for command execution

Available Scripts

1. get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh

Fetches all bot-authored review comments for a pull request using the GitHub GraphQL API.

Usage

bash

scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh [OPTIONS] <owner> <repo> <pr_number>

Options

•--exclude-resolved - Filter out resolved review threads
•--exclude-outdated - Filter out outdated review comments
•--include-github-user login1,login2 - Also include comments from specific GitHub users (comma-separated list)
•--include-diff-hunk - Include the diff hunk context for each comment, do use this option unless explicitly requested by user.
•-h, --help - Display help message

Arguments

•<owner> - Repository owner (organization or user)
•<repo> - Repository name
•<pr_number> - Pull request number

Output

Returns a JSON array of review comments with the following structure:

json

[
  {
    "threadId": "PRRT_...",
    "threadPath": "src/file.go",
    "threadLine": 42,
    "threadStartLine": null,
    "threadOriginalLine": null,
    "threadOriginalStartLine": null,
    "threadIsResolved": false,
    "threadIsOutdated": false,
    "comment": {
      "id": "PRRC_...",
      "databaseId": 123456789,
      "url": "https://github.com/...",
      "createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "updatedAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "body": "Comment text here",
      "isMinimized": false,
      "minimizedReason": null,
      "outdated": false,
      "path": "src/file.go",
      "position": 42,
      "originalPosition": null,
      "diffHunk": "@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ ...",
      "author": {
        "__typename": "Bot",
        "login": "bot-name[bot]"
      },
      "commit": {
        "oid": "abc123..."
      }
    }
  }
]

Examples

Fetch all bot comments for a PR:

bash

scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh gosu-code gosu-mcp-server 123

Fetch unresolved bot comments:

bash

scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh \
  --exclude-resolved \
  gosu-code gosu-mcp-server 123

Fetch unresolved & not outdated bot comments:

bash

scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh \
  --exclude-resolved \
  --exclude-outdated \
  gosu-code gosu-mcp-server 123

Fetch comments from bot and also non bot users:

bash

scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh \
  --exclude-resolved \
  --include-github-user dependabot,renovate \
  gosu-code gosu-mcp-server 123

Process comments with jq:

bash

# Count total bot comments
scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh gosu-code gosu-mcp-server 123 | jq 'length'

# Extract comment bodies only
scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh gosu-code gosu-mcp-server 123 | \
  jq -r '.[].comment.body'

# Group comments by file
scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh gosu-code gosu-mcp-server 123 | \
  jq 'group_by(.threadPath) | map({path: .[0].threadPath, count: length})'

Common Use Cases

•Review Bot Feedback: Quickly collect all bot-generated comments to address automated review suggestions
•Quality Metrics: Track unresolved bot comments as part of merge criteria
•Diff Context Analysis: Include diff hunks to understand the exact code context for each comment
•Multi-Bot Aggregation: Combine feedback from multiple bot reviewers (e.g., linters, security scanners)

2. reply_pr_review_comments_thread.sh

Reply to an existing pull request review comment thread using the GitHub REST API.

Usage

bash

scripts/reply_pr_review_comments_thread.sh [OPTIONS] <owner> <repo> <comment_id>

Options

Body Input (choose one):

•--body "text" - Inline Markdown body for the reply (prefer to use this unless the text is long or contain special character)
•--body-file path - Read reply body from a file
•--stdin - Read reply body from STDIN (not recommended to use)

Additional Options:

•--thread-id id - GraphQL thread node ID (required with --resolve-thread)
•--resolve-thread - Resolve the review thread after posting (requires --thread-id)
•-h, --help - Display help message

Arguments

•<owner> - Repository owner (organization or user)
•<repo> - Repository name
•<comment_id> - Comment ID (either numeric database ID or GraphQL node ID like PRRC_*)

Examples

Reply with inline text:

bash

scripts/reply_pr_review_comments_thread.sh \
  --body "Thanks for catching that! Fixed in the latest commit." \
  gosu-code gosu-mcp-server 2451122234

Reply from a file:

bash

scripts/reply_pr_review_comments_thread.sh \
  --body-file reply.md \
  gosu-code gosu-mcp-server 2451122234

Compose reply in editor:

bash

scripts/reply_pr_review_comments_thread.sh \
  gosu-code gosu-mcp-server 2451122234

Reply with confirmation prompt:

bash

scripts/reply_pr_review_comments_thread.sh \
  --body "Updated the implementation." \
  gosu-code gosu-mcp-server 2451122234

Reply and resolve the thread:

bash

scripts/reply_pr_review_comments_thread.sh \
  --body "Done! Resolving this thread." \
  --thread-id PRRT_kwDODds1es5e2SRi \
  --resolve-thread \
  gosu-code gosu-mcp-server 2451122234

Dry run to preview:

bash

scripts/reply_pr_review_comments_thread.sh \
  --body "Test reply" \
  gosu-code gosu-mcp-server 2451122234

Common Use Cases

•Automated Responses: Reply to bot comments programmatically (e.g., acknowledging fixes)
•Batch Processing: Loop through multiple comments and reply to each
•CI/CD Integration: Post automated updates from build/test pipelines
•Thread Resolution: Reply and resolve threads in a single operation

3. list_merged_pr.sh

List merged pull requests with optional filtering by authors and date range. Supports saving PR details to individual markdown files for documentation or release notes.

Usage

bash

scripts/list_merged_pr.sh [OPTIONS]

Options

Filtering Options:

•-a, --authors USERS - Comma-separated list of GitHub usernames to filter by
•-f, --from DATE - Start date for PR merge filter (YYYY-MM-DD format)
•-t, --to DATE - End date for PR merge filter (YYYY-MM-DD format)
•-d, --days DAYS - Number of days to look back (alternative to --from), default: 7
•-r, --repo REPO - GitHub repository in format "owner/repo", default: current repository

Output Options:

•-s, --save [DIR] - Save PR details to files (one file per PR), optional directory path, default: ./out
•-h, --help - Display help message

Output

Console Output: Displays a tab-separated list of PRs with: PR number, title (truncated to 120 chars), author, merge date, and URL.

File Output (with --save): Creates one markdown file per PR with the format PR-{number}-{title}.md containing:

•PR metadata (author, merge date, URL)
•Full PR description
•List of commits with authors and messages
•Generation timestamp

Examples

List all merged PRs from last 7 days (default):

bash

scripts/list_merged_pr.sh

List merged PRs from specific authors:

bash

scripts/list_merged_pr.sh --authors "john,jane,bob"

List merged PRs from last 30 days:

bash

scripts/list_merged_pr.sh --days 30

List merged PRs within a specific date range:

bash

scripts/list_merged_pr.sh --from "2025-10-01" --to "2025-10-31"

Combine filters: specific authors and date range:

bash

scripts/list_merged_pr.sh --authors "john,jane" --from "2025-10-01" --to "2025-10-31"

Query a specific repository:

bash

scripts/list_merged_pr.sh --repo "owner/repo" --days 30

Save PR details to files in ./out directory:

bash

scripts/list_merged_pr.sh --save

Save PR details to custom directory:

bash

scripts/list_merged_pr.sh --save /path/to/output --days 30

Process with jq:

bash

# Count merged PRs
scripts/list_merged_pr.sh --days 30 | wc -l

# Extract just PR numbers
scripts/list_merged_pr.sh | cut -f1 | sed 's/#//'

Common Use Cases

•Release Notes Generation: Save PRs from a release period to markdown files for changelog creation
•Team Activity Tracking: Filter by team member usernames to track contributions
•Sprint Reports: Query PRs merged during a sprint date range
•Quality Metrics: Analyze merge patterns and PR velocity over time
•Documentation: Generate detailed PR summaries with full context for auditing

Workflow Examples

Example 1: Address All Unresolved Bot Comments

bash

# Fetch all unresolved bot comments
comments=$(scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh \
  --exclude-resolved \
  gosu-code gosu-mcp-server 123)

# Loop through and reply to each
echo "$comments" | jq -r '.[].comment.databaseId' | while read -r comment_id; do
  scripts/reply_pr_review_comments_thread.sh \
    --body "Addressed in latest commit." \
    gosu-code gosu-mcp-server "$comment_id"
done

Example 2: Generate Summary Report

bash

# Fetch comments with the entire file diff context
scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh \
  --exclude-resolved \
  --include-diff-hunk \
  gosu-code gosu-mcp-server 123 > bot_comments.json

# Generate markdown report with from json output
jq -r '.[] | "## \(.threadPath):\(.threadLine)\n\n\(.comment.body)\n\n```diff\n\(.comment.diffHunk)\n```\n"' \
  bot_comments.json > bot_review_summary.md

Example 3: Selective Response by Bot Type

bash

# Get comments from bots and also `dependabot` user
dependabot_comments=$(scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh \
  --include-github-user dependabot \
  gosu-code gosu-mcp-server 123)

# Reply to each with specific message
echo "$dependabot_comments" | jq -r '.[].comment.databaseId' | while read -r comment_id; do
  echo "Acknowledged, Will fix this in another PR." | \
  scripts/reply_pr_review_comments_thread.sh \
    --stdin \
    gosu-code gosu-mcp-server "$comment_id"
done

Example 4: Interactive Review Session

bash

# Fetch all unresolved comments
scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh \
  --exclude-resolved \
  gosu-code gosu-mcp-server 123 | \
jq -r '.[] | "\n=== \(.threadPath):\(.threadLine) ===\n\(.comment.body)\n\nComment ID: \(.comment.databaseId)"'

Notes

•Both scripts handle pagination automatically for large result sets
•The get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh script identifies bots by checking if the author's __typename is "Bot" or if the login contains "[bot]"
•Comment IDs can be either numeric database IDs or GraphQL node IDs (starting with "PRRC_" or "PRRT_")
•Thread resolution requires the GraphQL thread ID (format: "PRRT_...")
•All scripts include error checking for GraphQL and REST API responses

Common Troubleshooting

Authentication errors: Confirm if user is authenticated in the GitHub CLI, if not inform user to login with a credential that have the right access

bash

gh auth status

Permission errors:

•Ensure you have write access to the repository
•Check that your GitHub token has the required scopes

Using Scripts via Gosu MCP run_cli tool (Run Option 2)

When gh or jq are not available on your host system, you can use the Gosu MCP server's run_cli tool (tool full name: mcp__gosu__run_cli) to execute these scripts in a sandboxed environment where all required tools are available.

How It Works

The MCP run_cli tool:

•Executes scripts in the MCP server's sandbox environment which have access to your current working directory
•Automatically injects GH_TOKEN from server configuration for authentication
•Supports all whitelisted programs: bash, gh, jq, git, python3, and others
•Returns structured execution results with exit codes, stdout, stderr, and timing

Quick Start

Step 1: Copy Scripts to Workspace

bash

cp -rf ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/github-pr-utils/scripts ./scripts/

Step 2: Use MCP run_cli Tool

Basic structure of an MCP run_cli call:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": ["scripts/script-name.sh", "arg1", "arg2", "..."],
  "timeout": 120
}

Step 3: Process Results

The tool returns:

json

{
  "exit_code": 0,
  "stdout": "script output here",
  "stderr": "",
  "duration_ms": 1543,
  "truncated": false,
  "stderr_truncated": false
}

MCP Tool Parameters Reference

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`program`	string	Yes	`"bash"` for shell scripts, `"jq"` for JSON processing, `"gh"` for GitHub CLI
`arguments`	array	Yes	For bash: `["scripts/script.sh", "args..."]`<br>For jq: `["filter", "file.json"]`
`timeout`	number	No	Timeout in seconds (default: 60, max: 300)
`environment`	object	No	Additional environment variables (GH_TOKEN auto-injected)
`stdin_input`	string	No	String to pipe to stdin (mutually exclusive with stdin_file)
`stdin_file`	string	No	File path to read for stdin (mutually exclusive with stdin_input)
`output_file`	string	No	Redirect stdout to file (for large outputs > 100KB)
`error_file`	string	No	Redirect stderr to file

Important Notes:

•Use "program": "bash" only for running .sh scripts, not inline bash commands
•Use "program": "jq" for JSON processing instead of bash -c "jq ..."
•Output is truncated at 100KB unless redirected to file
•All file paths must be relative to workspace directory
•GH_TOKEN is automatically injected for bash and gh programs
•Default timeout is 60 seconds (increase for long-running operations)

MCP Tool Specific Notes

When using these scripts via MCP run_cli:

•Automatic Authentication: GH_TOKEN is automatically injected for bash and gh programs - no manual gh auth login required
•Sandbox Environment: Scripts execute in MCP sandbox environment with all file paths relative to workspace root
•Output Limits: Stdout and stderr are truncated at 100KB unless redirected to file using output_file or error_file parameters
•Timeout Defaults: Default timeout is 60 seconds, configurable up to 300 seconds for long-running operations
•File Paths: All file paths must be relative to workspace directory - absolute paths and path traversal (../) are blocked for security
•Exit Codes: Always check exit_code in response - 0 indicates success, non-zero indicates error, 124 indicates timeout
•Error Details: Check stderr field in response for error messages when exit_code is non-zero

Script-Specific MCP Examples

1. get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh

Fetch all bot comments:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": [
    "scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh",
    "gosu-code",
    "gosu-mcp-server",
    "123"
  ],
  "output_file": "bot_comments.json"
}

Fetch unresolved bot comments:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": [
    "scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh",
    "--exclude-resolved",
    "gosu-code",
    "gosu-mcp-server",
    "123"
  ],
  "output_file": "unresolved_comments.json"
}

Fetch unresolved & not outdated comments:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": [
    "scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh",
    "--exclude-resolved",
    "--exclude-outdated",
    "gosu-code",
    "gosu-mcp-server",
    "123"
  ],
  "output_file": "active_comments.json"
}

Include specific GitHub users:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": [
    "scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh",
    "--exclude-resolved",
    "--include-github-user",
    "dependabot,renovate",
    "gosu-code",
    "gosu-mcp-server",
    "123"
  ],
  "output_file": "bot_and_user_comments.json"
}

Process JSON with jq:

json

{
  "program": "jq",
  "arguments": ["length", "bot_comments.json"]
}

Extract comment bodies:

json

{
  "program": "jq",
  "arguments": ["-r", ".[].comment.body", "bot_comments.json"]
}

Group comments by file:

json

{
  "program": "jq",
  "arguments": [
    "group_by(.threadPath) | map({path: .[0].threadPath, count: length})",
    "bot_comments.json"
  ]
}

2. reply_pr_review_comments_thread.sh

Reply with inline text:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": [
    "scripts/reply_pr_review_comments_thread.sh",
    "--body",
    "Thanks for catching that! Fixed in the latest commit.",
    "gosu-code",
    "gosu-mcp-server",
    "2451122234"
  ]
}

Reply from file content:

First, create the reply file:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": [
    "-c",
    "echo 'Updated the implementation as suggested.' > reply.md"
  ]
}

Then reply using the file:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": [
    "scripts/reply_pr_review_comments_thread.sh",
    "--body-file",
    "reply.md",
    "gosu-code",
    "gosu-mcp-server",
    "2451122234"
  ]
}

Reply and resolve thread:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": [
    "scripts/reply_pr_review_comments_thread.sh",
    "--body",
    "Done! Resolving this thread.",
    "--thread-id",
    "PRRT_kwDODds1es5e2SRi",
    "--resolve-thread",
    "gosu-code",
    "gosu-mcp-server",
    "2451122234"
  ]
}

Multiple sequential replies:

Loop through comment IDs and reply to each:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": [
    "-c",
    "jq -r '.[].comment.databaseId' bot_comments.json | while read -r id; do scripts/reply_pr_review_comments_thread.sh --body 'Addressed in latest commit.' gosu-code gosu-mcp-server \"$id\"; done"
  ],
  "timeout": 180
}

3. list_merged_pr.sh

List all merged PRs from last 7 days:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": ["scripts/list_merged_pr.sh"],
  "output_file": "merged_prs.txt"
}

Filter by specific authors:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": [
    "scripts/list_merged_pr.sh",
    "--authors",
    "john,jane,bob"
  ],
  "output_file": "team_prs.txt"
}

List PRs from last 30 days:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": [
    "scripts/list_merged_pr.sh",
    "--days",
    "30"
  ],
  "output_file": "monthly_prs.txt"
}

Specific date range:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": [
    "scripts/list_merged_pr.sh",
    "--from",
    "2025-10-01",
    "--to",
    "2025-10-31"
  ],
  "output_file": "october_prs.txt"
}

Save PR details to files:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": [
    "scripts/list_merged_pr.sh",
    "--save",
    "./out",
    "--days",
    "30"
  ],
  "timeout": 180
}

Query specific repository:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": [
    "scripts/list_merged_pr.sh",
    "--repo",
    "owner/repo",
    "--days",
    "30"
  ],
  "output_file": "repo_prs.txt"
}

Advanced Patterns

Chaining Multiple Operations

Fetch comments, then process with jq:

json

# Step 1: Fetch comments
{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": [
    "scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh",
    "--exclude-resolved",
    "gosu-code",
    "gosu-mcp-server",
    "123"
  ],
  "output_file": "comments.json"
}

# Step 2: Count comments
{
  "program": "jq",
  "arguments": ["length", "comments.json"]
}

# Step 3: Extract thread IDs
{
  "program": "jq",
  "arguments": ["-r", ".[].threadId", "comments.json"],
  "output_file": "thread_ids.txt"
}

Error Handling

Always check exit_code in the response:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": ["scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh", "owner", "repo", "123"],
  "output_file": "comments.json"
}

// Response:
{
  "exit_code": 0,  // 0 = success, non-zero = error
  "stdout": "",
  "stderr": "",
  "duration_ms": 1543,
  "output_file": "comments.json"
}

If exit_code is non-zero, check stderr for error details.

Handling Large Outputs

For operations that produce large output (> 100KB), use output_file:

json

{
  "program": "bash",
  "arguments": [
    "scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh",
    "--include-diff-hunk",
    "gosu-code",
    "gosu-mcp-server",
    "123"
  ],
  "output_file": "large_comments.json",
  "timeout": 120
}

Then read the file separately or process it with subsequent jq commands.

Using stdin_input for Piping

Pass data to program via stdin:

json

{
  "program": "jq",
  "arguments": [".[] | select(.threadIsResolved == false)"],
  "stdin_input": "[{\"threadId\":\"PRRT_123\",\"threadIsResolved\":false},{\"threadId\":\"PRRT_456\",\"threadIsResolved\":true}]"
}

MCP Troubleshooting

Script not found error:

code

exit_code: 127
stderr: "bash: scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh: No such file or directory"

Solution: Ensure scripts are copied to workspace directory and path is correct relative to workspace root.

Output truncated warning:

code

{
  "exit_code": 0,
  "stdout": "...",
  "truncated": true
}

Solution: Use output_file parameter to redirect output to a file and avoid 100KB truncation limit.

Timeout error:

code

exit_code: 124
stderr: "signal: killed"

Solution: Increase timeout parameter (max 300 seconds) for long-running operations.

Path traversal blocked:

code

stderr: "Error: path traversal attempt detected"

Solution: Use relative paths only. Paths like ../ or absolute paths are blocked for security.

Permission denied errors:

code

exit_code: 1
stderr: "permission denied: scripts/get_pr_bot_review_comments.sh"

Solutions:

•Ensure scripts have execute permissions: chmod +x scripts/*.sh
•Check file ownership and permissions in the workspace directory

JSON parsing errors with jq:

code

exit_code: 1
stderr: "jq: parse error: Invalid JSON"

Solutions:

•Verify the input file contains valid JSON: cat file.json | jq .
•Check that previous command succeeded before piping to jq
•Use output_file to inspect intermediate outputs for debugging