GitHub Pull Request

Create a PR for the current branch against origin/master, or find the existing PR if one already exists, then open it in Chrome.

Workflow

1. Ensure changes are pushed

bash

# Check if current branch has an upstream and is up to date
git status -sb

If the branch has unpushed commits, push with:

bash

git push -u origin HEAD

2. Check for existing PR

bash

gh pr view --web 2>/dev/null

If a PR already exists, this opens it in the browser. Done.

3. Create new PR if none exists

Gather context for the PR:

bash

# Get current branch name
git branch --show-current

# Get all commits on this branch vs master
git log master..HEAD --oneline

# Get the full diff against master
git diff master...HEAD

Create the PR using gh:

bash

gh pr create --base master --fill --web

The --fill flag auto-populates title and body from commit messages. The --web flag opens the PR in the browser immediately after creation.

If commits are too varied for --fill, draft a title and body manually:

bash

gh pr create --base master --title "<title>" --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
## Summary
<bullet points>

## Test plan
<verification steps>
EOF
)" --web

4. Confirm to user

Print the PR URL so the user can see it.

Notes

•Always target master as the base branch
•Always open the PR in the browser after creating or finding it
•Use --web flag on gh pr create or gh pr view to open in browser
•If gh is not authenticated, inform the user to run gh auth login