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GitHub Patterns

Tools

Use gh CLI for all GitHub operations. Prefer CLI over GitHub MCP servers for lower context usage.

Quick Commands

# Create a PR from the current branch
gh pr create --title "feat: add feature" --body "Description"
 
# Squash-merge a PR
gh pr merge <PR_NUMBER> --squash --title "feat: add feature (#<PR_NUMBER>)"
 
# View PR status and checks
gh

Stacked PR Workflow Summary

When merging a chain of stacked PRs (each targeting the previous branch):

1. Merge the first PR into main via squash merge
2. For each subsequent PR: rebase onto main, update base to main, then squash merge
3. On conflicts: stop and ask the user to resolve manually

See [stacked-pr-workflow.md][stacked-pr-workflow] for full step-by-step details.

Quick Reference

Problem -> Skill Mapping