Gh Pr Edit

GitHub PR Edit

When to use

• The user asks to update PR title, body, or metadata.
• Adding or removing labels, reviewers, or assignees.
• Changing base branch or milestone.

Inputs to confirm

• PR number, URL, or branch name (or current branch PR).
• Changes to apply (title, body, labels, reviewers, etc.).
• Target repo if not current (--repo OWNER/REPO).

Workflow

1. Verify auth:

   gh --version
   gh auth status
   

2. View current PR state:

   gh pr view 123 --json title,body,labels,assignees,reviewRequests
   

3. Apply edits:

   # Update title and body
   gh pr edit 123 --title "New title" --body "Updated description"
   
   # Manage labels
   gh pr edit 123 --add-label "bug,priority" --remove-label "triage"
   
   # Manage reviewers
   gh pr edit 123 --add-reviewer monalisa,hubot
   gh pr edit 123 --remove-reviewer oldreviewer
   
   # Manage assignees
   gh pr edit 123 --add-assignee "@me" --remove-assignee someone
   
   # Change base branch
   gh pr edit 123 --base develop
   

4. Verify changes:

   gh pr view 123
   

Examples

# Update title
gh pr edit 123 --title "feat: Add user authentication"

# Add labels and reviewer
gh pr edit 123 --add-label "enhancement" --add-reviewer team-lead

# Assign yourself
gh pr edit 123 --add-assignee "@me"

# Update body from file
gh pr edit 123 --body-file updated-description.md

# Change milestone
gh pr edit 123 --milestone "v2.0"

Flags reference

Notes

• Without arguments, edits current branch's PR.
• @me assigns yourself; @copilot supported on GitHub.com.
• Project edits may require gh auth refresh -s project.

References

• GitHub CLI manual: https://cli.github.com/manual/
• gh pr edit --help