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name: fetching-pr-comments description: Use when needing to check PR review comments on current branch, before addressing reviewer feedback, or when asked to fetch/review PR comments

Fetching PR Comments

Overview

Retrieve and parse GitHub PR review comments for the current branch using gh CLI.

Quick Reference

Workflow

1. Get PR number for current branch:

   Copygh pr view --json number --jq '.number'
   

2. Fetch review comments:

   Copygh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{n}/comments \
     --jq '.[] | {path: .path, line: .line, body: .body}'
   

3. Full command (single step):

   Copygh api repos/OWNER/REPO/pulls/$(gh pr view --json number -q .number)/comments \
     --jq '.[] | {path: .path, line: .line, body: .body}'
   

Important Distinctions

Common Patterns

Check if current branch has a PR:

Copygh pr view 2>/dev/null && echo "PR exists" || echo "No PR"

Get PR details + comments in one view:

Copygh pr view --comments

Fetch specific PR by number:

Copygh pr view 429 --repo owner/repo --comments

When NOT to Use

• Creating new PRs (use gh pr create)
• Reviewing diffs (use gh pr diff)
• Merging (use gh pr merge)