Gh pr checkout

Skill dceoy/github-cli-agent-skills/skills/gh-pr-checkout

Agent skills for GitHub CLI

Install

npx -y skills add dceoy/github-cli-agent-skills --skill gh-pr-checkout

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SKILL.md

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GitHub PR Checkout

When to use

The user asks to check out a PR locally.
You need to test or review PR changes on your machine.
Switching between PRs for code review.

Inputs to confirm

PR number, URL, or branch name.
Custom local branch name (optional).
Target repo if not current (--repo OWNER/REPO).

Workflow

Verify auth and git status:
```
gh --version
gh auth status
git status
```

Check out the PR:

gh pr checkout 123
gh pr checkout https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/123
gh pr checkout feature-branch

Use options as needed:

# Custom local branch name
gh pr checkout 123 --branch my-review-branch

# Force update existing branch
gh pr checkout 123 --force

# Detached HEAD (no local branch)
gh pr checkout 123 --detach

After checkout, verify:

git branch --show-current
git log --oneline -5

Examples

# Check out PR #123
gh pr checkout 123

# Check out with custom branch name
gh pr checkout 123 --branch review-feature-x

# Force refresh an already checked out PR
gh pr checkout 123 --force

# Interactive selection from recent PRs
gh pr checkout

Flags reference

Flag	Description
`-b, --branch`	Local branch name (default: head branch name)
`--detach`	Checkout with detached HEAD
`-f, --force`	Reset existing local branch to PR state
`--recurse-submodules`	Update submodules after checkout

Notes

Without arguments, interactively select from recent PRs.
The --force flag is useful when PR has been updated.
Use --detach for quick inspection without creating a branch.

References

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

What ships with it

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