Gh Pr Feedback

Overview

Implement unaddressed PR feedback by reading the PR conversation and review threads, prioritizing the project owner's guidance, and delivering fixes via a stacked PR that targets the original PR branch.

Workflow

1) Gather PR context

• Use gh pr view <PR#> --json title,number,author,baseRefName,headRefName,headRepository,headRepositoryOwner,reviewDecision,url to capture branch names and repo.
• Use gh pr view <PR#> --comments to read top-level PR conversation comments.
• Use the API to read inline review comments (line comments), which gh pr view may not expose:
  • gh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/pulls/<PR#>/comments --paginate
• Optionally fetch review metadata:
  • gh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/pulls/<PR#>/reviews

2) Identify the project owner

• Determine the project owner from the repository owner (user/org) via gh repo view --json owner.
• Treat comments authored by that owner (or their designated maintainers if explicitly stated in the thread) as highest priority.

3) Build the feedback list

• Extract actionable items from review comments and top-level PR conversation comments.
• Mark items as owner, non-owner, and owner-ignore:
  • owner: authored by the project owner.
  • owner-ignore: any item the owner explicitly says to ignore/skip/leave as-is.
  • non-owner: all other reviewers.
• If the owner provides guidance on implementation details, follow that guidance even if it conflicts with other reviewer suggestions.

4) Check what is already addressed

• Compare feedback items against the current PR changes and comment follow-ups.
• Only implement items that are clearly unaddressed.
• If unclear, leave a brief note in the sub-PR description about the ambiguity.

5) Synchronize with origin

• Ensure local refs are up to date before checking out the PR head:
  • git fetch origin --prune

6) Create a stacked sub-PR branch

• Create a new branch from the PR head branch (not from main):
  • gh pr checkout <PR#>
  • git checkout -b pr-<PR#>-feedback
• Implement the updates locally, following the owner's guidance for how to fix issues.
• Commit changes with a concise message that references the PR number.

7) Open a sub-PR targeting the original PR branch

• Push the branch and create a PR with the base set to the original PR head branch:
  • git push -u origin pr-<PR#>-feedback
  • gh pr create --base <original-pr-head-branch> --head pr-<PR#>-feedback --title "PR <PR#> feedback fixes" --body "Addresses unaddressed review feedback from PR <PR#>. Prioritized owner comments; ignored items the owner said to skip."
• If the repo uses stacked PR conventions (labels, prefixes, or templates), follow them.
• After the sub-PR is committed and pushed, comment on the original PR with a link to the new sub-PR and a brief description of the changes it includes.

8) Summarize and notify

• In the sub-PR description and/or a PR comment, summarize which feedback items were addressed and which were intentionally ignored due to owner instruction.
• If any feedback was deferred, state why and where it should be handled.

Notes

• Never implement feedback the owner explicitly says to ignore.
• If the owner’s guidance is ambiguous, ask for clarification in the sub-PR or PR comment rather than guessing.
• Keep the sub-PR focused on feedback items only; avoid unrelated refactors.

Suggested gh commands (examples)

gh pr view 123 --json title,number,author,baseRefName,headRefName,headRepository,headRepositoryOwner,reviewDecision,url
gh pr view 123 --comments
gh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/pulls/123/comments --paginate
gh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/pulls/123/reviews

git fetch origin --prune
gh pr checkout 123
git checkout -b pr-123-feedback

# implement updates

git status
git add -A
git commit -m "PR 123 feedback fixes"

git push -u origin pr-123-feedback
gh pr create --base <original-pr-head-branch> --head pr-123-feedback \
  --title "PR 123 feedback fixes" \
  --body "Addresses unaddressed review feedback from PR 123. Prioritized owner comments; ignored items the owner said to skip."