gh-stack adds atomic stack merging with gh stack merge

Introduced 2026-07-29 · score 0.95

HOW TO USE IT

If merging the current stack or a selected stack or PR, run `gh stack merge` with the appropriate optional target. Choose the merge extent and method interactively, or use `--yes` or a non-interactive terminal with a method flag to merge without prompts; the operation is all-or-nothing.

WHY THIS HELPS

Merge the current stack or a selected stack or pull request into its base branch.

REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS

• Version: v0.1.0
• [<stack-number>]: Selects a stack to merge even when it is not checked out; omitting the target uses the active local stack.
• [<pr-number>]: Selects a PR and merges every PR in its stack up to and including it.
• --yes / -y: Merge without prompting for confirmation; non-interactive terminals also run without prompting.
• --merge-method <method>: Sets the method to `merge`, `squash`, or `rebase`.
• --merge: Shorthand for the `merge` method.
• --squash: Shorthand for the `squash` method.
• --rebase: Shorthand for the `rebase` method.
• Prerequisite: Install with `gh extension install github/gh-stack`. Requires GitHub CLI (`gh`) 2.0 or later and Git 2.36 or later. Authenticate with `gh auth login` if not already authenticated.
• Prerequisite: Each PR must be open and not a draft. GitHub evaluates branch protection and repository rules during the merge.
• Interactive wizard is for terminal use.
• The wizard offers only merge methods allowed by the repository and defaults to the last-used method.

FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE

• https://github.com/github/gh-stack/releases/tag/v0.1.0
• https://github.com/github/docs/blob/main/content/pull-requests/reference/stacked-prs-cli-commands.md

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