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gh-stack init adopts multiple branches and derives their prefix

Introduced 2026-05-15 · score 0.90

HOW TO USE IT

When initializing a stack from multiple existing branches, run `gh stack init <branch1> <branch2> ...`; existing branches are adopted automatically and v0.0.4 derives the prefix from their names.

gh stack init <branch1> <branch2>

WHY THIS HELPS

Initialize a stack from multiple existing branches with a shared prefix.

REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS

  • Version: v0.0.4
  • branches... (required): One or more branch names, processed in order; existing branches are adopted automatically. For this task, supply multiple names.
  • --adopt: Deprecated, hidden, but still accepted; existing branches no longer require it to be adopted.
  • Prerequisite: Install the extension with `gh extension install github/gh-stack`; the README says GitHub CLI (`gh`) must be installed first.
  • The `--adopt` flag is deprecated and hidden but still accepted.
  • Docs conflict: Later official docs say automatic prefix detection was removed; branch names with slashes are taken literally. That behavior is newer than v0.0.4 and does not apply to this card's version: https://github.com/github/gh-stack/releases.

FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE

Check the installed version and the source before using it. Entry JSON

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