{
  "slug": "gh-stack-checkout-opens-an-interactive-stack-picker-76fc5f8b58f0",
  "title": "gh stack checkout opens an interactive stack picker",
  "tools": [
    "gh-stack"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-07-15T17:28:54.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-07-15T17:28:54.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When you need to choose a stack without knowing its identifier, run `gh stack checkout` in an interactive terminal and select it from the picker. Use the All/Local/Remote tabs or `/` search; selecting a remote-only stack clones it locally before switching to it.",
    "examples": [
      "gh stack checkout"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v0.0.8",
      "stack-number, pr-number, pr-url, branch: Optional checkout target; omitting it opens the picker in an interactive terminal.",
      "All / Local / Remote tabs: Filter the picker by all available stacks, locally tracked stacks, or remote stacks.",
      "/: Start searching the picker; the v0.0.8 release says search matches the stack number, base, and every stack branch, including mid-stack branches.",
      "Prerequisite: The picker opens when run without arguments in an interactive terminal.",
      "Prerequisite: Install the extension with `gh extension install github/gh-stack`; requires GitHub CLI `gh` v2.0+. Stacked PRs must be enabled for the repository.",
      "The picker searches stack number, base branch, and every branch in the stack, including mid-stack branches."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "When choosing a local or GitHub stack without already knowing its identifier, run `gh stack checkout` with no argument and select the desired stack.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/github/gh-stack/releases/tag/v0.0.8",
    "https://github.com/github/gh-stack/blob/38aba1b/README.md"
  ],
  "rank": 0.96027,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v1+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "recover-20261008",
    "verdict_id": "recover-20261008:recover-20261008-00890c982ae52383-0:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "8c610ca63f990c218a1377571bfb0983cda993b4d2b1250db23b2885d99ca55f"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "78a15036b09e809746dea725f9b0023fb35ee26261c29d02ba1915d372637639",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "recover-20261008:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.96 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.80 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}