gh-cherry-pick

A GitHub CLI extension to apply a pull request to the current branch.

Installation

gh extension install 134130/gh-cherry-pick

Usage

Apply a merged pull request to the branch you are currently on:

gh cherry-pick 123

By default, the command prints a plan and asks for confirmation before mutating Git. For automation, pass --yes:

gh cherry-pick 123 --yes

Preview the plan without applying it:

gh cherry-pick 123 --dry-run
gh cherry-pick 123 --dry-run --json

Flags

Flag	Default	Description
--method	auto	Apply method: auto, patch, commits, squash, or merge
--dry-run	false	Print the plan without applying it
--yes, -y	false	Apply without interactive confirmation
--format	human	Output format: human or json
--json	false	Shortcut for --format json
--no-color	false	Disable ANSI color
--verbose, -v	false	Print command/progress details

Apply Methods

Method	Behavior
auto	Infer a concrete method from PR metadata
patch	Apply gh pr diff <pr> --patch with git am -3
commits	Cherry-pick each PR commit in order
squash	Apply the PR diff and create one commit
merge	Cherry-pick a merge commit with -m 1

Related

• gh-domino - A GitHub CLI extension to rebase stacked pull requests
• gh-poi - A GitHub CLI extension to safely clean up local branches you no longer need