devdaily pr

Generate AI-powered PR descriptions from your current branch

Description

Generates comprehensive pull request descriptions by analyzing commits, changed files, and linked tickets on your current branch. Supports PR templates and custom team guidelines.

Aliases: p, pull

Usage

devdaily pr [options]
# Or use aliases
devdaily p [options]

Options

-b, --base <branch> · string

Base branch to compare against. If not specified, auto-detects from repository or uses config default.

-c, --create · boolean

Create the PR on GitHub after generation

-d, --draft · boolean

Create as a draft PR

-p, --preview · boolean

Show preview before creating the PR

-t, --ticket <id> · string

Include specific ticket/issue for context

--no-tickets · boolean

Skip fetching ticket/issue context

--no-copy · boolean

Do not copy the PR description to clipboard

--no-template · boolean

Ignore PR template, use default format

--no-diff · boolean

Skip including diff context in the AI prompt

--no-prompt-file · boolean

Ignore custom PR prompt file (.devdaily-pr-prompt.md)

-i, --interactive · boolean

Interactive mode for selecting labels, reviewers, and assignees

--no-journal · boolean

Skip auto-saving a snapshot to the journal

--debug · boolean

Show debug information including prompts and raw AI input

Examples

Generate PR description

devdaily pr

Generate and create PR

devdaily pr --create

Create draft PR with preview

devdaily pr --draft --preview

Interactive mode with labels and reviewers

devdaily pr --interactive

Specify base branch

devdaily pr --base develop

Include specific ticket

devdaily pr --ticket PROJ-123

Skip template, use AI-only

devdaily pr --no-template

PR Templates

DevDaily automatically detects PR templates in these locations:

• .github/pull_request_template.md
• .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
• docs/pull_request_template.md
• PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

The AI will fill in template sections intelligently based on your changes.

Custom PR Guidelines

Create a .devdaily-pr-prompt.md file in your repository root to customize how the AI generates PR descriptions:

# PR Description Guidelines

Our team prefers:
- Focus on the "why" not the "what"
- Include testing notes
- Reference ticket IDs
- Note breaking changes

Output

The PR description includes:

• Auto-generated title based on commits
• Summary of changes
• Ticket links and context
• Testing notes
• Breaking changes (if any)
• List of modified files

Interactive Mode

When using --interactive, you can select:

• Labels - Choose from repository labels
• Reviewers - Select team members to review
• Assignees - Assign the PR to specific people

Configuration

Relevant config settings:

• pr.defaultBase - Default base branch
• pr.includeDiff - Include code diff in AI context
• pr.maxDiffLines - Maximum diff lines to send (default: 200)
• git.defaultBranch - Fallback base branch

Requirements

• Must be run inside a git repository
• Must be on a feature branch (not the base branch)
• Requires GitHub Copilot CLI
• Optional: gh CLI for creating PRs on GitHub