GitHub PR Helper

A VS Code extension that streamlines GitHub pull request creation with AI-powered descriptions. Supports Google Gemini, OpenAI, and Anthropic models.

Features

🚀 One-click PR Creation: Create draft PRs with a single click
🤖 AI-Powered Descriptions: Automatically generate PR titles and descriptions using your choice of AI provider
🔄 Multi-Provider Support: Choose between Google Gemini, OpenAI, or Anthropic
🔔 Push Detection: Optionally prompt to create a PR when you push a new branch
✏️ Inline Editing: Edit PR title, description, and reviewers directly in VS Code
🎨 Native UI: Beautiful sidebar that matches your VS Code theme
🤝 Copilot Reviewer: Optionally assign GitHub Copilot as a reviewer

Requirements

GitHub CLI (gh): This extension uses the GitHub CLI for all GitHub operations. Install it here.
- Run gh auth login to authenticate with your GitHub account.
AI Provider API Key: Obtain an API key from your chosen provider:
- Google AI Studio (Gemini)
- OpenAI Platform (GPT)
- Anthropic Console (Claude)

Getting Started

Install the extension
Make sure gh CLI is installed and authenticated
Configure your AI provider and API key in Settings → GitHub PR Helper
Open a Git repository and create your first PR!

Extension Settings

Setting	Description	Default
`githubPrHelper.provider`	AI provider (`google`, `openai`, `anthropic`)	`google`
`githubPrHelper.providerApiKey`	API key for the selected AI provider	(empty)
`githubPrHelper.model`	AI model to use (preset list or `custom`)	`google/gemini-2.5-flash`
`githubPrHelper.customModel`	Custom model ID (when model is set to `custom`)	(empty)
`githubPrHelper.baseBranch`	Default base branch for PRs	`main`
`githubPrHelper.defaultReviewers`	Default reviewers (GitHub usernames or team slugs)	`[]`
`githubPrHelper.titleTemplate`	Custom instructions for title generation	(default prompt)
`githubPrHelper.descriptionTemplate`	Custom instructions for description generation	(default prompt)
`githubPrHelper.promptOnBranchPublish`	Behavior when pushing a new branch (`ask`, `always`, `never`)	`ask`
`githubPrHelper.enableCopilotReviewer`	Automatically assign Copilot as reviewer on PR creation	`false`

Usage

Creating a PR

Click the GitHub PR Helper icon in the Activity Bar
Click Create Pull Request
The extension will:
- Create a draft PR with placeholder content
- Generate a title and description using AI
- Update the PR with the generated content

Editing a PR

Title: Click the edit icon next to the title
Description: Click "Description" to open a panel with Preview/Edit tabs and markdown rendering
Reviewers: Click the + icon on "Reviewers" to add, or the × icon next to a reviewer to remove

Regenerating AI Content

Click the ✨ sparkle icon next to the description to regenerate the title and description with AI.

Commands

Command	Description
`GitHub PR Helper: Create Pull Request`	Create a new draft PR
`GitHub PR Helper: Refresh`	Refresh the current PR details
`GitHub PR Helper: Mark as Ready for Review`	Convert draft to regular PR
`GitHub PR Helper: Open in GitHub`	Open the PR in your browser
`GitHub PR Helper: Settings`	Open extension settings
`GitHub PR Helper: Regenerate with AI`	Regenerate title and description

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Compile TypeScript
npm run compile

# Watch for changes
npm run watch

# Run extension in debug mode
# Press F5 in VS Code

License

MIT

GitHub PR Helper

Keith Wickramasekara

GitHub PR Helper

Features

Requirements

Getting Started

Extension Settings

Usage

Creating a PR

Editing a PR

Regenerating AI Content

Commands

Development

License