Tools Practical By Samson Tanimawo, PhD Published Jan 6, 2026 4 min read

GitHub CLI Power Tricks

gh CLI tricks beyond the basics.

PR commands

gh pr create, gh pr review, gh pr checks all from terminal.

Faster than the web UI for routine actions.

gh api endpoint pulls arbitrary GitHub API.

Build custom scripts on top.

gh alias set my-prs 'pr list --author @me' creates shortcuts.

Speeds up frequent commands.