gh-private-pr

A gh CLI extension for managing PRs between private and public GitHub repositories.

Installation

gh extension install MaciejKaszynski/gh-private-pr

Workflow

1. Set up remotes (once per repo)

gh private-pr private <remote>
gh private-pr public <remote>

<remote> can be a remote name already in your git config (e.g. origin) or a full GitHub URL.

gh private-pr private git@github.com:org/private-repo.git
gh private-pr public git@github.com:org/public-repo.git

Config is saved to .git/gh-private-pr-config and is never committed.

2. Add a branch

gh private-pr add <branch-name>

Creates two branches from your current HEAD and pushes both to the private remote:

• <branch-name>-verified — reviewed/verified changes
• <branch-name>-unverified — work in progress (you are left on this branch)

3. Open a PR on the private repo

gh private-pr create-pr

Opens the GitHub PR creation page in your browser with <branch-name>-unverified as the head and <branch-name>-verified as the base, ready to fill in the title and description.

4. Publish to the public repo

Once the PR is merged into the verified branch on the private repo:

gh private-pr publish

Pushes <branch-name>-verified to the public remote as <branch-name> (without the -verified suffix).

Check current config

gh private-pr status

Commands

Command	Description
private <remote>	Set the private remote (name or URL)
public <remote>	Set the public remote (name or URL)
add <branch-name>	Create branches and push to private remote
create-pr	Open GitHub PR creation page in browser
publish	Push verified branch to public remote as <branch-name>
status	Show current config

Note: This tool was created using claude code