gh-get-review-comments

Testing & Quality

Retrieve all review comments from a pull request using the GitHub API. Use when you need to see what feedback has been provided on a PR.

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Get PR Review Comments

Retrieve and analyze all review comments from a pull request.

When to Use

Checking for unresolved review feedback
Analyzing reviewer feedback before fixing
Verifying all comments have been addressed
Getting comment IDs for replies

Quick Reference

# Get all review comments
gh api repos/OWNER/REPO/pulls/PR/comments

# Get comments with formatting
gh api repos/OWNER/REPO/pulls/PR/comments \
  --jq '.[] | {id: .id, path: .path, body: .body}'

# Filter by reviewer
gh api repos/OWNER/REPO/pulls/PR/comments \
  --jq '.[] | select(.user.login == "username")'

# Get only unresolved comments
gh api repos/OWNER/REPO/pulls/PR/comments \
  --jq '.[] | select(.in_reply_to_id == null)'

Workflow

Fetch comments: Use API to list all comments
Parse output: Extract IDs and feedback
Analyze feedback: Understand what needs fixing
Plan fixes: Decide how to address each comment
Apply fixes: Make the requested changes

Output Format

Comments include:

id - Comment ID (use for replies)
path - File where comment was made
line - Line number of comment
body - Comment text
user - Reviewer username
in_reply_to_id - Parent comment ID (null if top-level)

Error Handling

Problem	Solution
PR not found	Verify PR number
Auth failure	Check `gh auth status`
No comments	API returns empty array (not an error)
Permission denied	Check authentication scopes

Filtering Examples

Comments on specific file:

gh api repos/OWNER/REPO/pulls/PR/comments \
  --jq '.[] | select(.path == "src/file.mojo")'

Comments by specific reviewer:

gh api repos/OWNER/REPO/pulls/PR/comments \
  --jq '.[] | select(.user.login == "reviewer")'

Only top-level comments (not replies):

gh api repos/OWNER/REPO/pulls/PR/comments \
  --jq '.[] | select(.in_reply_to_id == null)'

References

See gh-reply-review-comment skill for replying to comments
See gh-fix-pr-feedback skill for workflow to address feedback
GitHub API docs: https://docs.github.com/en/rest/pulls/comments