GitHub Cherry Pick Assistant

🚀 GitHub Cherry Pick Assistant GitHub Cherry Pick Assistant helps engineering teams move pull request changes into the correct target branch or repository with less manual effort and better execution visibility. Built as a persistent side panel inside GitHub, the extension simplifies common backporting and promotion workflows by guiding developers through selecting a source PR, reviewing commits, choosing a target branch, and automatically creating a follow-up pull request. Instead of switching tools or running manual commands, developers can complete the entire cherry-pick workflow directly inside GitHub. ✨ Key Features 🔐 GitHub Authentication Sign in securely using GitHub to access repositories and pull requests directly from the extension. 📥 Source Pull Request Selection Choose the repository and pull request that contains the commits you want to cherry-pick. 🎯 Target Repository & Branch Selection Select the destination repository and branch where the changes should be applied. 🧾 Commit-Level Control Review and select specific commits from the pull request before executing the cherry-pick. 🧠 Duplicate Commit Detection Automatically detect commits that already exist in the target branch to prevent duplication. ⚙️ Automated Cherry-Pick Execution Dispatch a GitHub Actions workflow to perform the cherry-pick automatically. 📊 Workflow Monitoring Track the progress and status of the workflow execution directly from the side panel. ⚠️ Conflict & Failure Insights Quickly view summaries of conflicts or failures to understand what needs manual intervention. 🔗 Follow-Up Pull Request Creation Once the cherry-pick succeeds, instantly open the generated pull request in the target repository. 🧩 How It Works 1️⃣ Sign in with GitHub 2️⃣ Select the source repository & pull request 3️⃣ Review and choose commits 4️⃣ Choose the target repository & branch 5️⃣ Execute cherry-pick via GitHub Actions 6️⃣ Monitor workflow progress 7️⃣ Open the generated follow-up pull request 💡 Common Use Cases 🛠 Backporting Fixes Move bug fixes from `main` into release branches such as `release/1.2`. 🚀 Promoting Changes Promote approved changes from staging/testing repositories to production repositories. 🎯 Selective Commit Transfers Cherry-pick only specific commits from a pull request into another branch. 📦 Standardized Release Workflows Automate repetitive maintenance workflows across multiple repositories. ❗ The Problem Cherry-picking across repositories or branches is often manual, repetitive, and error-prone. Developers usually have to: 1. Copy commit hashes manually 2. Switch repositories and branches 3. Create temporary branches 4. Run cherry-pick commands locally 5. Push changes manually 6. Create follow-up pull requests 7. Track failures or conflicts manually This process breaks developer flow and increases the risk of mistakes. ✅ The Solution GitHub Cherry Pick Assistant transforms cherry-picking into a structured workflow directly inside GitHub. Teams can: ✔ Reduce manual work ✔ Improve consistency across releases ✔ Track execution status clearly ✔ Avoid duplicate commits ✔ Maintain visibility into workflow outcomes All without leaving the pull request context. 🏢 Ideal For Teams That Maintain release branches Manage production promotion pipelines Work with multi-repository architectures Frequently perform backports Want reliable CI/CD-driven workflows