GitHub CLI

gh config and aliases, the four gh extensions installed on apply, and the gh-dash dashboard layout.

gh is GitHub’s official CLI. The repo manages its global config, installs a fixed set of extensions, and configures gh-dash, a TUI dashboard for pull requests, issues, and notifications.

Sources	`dot_config/gh/private_config.yml`, `dot_config/gh-dash/config.yml`
Targets	`~/.config/gh/config.yml` (mode `0600`, from the `private_` prefix), `~/.config/gh-dash/config.yml`
Packages	Arch: `github-cli` (pacman). macOS: `gh` (Homebrew)
Extensions	`packages.shared.gh_extensions` in `.chezmoidata/packages.yaml`

gh config

Key	Value	Effect
`version`	`1`	Config schema version.
`git_protocol`	`https`	gh clones and adds remotes over HTTPS. Pushes still go over SSH because of the `pushInsteadOf` rewrite in Git.
`editor`	empty	Falls back to the environment; fish exports `EDITOR=nvim`.
`prompt`	`enabled`	Interactive prompts on.
`prefer_editor_prompt`	`disabled`	Prompts inline instead of opening an editor.
`pager`	empty	Falls back to the environment.
`http_unix_socket`	empty	Default transport.
`browser`	empty	Falls back to the environment.
`color_labels`	`disabled`	Labels are not drawn in their RGB colors.
`accessible_colors`	`disabled`
`accessible_prompter`	`disabled`
`spinner`	`enabled`	Animated progress spinner.

Aliases

Alias	Expands to
`gh co`	`gh pr checkout`

Extensions

Extension	Command	Purpose
`davidraviv/gh-clean-branches`	`gh clean-branches`	Deletes local branches that no longer have a remote counterpart.
`prdlk/gh-commit`	`gh commit`	The owner’s commit helper; lazygit binds it as “Smart commit with AI”.
`dlvhdr/gh-dash`	`gh dash`	PR, issue, and notification dashboard (configured below).
`meiji163/gh-notify`	`gh notify`	Notification viewer.

.chezmoiscripts/run_onchange_after_20-gh-extensions.sh.tmpl installs them:

Re-run trigger

The rendered script embeds a SHA-256 of the gh_extensions list, so chezmoi re-runs it whenever the list changes.

Guards

If gh is missing, or gh auth status fails, it prints a warning and exits 0. Run gh auth login, then chezmoi apply again.

Install

Reads gh extension list and runs gh extension install only for entries not already present.

See chezmoi scripts for the full script order.

gh-dash

Launched with gh dash, or Ctrl+d in lazygit’s files panel.

Sections

Title	Filter
My Pull Requests	`is:open author:@me`
Needs My Review	`is:open review-requested:@me`
Involved	`is:open involves:@me -author:@me`

Title	Filter
My Issues	`is:open author:@me`
Assigned	`is:open assignee:@me`
Involved	`is:open involves:@me -author:@me`

Title	Filter
All	(none)
Created	`reason:author`
Participating	`reason:participating`
Mentioned	`reason:mention`
Review Requested	`reason:review-requested`
Assigned	`reason:assign`
Subscribed	`reason:subscribed`
Team Mentioned	`reason:team-mention`

Defaults

Key	Value
`defaults.view`	`prs`
`defaults.preview.open` / `width`	`true` / `0.45`
`defaults.prsLimit`, `issuesLimit`, `notificationsLimit`	`20` each
`defaults.prApproveComment`	`LGTM`
`defaults.refetchIntervalMinutes`	`30`
`repo.branchesRefetchIntervalSeconds`	`30`
`repo.prsRefetchIntervalSeconds`	`60`
`repoPaths`	empty
`confirmQuit`	`false`
`showAuthorIcons`	`true`
`smartFilteringAtLaunch`	`true`
`includeReadNotifications`	`true`
`theme.ui.sectionsShowCount`	`true`
`theme.ui.table.showSeparator` / `compact`	`true` / `false`

Column layout

View	Column	Width	Hidden
PRs	`updatedAt`, `createdAt`	5	no
PRs	`repo`	20	no
PRs	`author`	15	no
PRs	`authorIcon`		no
PRs	`assignees`	20	yes
PRs	`base`	15	yes
PRs	`lines`	15	no
Issues	`updatedAt`, `createdAt`	5	no
Issues	`repo`	15	no
Issues	`creator`	10	no
Issues	`creatorIcon`		no
Issues	`assignees`	20	yes

Keybindings

View	Key	Command
PRs	`T`	`gh enhance -R {{.RepoName}} {{.PrNumber}}`

gh enhance is a gh extension that is not in the managed extension list; install it separately for this binding to work.

pager:
  diff: "hunk pager"

PR diffs open in Hunk.

Other integrations

Lazygit custom commands call gh repo sync && gh clean-branches --force, gh commit, gh pr create --fill -w, gh dash, and gh browse.
ghn creates github.com repos with gh, and gh-sonr-org-migrate scripts gh for an org migration.
The tmux window-name map gives gh its own Nerd Font icon.