# microsoft/vscode-pull-request-github

GitHub Pull Requests for Visual Studio Code

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-pull-request-github
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vscode-pull-request-github
Homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.vscode-pull-request-github
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vscode, github, pull-requests, code-review
Last push: 2026-08-26T11:41:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 95, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3023, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 35, "gap_med": 11.5, "n_releases_24m": 49}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2619, forks 791 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:04.887851+00:00)

## What it is
A VS Code extension by Microsoft/GitHub that lets developers review and manage GitHub pull requests and issues directly inside the editor. It supports browsing PRs, in-editor commenting, easy checkouts, issue tracking, and GitHub Enterprise authentication.

## Use cases
- review github pull requests in vscode
- manage github issues from the editor
- checkout and validate PRs without leaving vscode
- comment on code during code review in the editor
- create branches from github issues
- connect vscode to github enterprise

## When to choose
- you use VS Code and GitHub or GitHub Enterprise for code review
- you want PR and issue workflows integrated into your editor
- you prefer in-editor commenting over the GitHub web UI

## When to avoid
- you use a different forge like GitLab or Bitbucket
- you don't use VS Code
- you need fully offline review workflows

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: code-review, auth, developer-tools
- domain: version-control, developer-tools, apis
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: vscode-extension, github, pull-requests, issues, code-review

## Member repositories
- microsoft/vscode-pull-request-github (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:04.887851+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:20:16.481514+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-pull-request-github (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:04.887851+00:00, sha 706379399898)
  - homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.vscode-pull-request-github (fetched 2026-08-29T10:03:24.429379+00:00, sha e4cbdf6fdd6d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.