René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Enhancement: Allow `gh stack link` to parse PR URLs, not just PR numbers","articleBody":"Currently, running `gh stack link` only parses PR numbers from user input, and attempts to use a PR URL (as opposed to a branch name) are currently interpreted as branch names. This is potentially confusing, as the documentation says you can specify PRs to link, but does not clarify that URLs are unsupported.\n\n**Proposal**\n- Enhance `gh stack link` to also parse GitHub PR URLs, in addition to PR numbers.\n- If a PR URL is detected in the input, extract and use the PR number to complete the linking operation as expected.\n- This will allow a more intuitive workflow for users who copy/paste PR links from GitHub’s interface.\n\n**Context**\nA user reported confusion when inputting a PR URL to `gh stack link`, as the tool interpreted it as a branch rather than as a PR. Improving the URL parsing would help align functionality with user expectations and documentation.\n\n[View original Slack conversation](https://github.slack.com/archives/C09M2GA1KQX/p1780682143254649?thread_ts=1780682143.254649\u0026cid=C09M2GA1KQX)","author":{"url":"https://github.com/skarim","@type":"Person","name":"skarim"},"datePublished":"2026-06-05T19:18:47.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/115/gh-stack/issues/115"}