GitLens 19 Shows You the Whole Stack, Not Just the Next Pull Request

GitHub’s stacked pull requests, introduced in public preview on July 30, 2026, organize a large change into an ordered chain of smaller PRs that each target the layer beneath them, enabling more focused reviews, automatic rebasing of upper layers when lower ones merge, and merging of an entire ready stack from its top layer. While this approach reduces individual diff sizes, it can still create confusion about dependencies and review readiness unless the stack’s order is visible. GitLens 19 addresses this with a new pull request sidebar that lists open PRs, displays stacked PRs in their dependency order, and lets users select a PR to see its position in the stack before opening it in the graph for review. The release is described as an initial implementation delivered quickly following GitHub’s feature launch, with further refinement expected, particularly as stacked workflows may help teams manage the growing volume of pull requests generated by AI agents.

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