From 9819ad5417640f9c65b0c34cec6ad311bc35c77b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike Harder <mharder@microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:40:35 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] add script to approve PRs by author and title

---
 approve-prs.sh | 111 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 111 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 approve-prs.sh

diff --git a/approve-prs.sh b/approve-prs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ba76646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/approve-prs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() {
+  echo "Usage: $0 [-n] <repo> <author> <title-string> [<title-string>...]"
+  echo "  -n            Dry run — list matching PRs without approving"
+  echo "  Example: $0 owner/repo user 'hello world'"
+  echo "  Example: $0 -n owner/repo user 'hello' 'world'"
+  exit 1
+}
+
+# --- Dry run flag ---
+DRY_RUN=false
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "-n" ]]; then
+  DRY_RUN=true
+  shift
+fi
+
+if [[ $# -lt 3 ]]; then
+  usage
+fi
+
+REPO="$1"
+AUTHOR="$2"
+shift 2  # Remove repo and author from arguments
+
+# Build search query for multiple title strings (OR logic)
+SEARCH_QUERY=""
+for TITLE_STRING in "$@"; do
+  if [[ -z "$SEARCH_QUERY" ]]; then
+    SEARCH_QUERY="$TITLE_STRING in:title"
+  else
+    SEARCH_QUERY="$SEARCH_QUERY OR $TITLE_STRING in:title"
+  fi
+done
+
+# --- Preflight checks ---
+if ! command -v gh &>/dev/null; then
+  echo "Error: gh CLI is not installed. See https://cli.github.com"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! gh auth status &>/dev/null; then
+  echo "Error: gh is not authenticated. Run 'gh auth login' first."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# --- Fetch matching PRs ---
+echo "Fetching PRs..."
+PR_LIST=$(gh pr list \
+  --repo "$REPO" \
+  --state open \
+  --author "$AUTHOR" \
+  --search "$SEARCH_QUERY" \
+  --limit 200 \
+  --json number,title,reviews \
+  --jq '.[] | "\(.number) \(if (.reviews | map(select(.state == "APPROVED")) | length > 0) then "APPROVED" else "PENDING" end) \(.title)"') || {
+    echo "Error: Failed to fetch PRs. Check that '$REPO' exists and you have access."
+    exit 1
+  }
+
+if [[ -z "$PR_LIST" ]]; then
+  echo "No matching PRs found."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# --- Summary ---
+echo ""
+echo "Matched PRs:"
+while IFS= read -r LINE; do
+  PR_NUMBER=$(echo "$LINE" | awk '{print $1}')
+  PR_STATUS=$(echo "$LINE" | awk '{print $2}')
+  PR_TITLE=$(echo "$LINE" | cut -d' ' -f3-)
+  echo "  #$PR_NUMBER [$PR_STATUS]: $PR_TITLE"
+done <<< "$PR_LIST"
+echo ""
+
+if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
+  echo "Dry run complete. No PRs were approved."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# --- Confirm and approve ---
+while IFS= read -r LINE; do
+  PR_NUMBER=$(echo "$LINE" | awk '{print $1}')
+  PR_STATUS=$(echo "$LINE" | awk '{print $2}')
+  PR_TITLE=$(echo "$LINE" | cut -d' ' -f3-)
+
+  if [[ "$PR_STATUS" == "APPROVED" ]]; then
+    echo "Already approved — PR #$PR_NUMBER: $PR_TITLE"
+  else
+    echo "PR #$PR_NUMBER: $PR_TITLE"
+    read -rn 1 -p "Approve this PR? (y/N): " CONFIRM </dev/tty
+    echo
+
+    if [[ "$CONFIRM" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+      if gh pr review "$PR_NUMBER" --repo "$REPO" --approve; then
+        echo "Approved PR #$PR_NUMBER"
+      else
+        echo "Warning: Failed to approve PR #$PR_NUMBER (you may be the author, or lack permission)"
+      fi
+    else
+      echo "Skipped PR #$PR_NUMBER"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  echo ""
+done <<< "$PR_LIST"
+
+echo "Done."

From 6d6b8d9cd3a7be8e1e4cc5304eaa4c7b6c7ecb44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike Harder <mharder@microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:45:55 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update approve-prs.sh

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 approve-prs.sh | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/approve-prs.sh b/approve-prs.sh
index ba76646..272f349 100755
--- a/approve-prs.sh
+++ b/approve-prs.sh
@@ -25,16 +25,31 @@ REPO="$1"
 AUTHOR="$2"
 shift 2  # Remove repo and author from arguments
 
+# Escape a title string for safe use in a GitHub search phrase.
+# - Escapes backslashes and double quotes, so the result can be wrapped in "
+escape_github_search_phrase() {
+  local s=$1
+  s=${s//\\/\\\\}
+  s=${s//\"/\\\"}
+  printf '%s' "$s"
+}
+
 # Build search query for multiple title strings (OR logic)
 SEARCH_QUERY=""
+TITLE_COUNT=$#
 for TITLE_STRING in "$@"; do
+  ESCAPED_TITLE=$(escape_github_search_phrase "$TITLE_STRING")
   if [[ -z "$SEARCH_QUERY" ]]; then
-    SEARCH_QUERY="$TITLE_STRING in:title"
+    SEARCH_QUERY="\"$ESCAPED_TITLE\" in:title"
   else
-    SEARCH_QUERY="$SEARCH_QUERY OR $TITLE_STRING in:title"
+    SEARCH_QUERY="$SEARCH_QUERY OR \"$ESCAPED_TITLE\" in:title"
   fi
 done
 
+# Parenthesize combined OR clauses for clarity when multiple titles are used
+if [[ "$TITLE_COUNT" -gt 1 ]]; then
+  SEARCH_QUERY="($SEARCH_QUERY)"
+fi
 # --- Preflight checks ---
 if ! command -v gh &>/dev/null; then
   echo "Error: gh CLI is not installed. See https://cli.github.com"

From 153451959c21de6941bb8c42bf361ad4694f43e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike Harder <mharder@microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:48:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] log query

---
 approve-prs.sh | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/approve-prs.sh b/approve-prs.sh
index 272f349..1388c10 100755
--- a/approve-prs.sh
+++ b/approve-prs.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ if ! gh auth status &>/dev/null; then
 fi
 
 # --- Fetch matching PRs ---
+echo "Search query: $SEARCH_QUERY"
 echo "Fetching PRs..."
 PR_LIST=$(gh pr list \
   --repo "$REPO" \