# GitHub Merge Commit Message Rewriter

> Rewrites bare issue references in GitHub merge commit titles to owner/repo-qualified references.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/gh-pr-msg-rewriter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gh-pr-msg-rewriter)

## Overview

- **ID:** `gh-pr-msg-rewriter`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Redddy
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-14
- **First published:** 2026-04-11
- **Size:** 17 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/gh-pr-msg-rewriter/)

## Rankings

- #89,029 — Overall
- #120 — ai writer
- #126 — message
- #189 — messages

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `scripting`

### Host permissions

- `https://github.com/*/*/pull/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: github.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gh-pr-msg-rewriter)