Specify multiple users for gh search prs --involves #10243

I don't think repeated --involves flags currently give you the same OR behavior as repeating raw involves: qualifiers in GitHub search syntax.

So for this case, I would skip the flag and send the full search query yourself.

With gh, the most reliable workaround I found is to call the search API directly:

gh api -X GET /search/issues \
  -f q='involves:foo involves:bar is:pr is:merged updated:>=2025-01-07' \
  -f per_page=100

That preserves the raw GitHub search query, including multiple involves: qualifiers.

So my read is:

• gh search prs --involves foo --involves bar ... does not currently express the OR form you want
• using the raw search query via gh api -X GET /search/issues is the practical workaround when you need repeated qualifiers exactly as GitHub search supports them

Try passing the users as separate search terms:

gh search prs '(' involves:foo OR involves:bar ')' \
  --merged --updated '>=2025-01-07' --limit 100

Replace foo and bar with the logins. Repeating --involves keeps only the last value. The grouped query applies the date and merged filters to both users.

Keep the terms as separate arguments. This needs a CLI/host that supports advanced search syntax.

Tested with gh 2.103.3 on public PRs.