{"record":{"id":"230331e6c27a654a","repo":"mislav/hub","slug":"no-remote-found-for-branch-s","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"no remote found for branch %s","messagePattern":"no remote found for branch (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"commands/pr.go","lineNumber":454,"sourceCode":"\t\t}\n\t\treturn headBranch, headProject, nil\n\t}\n\n\tremoteURL, err := git.ParseURL(branchRemote)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, nil, err\n\t}\n\theadProject, err := github.NewProjectFromURL(remoteURL)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, nil, err\n\t}\n\treturn headBranch, headProject, nil\n}\n\nfunc deducePushTarget(branch *github.Branch, owner string) (*github.Project, error) {\n\tremote := branch.Repo.RemoteForBranch(branch, owner)\n\tif remote == nil {\n\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"no remote found for branch %s\", branch.ShortName())\n\t}\n\treturn remote.Project()\n}\n\nfunc mergePr(command *Command, args *Args) {\n\twords := args.Words()\n\tif len(words) == 0 {\n\t\tutils.Check(fmt.Errorf(\"Error: No pull request number given\"))\n\t}\n\n\tprNumber, err := strconv.Atoi(words[0])\n\tutils.Check(err)\n\n\tparams := map[string]interface{}{\n\t\t\"merge_method\": \"merge\",\n\t}\n\tif args.Flag.Bool(\"--squash\") {\n\t\tparams[\"merge_method\"] = \"squash\"","sourceCodeStart":436,"sourceCodeEnd":472,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/mislav/hub/blob/5c547ed804368763064e51f3990851e267e88edd/commands/pr.go#L436-L472","documentation":"deducePushTarget determines the GitHub project (owner/repo) a branch should be pushed to by looking up the remote associated with the branch via branch.Repo.RemoteForBranch. If no remote is associated with the branch name, it cannot deduce the push target and throws this error.","triggerScenarios":"Called from compare and findCurrentPullRequest when the given (or current) branch has no corresponding git remote — no remote named after the branch's tracking remote and no 'origin' fallback.","commonSituations":"Running 'hub compare' or PR lookups on a branch that was never pushed; clones with remotes renamed (e.g. remote is 'upstream' not 'origin'); branches created locally without any push.","solutions":["Push the branch to a remote: git push -u origin <branch>","Verify remotes exist: git remote -v, and add origin if missing: git remote add origin <url>","Pass the branch/remote explicitly if the command supports it (e.g. hub compare <user>:<branch>)"],"exampleFix":"# before\n$ git remote -v\n(no output)\n# after\n$ git remote add origin git@github.com:me/myrepo.git\n$ git push -u origin my-feature","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)\ngit config --get branch.$branch.remote >/dev/null || git config --get remote.origin.url >/dev/null || { echo \"No remote for branch\"; exit 1; }","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Push new branches with -u immediately after creation","Keep a remote literally named 'origin' (hub's usual fallback)","Run 'git remote -v' in CI to confirm remotes before hub commands"],"tags":["git","remote","hub-cli"],"backgroundTag":"no-remote-for-branch","analyzedSha":"5c547ed804368763064e51f3990851e267e88edd","analyzedAt":"2026-09-01T03:34:15.525Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-08T10:18:20.063Z"}