How Developers Use ChatGPT in GitHub Pull Requests and Issues

This study investigates how developers interact with ChatGPT within GitHub issues and pull requests, analyzing shared conversations to uncover collaboration patterns between humans and AI-powered coding assistants. By combining qualitative and quantitative methods, the research evaluates the validity, taxonomy, and link-sharing behaviors that define these interactions. Findings highlight how developers use ChatGPT for information seeking, documentation, and problem-solving—revealing new dimensions of AI’s role in modern software engineering communication.