[jacurtis]

Exactly this. I use the GitHub CLI and website interchangably throughout the day. When making commit messages, I generally always link a commit to an issue. So the end of a commit message will generally say "Resolves #281" or "Fixes #433" or "See Issue #218" or whatever.

I usually need to double check open issues when making these messages and since I am already writing commits on the command line, having a split terminal or tab that can pull up active commits with a single line command and see them in a concise and clean format, it is super helpful and fast.

If you are already working in the command line all day long, then it makes perfect sense to have access to GitHub in the command line as well.

Another benefit is that most IDEs will have direct terminal access within the IDE, which means you can get relevant GitHub details about your project from within the IDE via the terminal, without needing to leave the IDE.

Lastly, the CLI version is far more concise and simple compared to the web version.

I am not hating the web version. I still use the web version plenty. But it is just another useful tool in the quiver that has plenty of use cases and simplifies workflow.