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+name: cherry-pick
+description: Cherry-pick a commit onto another branch and open the PR. Use when the user asks to cherry-pick or backport a commit or PR to a release branch.
+---
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+# Cherry-picking commits
+
+Cherry-pick the commit with `git cherry-pick -x <sha>` so the source SHA is
+recorded in git's standard format. Keep the commit message as git generates it
+by default. Prefix the PR title with `[Cherry-Pick]`.
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