Merge Targets

Configure which branches Candid compares against.

CLI Usage

/candid-review --merge-target develop
/candid-review --merge-target develop --merge-target main

Config File

{
  "mergeTargetBranches": ["develop", "main"]
}

How It Works

Candid tries each branch in order and uses the first one that exists.

You’ll see which branch was selected in the output:

Comparing against: develop

Common Configurations

Default Behavior

If not specified, Candid uses:

["main", "stable", "master"]

Fallback Chain

The array order matters. If develop doesn’t exist, Candid falls back to main:

{
  "mergeTargetBranches": ["develop", "main"]
}