Learning gush!
There needs to be an open issue before a PR can be made. This makes sense because you should always discuss the work you're about to do with team members before you go off and do it. It also gives someone else a chance to "take" the issue and create a PR for it if you're too busy, forget, or w/e.
I created this issue: https://github.com/cordoval/gush/issues/114