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Use the GitHub CLI (gh) to perform core GitHub operations: auth status, repo create/clone/fork, issues, pull requests, releases, and basic repo management. Trigger for requests to use gh, manage GitHub repos, PRs, or issues from the CLI.

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GitHub CLI (gh)

Overview

Use

gh

for authenticated GitHub operations from the terminal. Prefer explicit, idempotent commands and report URLs back to the user.

Quick checks

Auth status:

bash

gh auth status

Current repo context:

bash

gh repo view --json nameWithOwner,url,defaultBranchRef

Core workflows

Repo create (private by default)

bash

gh repo create OWNER/NAME --private --confirm --description "..."

If running inside a local repo, use

--source . --remote origin --push

.

Clone / fork

bash

gh repo clone OWNER/NAME

bash

gh repo fork OWNER/NAME --clone

Issues

List:

bash

gh issue list --limit 20

Create:

bash

gh issue create --title "..." --body "..."

Comment:

bash

gh issue comment <num> --body "..."

Pull requests

Create from current branch:

bash

gh pr create --title "..." --body "..."

List:

bash

gh pr list --limit 20

View:

bash

gh pr view <num> --web

Merge (use explicit method):

bash

gh pr merge <num> --merge

Releases

bash

gh release create vX.Y.Z --title "vX.Y.Z" --notes "..."

Safety notes

Confirm the target repo/owner before destructive actions (delete, force push).
For private repos, ensure
```
--private
```
is set on create.
Prefer
```
--confirm
```
to avoid interactive prompts in automation.

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GitHub CLI (gh)

Overview

Quick checks

Core workflows

Repo create (private by default)

Clone / fork

Issues

Pull requests

Releases

Safety notes