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GitHub operations via `gh` CLI: issues, PRs, CI runs, code review, API queries. Use when: (1) checking PR status or CI, (2) creating/commenting on issues, (3) listing/filtering PRs or issues, (4) viewing run logs. NOT for: complex web UI interactions requiring manual browser flows (use browser tooling when available), bulk operations across many repos (script with gh api), or when gh auth is not configured.

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GitHub Skill

Use the 
gh
CLI to interact with GitHub repositories, issues, PRs, and CI.

When to Use

✅ USE this skill when:
  • Checking PR status, reviews, or merge readiness
  • Viewing CI/workflow run status and logs
  • Creating, closing, or commenting on issues
  • Creating or merging pull requests
  • Querying GitHub API for repository data
  • Listing repos, releases, or collaborators

When NOT to Use

❌ DON'T use this skill when:
  • Local git operations (commit, push, pull, branch) → use 
    git
    directly
  • Non-GitHub repos (GitLab, Bitbucket, self-hosted) → different CLIs
  • Cloning repositories → use 
    git clone
  • Reviewing actual code changes → use 
    coding-agent
    skill
  • Complex multi-file diffs → use 
    coding-agent
    or read files directly

Setup

bash
# Authenticate (one-time)
gh auth login

# Verify
gh auth status

Common Commands

Pull Requests

bash
# List PRs
gh pr list --repo owner/repo

# Check CI status
gh pr checks 55 --repo owner/repo

# View PR details
gh pr view 55 --repo owner/repo

# Create PR
gh pr create --title "feat: add feature" --body "Description"

# Merge PR
gh pr merge 55 --squash --repo owner/repo

Issues

bash
# List issues
gh issue list --repo owner/repo --state open

# Create issue
gh issue create --title "Bug: something broken" --body "Details..."

# Close issue
gh issue close 42 --repo owner/repo

CI/Workflow Runs

bash
# List recent runs
gh run list --repo owner/repo --limit 10

# View specific run
gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo

# View failed step logs only
gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo --log-failed

# Re-run failed jobs
gh run rerun <run-id> --failed --repo owner/repo

API Queries

bash
# Get PR with specific fields
gh api repos/owner/repo/pulls/55 --jq '.title, .state, .user.login'

# List all labels
gh api repos/owner/repo/labels --jq '.[].name'

# Get repo stats
gh api repos/owner/repo --jq '{stars: .stargazers_count, forks: .forks_count}'

JSON Output

Most commands support 
--json
for structured output with 
--jq
filtering:
bash
gh issue list --repo owner/repo --json number,title --jq '.[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"'
gh pr list --json number,title,state,mergeable --jq '.[] | select(.mergeable == "MERGEABLE")'

Templates

PR Review Summary

bash
# Get PR overview for review
PR=55 REPO=owner/repo
echo "## PR #$PR Summary"
gh pr view $PR --repo $REPO --json title,body,author,additions,deletions,changedFiles \
  --jq '"**\(.title)** by @\(.author.login)\n\n\(.body)\n\n📊 +\(.additions) -\(.deletions) across \(.changedFiles) files"'
gh pr checks $PR --repo $REPO

Issue Triage

bash
# Quick issue triage view
gh issue list --repo owner/repo --state open --json number,title,labels,createdAt \
  --jq '.[] | "[\(.number)] \(.title) - \([.labels[].name] | join(", ")) (\(.createdAt[:10]))"'

Notes

  • Always specify 
    --repo owner/repo
    when not in a git directory
  • Use URLs directly: 
    gh pr view https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/55
  • Rate limits apply; use 
    gh api --cache 1h
    for repeated queries