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Fetch GitHub issues, PRs, repo contents, and code using the gh CLI. Use when the user shares GitHub URLs (issues, PRs, repos, source files) or asks about GitHub content. The gh CLI provides complete content that web fetching often misses due to JavaScript rendering.

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Added on2026-02-09

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GitHub Content Fetching

When to activate:

User pastes a GitHub URL (issue, PR, repo, or source file)
User asks about PR comments, reviews, or discussions
User wants to browse or search code in a GitHub repository
User references a GitHub issue or PR by number and repo

Why use gh CLI instead of web fetching:

GitHub's web interface relies heavily on JavaScript to load comments, reviews, and discussions. Web fetching often retrieves only partial content. The

gh

CLI accesses the API directly and returns complete data.

Issues

View an issue with all comments:

bash

gh issue view <number> --repo owner/repo --comments

Pull Requests

View a PR with comments and review status:

bash

gh pr view <number> --repo owner/repo --comments

View the diff for a PR:

bash

gh pr diff <number> --repo owner/repo

View PR review comments (inline code comments):

bash

gh api repos/owner/repo/pulls/<number>/comments

List files changed in a PR:

bash

gh pr view <number> --repo owner/repo --json files --jq '.files[].path'

Repository Browsing

List contents of a directory (defaults to root):

bash

gh api repos/owner/repo/contents/path/to/dir

View a specific file's contents:

bash

gh api repos/owner/repo/contents/path/to/file --jq '.content' | base64 -d

Get the full repository tree (all files):

bash

gh api repos/owner/repo/git/trees/main?recursive=1 --jq '.tree[] | select(.type=="blob") | .path'

Replace

main

with the appropriate branch name if needed.

Code Search

Search for code within a specific repository:

bash

gh search code "search query" --repo owner/repo

Search with language filter:

bash

gh search code "search query" --repo owner/repo --language python

Search with path filter:

bash

gh search code "search query" --repo owner/repo --path "src/"

View search results with more context:

bash

gh search code "search query" --repo owner/repo --json path,repository,textMatches

Parsing GitHub URLs

Extract owner/repo from common URL patterns:

URL Pattern	Example
`github.com/owner/repo`	`github.com/zed-industries/zed`
`github.com/owner/repo/issues/123`	Issue #123 in that repo
`github.com/owner/repo/pull/456`	PR #456 in that repo
`github.com/owner/repo/blob/branch/path`	Source file at path
`github.com/owner/repo/tree/branch/path`	Directory at path

Tips

For large outputs, pipe through
```
head -n 100
```
or use
```
--jq
```
to filter
Use
```
--json
```
flag with
```
gh pr view
```
or
```
gh issue view
```
for structured data
For private repos, ensure
```
gh auth status
```
shows you're authenticated
When browsing files, the API returns base64-encoded content that needs decoding

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