gh

name	gh
description	GitHub CLI skill for interacting with GitHub via the gh command line tool. Use when Bub needs to (1) Create, view, or manage GitHub repositories, (2) Work with issues and pull requests, (3) Create and manage releases, (4) Run and monitor GitHub Actions workflows, (5) Create and manage gists, or (6) Perform any GitHub operations via command line.

GitHub CLI (gh) Skill

Interact with GitHub using the gh command line tool.

Prerequisites

The GitHub PAT is available via GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable or gh CLI authentication.

Check authentication:

gh auth status

If not authenticated:

gh auth login

Repository Operations

gh repo create <name> [--public|--private]
gh repo clone <owner/repo>
gh repo fork <owner/repo>
gh repo view [owner/repo]
gh repo list [owner]

Issue Operations

gh issue create --title "Title" --body "Body"
gh issue list [--state open|closed]
gh issue view <number>
gh issue close <number>
gh issue comment <number> --body "Comment"

Pull Request Operations

gh pr create --title "Title" --body "Body"
gh pr list [--state open|closed]
gh pr view <number>
gh pr checkout <number>
gh pr merge <number>
gh pr review <number> --approve

Release Operations

gh release create <tag> --generate-notes
gh release list
gh release download <tag>
gh release upload <tag> <file>

Workflow Operations

gh workflow list
gh workflow run <name>
gh run list
gh run view <run-id>
gh run watch <run-id>

Gist Operations

gh gist create <file>
gh gist list
gh gist view <id>

Tips

• Use --web to open in browser
• Use -R owner/repo to specify repository
• Use --json with --jq for scripting