github

name	github
description	GitHub operations via gh CLI: issues, PRs, CI runs, code review, API queries. Use when checking PR status or CI, creating/commenting on issues, listing/filtering PRs or issues, viewing run logs.
alwaysInclude	false
requiredBins	["gh"]
platforms	["darwin","linux"]

GitHub Skill

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

When to Use

• 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

When NOT to Use

• Local git operations (commit, push, pull) — use git directly
• Non-GitHub repos (GitLab, Bitbucket) — different CLIs
• Reviewing actual code changes — use the coding skill

Setup

gh auth login
gh auth status

Common Commands

Pull Requests

gh pr list --repo owner/repo
gh pr checks 55 --repo owner/repo
gh pr view 55 --repo owner/repo
gh pr create --title "feat: add feature" --body "Description"
gh pr merge 55 --squash --repo owner/repo

Issues

gh issue list --repo owner/repo --state open
gh issue create --title "Bug: something broken" --body "Details..."
gh issue close 42 --repo owner/repo

CI/Workflow Runs

gh run list --repo owner/repo --limit 10
gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo
gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo --log-failed
gh run rerun <run-id> --failed --repo owner/repo

API Queries

gh api repos/owner/repo/pulls/55 --jq '.title, .state, .user.login'
gh api repos/owner/repo/labels --jq '.[].name'
gh api repos/owner/repo --jq '{stars: .stargazers_count, forks: .forks_count}'

JSON Output

Most commands support --json with --jq filtering:

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

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

Issue Triage

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