github

name	github
description	Interact with GitHub using the `gh` CLI. Use `gh issue`, `gh pr`, `gh run`, and `gh api` for issues, PRs, CI runs, and advanced queries. To read a file from GitHub, do NOT use gh or markitdown — convert the blob URL to a raw URL (raw.githubusercontent.com) and fetch it directly with curl or the Read tool.

GitHub Skill

Use the gh CLI to interact with GitHub. Always specify --repo owner/repo when not in a git directory, or use URLs directly.

Reading Files

To read a file from GitHub, convert the blob URL to a raw URL and fetch directly — no gh, no markitdown:

https://github.com/user/repo/blob/branch/path/file.ts
→ https://raw.githubusercontent.com/user/repo/branch/path/file.ts

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/user/repo/branch/path/file.ts

Pull Requests

Check CI status on a PR:

gh pr checks 55 --repo owner/repo

List recent workflow runs:

gh run list --repo owner/repo --limit 10

View a run and see which steps failed:

gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo

View logs for failed steps only:

gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo --log-failed

API for Advanced Queries

The gh api command is useful for accessing data not available through other subcommands.

Get PR with specific fields:

gh api repos/owner/repo/pulls/55 --jq '.title, .state, .user.login'

JSON Output

Most commands support --json for structured output. You can use --jq to filter:

gh issue list --repo owner/repo --json number,title --jq '.[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"'