gh

name	gh
description	Manage GitHub via CLI - repos, issues, PRs, releases, gists, workflows. Use when user mentions 'gh', 'github cli', 'pull request', or wants to interact with GitHub.
category	devtools
install_command	brew install gh

gh

Setup

macOS:

brew install gh

Linux:

apt install gh

Verify installation:

gh --version

Always use --json <fields> flag when calling commands programmatically.

Authentication

gh auth login

Check auth status:

gh auth status

Resources

Repos

Command	Description
gh repo list	List your repositories
gh repo list <owner>	List repos for a user or org
gh repo create <name> --public	Create a new public repo
gh repo create <name> --private	Create a new private repo
gh repo clone <owner/repo>	Clone a repository
gh repo view <owner/repo>	View repo details
gh repo fork <owner/repo>	Fork a repository
gh repo delete <owner/repo> --yes	Delete a repository

Pull Requests

Command	Description
gh pr list	List open pull requests
gh pr list --state all	List all pull requests
gh pr create --title "Fix" --body "Description"	Create a pull request
gh pr view <number>	View pull request details
gh pr checkout <number>	Check out a pull request locally
gh pr merge <number>	Merge a pull request
gh pr merge <number> --squash	Squash merge a pull request
gh pr close <number>	Close a pull request
gh pr review <number> --approve	Approve a pull request
gh pr diff <number>	View pull request diff
gh pr checks <number>	View CI checks status

Issues

Command	Description
gh issue list	List open issues
gh issue create --title "Bug" --body "Description"	Create an issue
gh issue view <number>	View issue details
gh issue close <number>	Close an issue
gh issue reopen <number>	Reopen an issue
gh issue comment <number> --body "Comment"	Add a comment
gh issue edit <number> --add-label bug	Add label to issue

Releases

Command	Description
gh release list	List releases
gh release create v1.0.0	Create a release
gh release create v1.0.0 --generate-notes	Create release with auto-generated notes
gh release view <tag>	View release details
gh release download <tag>	Download release assets
gh release delete <tag>	Delete a release

Workflows and Runs

Command	Description
gh workflow list	List workflows
gh workflow run <name>	Trigger a workflow
gh run list	List recent workflow runs
gh run view <id>	View run details
gh run watch <id>	Watch a run in progress
gh run rerun <id>	Rerun a workflow run

Gists

Command	Description
gh gist list	List your gists
gh gist create file.txt	Create a gist from a file
gh gist create --public file.txt	Create a public gist
gh gist view <id>	View a gist
gh gist edit <id>	Edit a gist

API

Command	Description
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}	Make a GET request to the GitHub API
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues --method POST --field title="Bug"	Make a POST request
gh api graphql -f query='{ viewer { login } }'	Make a GraphQL query

Global Flags

Flag	Description
--json <fields>	Output specific fields as JSON
--jq <expression>	Filter JSON output with jq
--repo <owner/repo>	Specify target repository
--limit <n>	Limit number of results
--web	Open in browser