github-discussion-query

# GitHub Discussion Query Skill This skill provides efficient querying of GitHub discussions with built-in jq filtering support. ## Important: jq Parameter is Optional The `--jq` parameter is **optional**. When called without `--jq`, this skill returns **schema and data size information** instead of the full data. This prevents overwhelming responses with large datasets and helps you understand the data structure before querying. Use `--jq '.'` to get all data, or use a more specific filter for targeted results. ## Usage Use this skill to query discussions from the current repository or any specified repository. ### Basic Query (Returns Schema Only) To list discussions from the current repository: ```bash ./query-discussions.sh # Returns schema and data size, not full data ``` ### Get All Data To get all discussion data: ```bash ./query-discussions.sh --jq '.' ``` ### With Repository To query a specific repository: ```bash ./query-discussions.sh --repo owner/repo ``` ### With jq Filtering Use the `--jq` argument to filter and transform the output: ```bash # Get discussion numbers and titles ./query-discussions.sh --jq '.[] | {number, title}' # Get discussions by a specific author ./query-discussions.sh --jq '.[] | select(.author.login == "username")' # Get discussions in a specific category ./query-discussions.sh --jq '.[] | select(.category.name == "Ideas")' # Get answered discussions ./query-discussions.sh --jq '.[] | select(.answer != null)' # Count discussions by category ./query-discussions.sh --jq 'group_by(.category.name) | map({category: .[0].category.name, count: length})' ``` ### Common Options - `--limit`: Maximum number of discussions to fetch. Default: 30 - `--repo`: Repository in owner/repo format. Default: current repo - `--jq`: (Optional) jq expression for filtering/transforming output. If omitted, returns schema info ### Example Queries **Find discussions with many comments:** ```bash ./query-discussions.sh --jq '.[] | select(.comments.totalCount > 5) | {number, title, comments: .comments.totalCount}' ``` **Get unanswered discussions:** ```bash ./query-discussions.sh --jq '.[] | select(.answer == null) | {number, title, category: .category.name}' ``` **List discussions with their labels:** ```bash ./query-discussions.sh --jq '.[] | {number, title, labels: [.labels[].name]}' ``` **Find discussions by category:** ```bash ./query-discussions.sh --jq '.[] | select(.category.name == "Q&A") | {number, title, author: .author.login}' ``` **Get recently updated discussions:** ```bash ./query-discussions.sh --jq 'sort_by(.updatedAt) | reverse | .[0:10] | .[] | {number, title, updatedAt}' ``` ## Output Format The script outputs JSON by default, making it easy to pipe through jq for additional processing. ## Requirements - GitHub CLI (`gh`) authenticated - `jq` for filtering (installed by default on most systems) --- > Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/github) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions. <!-- tomevault:4.0:skill_md:2026-04-11 -->