gh-data-retrieval

name	gh-data-retrieval
description	Retrieve pull request and issue data from GitHub repositories using the gh CLI with specific filters and JSON output for downstream processing.

GitHub Data Retrieval

This skill focuses on using the gh CLI to efficiently fetch data for repository analysis.

Key Commands

Searching Pull Requests

To find PRs created in a specific timeframe:

gh search prs --repo OWNER/REPO --created "YYYY-MM-DD..YYYY-MM-DD" --json number,author,createdAt,mergedAt,state

Searching Issues

To find issues created in a specific timeframe:

gh search issues --repo OWNER/REPO --created "YYYY-MM-DD..YYYY-MM-DD" --json number,labels,createdAt,closedAt,state

Filtering by Labels

To find bug reports (labels containing "bug"):

gh search issues --repo OWNER/REPO --label "bug" --created "YYYY-MM-DD..YYYY-MM-DD" --json number

Tips for Analysis

• Use --limit to ensure you get all results if there are many (default is 30).
• Use --json to specify only the fields you need to keep the payload small.
• Date ranges use the YYYY-MM-DD..YYYY-MM-DD syntax.