| name | gh-fix-ci |
| description | Use when a user asks to debug or fix failing GitHub PR checks that run in GitHub Actions; use `oai_gh` or `gh` to inspect checks and logs, summarize failure context, draft a fix plan, and implement only after explicit approval. Treat external providers (for example Buildkite) as out of scope and report only the details URL. |
| last_edited | "2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z" |
GH Fix CI
Overview
Use oai_gh when available, otherwise gh, to locate failing PR checks, fetch GitHub Actions logs for actionable failures, summarize the failure snippet, then propose a fix plan and implement after explicit approval.
- If a plan-oriented skill (for example
create-plan) is available, use it; otherwise draft a concise plan inline and request approval before implementing.
Prereq: authenticate with the GitHub CLI once, then confirm auth with oai_gh auth status when available or gh auth status otherwise (repo + workflow scopes are typically required).
Inputs
repo: path inside the repo (default .)
pr: PR number or URL (optional; defaults to current branch PR)
oai_gh or gh authentication for the repo host
Quick start
python "<path-to-skill>/scripts/inspect_pr_checks.py" --repo "." --pr "<number-or-url>"
- Add
--json if you want machine-friendly output for summarization.
Workflow
- Verify gh authentication.
- Prefer
oai_gh auth status in the repo when oai_gh exists; otherwise run gh auth status.
- If unauthenticated or neither CLI exists, ask the user to install/authenticate (
oai_gh auth login or gh auth login) before proceeding.
- Resolve the PR.
- Prefer the current branch PR:
gh pr view --json number,url.
- If the user provides a PR number or URL, use that directly.
- Inspect failing checks (GitHub Actions only).
- Preferred: run the bundled script (handles gh field drift and job-log fallbacks):
python "<path-to-skill>/scripts/inspect_pr_checks.py" --repo "." --pr "<number-or-url>"
- Add
--json for machine-friendly output.
- Manual fallback:
gh pr checks <pr> --json name,state,bucket,link,startedAt,completedAt,workflow
- If a field is rejected, rerun with the available fields reported by
gh.
- For each failing check, extract the run id from
detailsUrl and run:
gh run view <run_id> --json name,workflowName,conclusion,status,url,event,headBranch,headSha
gh run view <run_id> --log
- If the run log says it is still in progress, fetch job logs directly:
gh api "/repos/<owner>/<repo>/actions/jobs/<job_id>/logs" > "<path>"
- Scope non-GitHub Actions checks.
- If
detailsUrl is not a GitHub Actions run, label it as external and only report the URL.
- Do not attempt Buildkite or other providers; keep the workflow lean.
- Summarize failures for the user.
- Provide the failing check name, run URL (if any), and a concise log snippet.
- Call out missing logs explicitly.
- Create a plan.
- Use the
create-plan skill to draft a concise plan and request approval.
- Implement after approval.
- Apply the approved plan, summarize diffs/tests, and ask about opening a PR.
- Recheck status.
- After changes, suggest re-running the relevant tests and
gh pr checks to confirm.
Bundled Resources
scripts/inspect_pr_checks.py
Fetch failing PR checks, pull GitHub Actions logs, and extract a failure snippet. Exits non-zero when failures remain so it can be used in automation.
Usage examples:
python "<path-to-skill>/scripts/inspect_pr_checks.py" --repo "." --pr "123"
python "<path-to-skill>/scripts/inspect_pr_checks.py" --repo "." --pr "https://github.com/org/repo/pull/123" --json
python "<path-to-skill>/scripts/inspect_pr_checks.py" --repo "." --max-lines 200 --context 40