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Github Workflow by dtsong — Agent Skill

Name: Github Workflow
Author: dtsong

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GitHub Workflow

A comprehensive suite of GitHub workflow skills using the gh CLI and GitHub MCP tools.

Input Sanitization

Repository names: owner/repo format, alphanumeric with hyphens and underscores only — reject shell metacharacters and null bytes
Issue/PR numbers: positive integers only
Labels and milestone names: alphanumeric, hyphens, underscores, spaces, and colons only

Available Skills

Issue Management

Skill	Purpose	Invoke
`/gh-issue`	Create/link/close issues	`gh-issue`, `create issue`
`/gh-triage`	Batch label and prioritize	`gh-triage`, `triage issues`

Pull Request Workflow

Skill	Purpose	Invoke
`/gh-pr-status`	Check PR status, CI, merge readiness	`gh-pr-status`, `pr status`
`/gh-pr-request`	Request reviewers	`gh-pr-request`, `request review`
`/gh-pr-respond`	View/respond to review comments	`gh-pr-respond`, `pr comments`
`/gh-pr-merge`	Merge PR with strategy	`gh-pr-merge`, `merge pr`
`/gh-pr-update`	Update PR branch with base	`gh-pr-update`, `update pr`

Releases & Tags

Skill	Purpose	Invoke
`/gh-release`	Create release with changelog	`gh-release`, `new release`
`/gh-tag`	Semantic version tagging	`gh-tag`, `create tag`
`/gh-changelog`	Generate changelog from PRs	`gh-changelog`, `release notes`

Repository Status

Skill	Purpose	Invoke
`/gh-health`	Repository health dashboard	`gh-health`, `repo status`
`/gh-mine`	My assigned/mentioned items	`gh-mine`, `my issues`
`/gh-activity`	Recent activity summary	`gh-activity`, `what happened`

Quick Reference

# Issue workflow
/gh-issue create       # Create new issue
/gh-triage             # Triage open issues

# PR workflow
/gh-pr-status          # Check current PR
/gh-pr-request @user   # Request review
/gh-pr-respond         # Handle comments
/gh-pr-merge           # Merge when ready

# Release workflow
/gh-changelog          # Generate notes
/gh-tag v1.2.0         # Create tag
/gh-release            # Create release

# Dashboard
/gh-health             # Repo overview
/gh-mine               # My items
/gh-activity           # Recent activity

Gotchas

gh commands without --json output human-readable tables that are unreliable to parse — always use --json field1,field2 for programmatic use
gh api results are paginated (30 items default) — use --paginate for complete results or --jq to filter
gh pr create from a branch with no upstream fails — always git push -u origin <branch> first
gh pr merge --auto requires branch protection rules enabled on the repo — fails silently without them
hub CLI syntax is deprecated and incompatible with gh — never suggest hub commands
gh issue create --label fails if the label doesn't exist — create labels first with gh label create

Related Skills

/commit - Create commits with conventional messages
/commit-push-pr - Full commit, push, and PR workflow
/git-* - Local git operations
/review-pr - Review pull requests

---name: github-workflow-2description: GitHub interactions for issues, pull requests, releases, labels, and repository management via the gh CLI.---# GitHub WorkflowA comprehensive suite of GitHub workflow skills using the `gh` CLI and GitHub MCP tools.## Input Sanitization- Repository names: `owner/repo` format, alphanumeric with hyphens and underscores only — reject shell metacharacters and null bytes- Issue/PR numbers: positive integers only- Labels and milestone names: alphanumeric, hyphens, underscores, spaces, and colons only## Available Skills### Issue Management| Skill | Purpose | Invoke ||-------|---------|--------|| `/gh-issue` | Create/link/close issues | `gh-issue`, `create issue` || `/gh-triage` | Batch label and prioritize | `gh-triage`, `triage issues` |### Pull Request Workflow| Skill | Purpose | Invoke ||-------|---------|--------|| `/gh-pr-status` | Check PR status, CI, merge readiness | `gh-pr-status`, `pr status` || `/gh-pr-request` | Request reviewers | `gh-pr-request`, `request review` || `/gh-pr-respond` | View/respond to review comments | `gh-pr-respond`, `pr comments` || `/gh-pr-merge` | Merge PR with strategy | `gh-pr-merge`, `merge pr` || `/gh-pr-update` | Update PR branch with base | `gh-pr-update`, `update pr` |### Releases & Tags| Skill | Purpose | Invoke ||-------|---------|--------|| `/gh-release` | Create release with changelog | `gh-release`, `new release` || `/gh-tag` | Semantic version tagging | `gh-tag`, `create tag` || `/gh-changelog` | Generate changelog from PRs | `gh-changelog`, `release notes` |### Repository Status| Skill | Purpose | Invoke ||-------|---------|--------|| `/gh-health` | Repository health dashboard | `gh-health`, `repo status` || `/gh-mine` | My assigned/mentioned items | `gh-mine`, `my issues` || `/gh-activity` | Recent activity summary | `gh-activity`, `what happened` |## Quick Reference```bash# Issue workflow/gh-issue create # Create new issue/gh-triage # Triage open issues# PR workflow/gh-pr-status # Check current PR/gh-pr-request @user # Request review/gh-pr-respond # Handle comments/gh-pr-merge # Merge when ready# Release workflow/gh-changelog # Generate notes/gh-tag v1.2.0 # Create tag/gh-release # Create release# Dashboard/gh-health # Repo overview/gh-mine # My items/gh-activity # Recent activity```## Gotchas- `gh` commands without `--json` output human-readable tables that are unreliable to parse — always use `--json field1,field2` for programmatic use- `gh api` results are paginated (30 items default) — use `--paginate` for complete results or `--jq` to filter- `gh pr create` from a branch with no upstream fails — always `git push -u origin <branch>` first- `gh pr merge --auto` requires branch protection rules enabled on the repo — fails silently without them- `hub` CLI syntax is deprecated and incompatible with `gh` — never suggest `hub` commands- `gh issue create --label` fails if the label doesn't exist — create labels first with `gh label create`## Related Skills- `/commit` - Create commits with conventional messages- `/commit-push-pr` - Full commit, push, and PR workflow- `/git-*` - Local git operations- `/review-pr` - Review pull requests

Frequently asked questions

Github Workflow