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Github Code by getsentry — Agent Skill

Name: Github Code
Author: Sentry

Github Code

Work with GitHub repositories, source code, branches, commits, pull requests, reviews, diffs, CI, and repository credentials. Use for implementation, source investigation, clone/fetch/branch workflows, PR creation or updates, review feedback, GitHub Actions checks, and repository permission failures. Prefer this skill for repository tasks even when they concern a Sentry product.

Sentry 974c34a 5 files · 16.0 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026 845 repo stars

File contents

GitHub code

Use git and gh for repository work.

Action	Tool / command
Create PR	`github_createPullRequest` (not `gh pr create`)
Update PR title/body/base/state	`github_updatePullRequest`
Submit PR review	`github_submitPullRequestReview`
Resolve review thread	`github_resolvePullRequestReviewThread`
Clone missing repo	`github_cloneRepository`; on Workspace match error use `switchWorkspace`

Open when needed

Need	Read
Commands and permissions	references/api-surface.md
Edit, verify, and open a PR	references/workflow.md
Command or permission failure	references/troubleshooting-workarounds.md

Always

Use the requested repo. Otherwise read github.repo with standalone jr-rpc config get github.repo.
Pass --repo owner/repo to gh. Use git -C PATH for local repos.
Read each applicable AGENTS.md before edits.
Keep unrelated work. Never force-push, delete refs, or make destructive merges.
Use repository evidence. Report only checks you ran.
Push before github_createPullRequest. Never ask for a token for bot pushes.
When an error names a tool, use it. Change permissions only when GitHub rejected the request.
Stop for an unclear target, missing access, destructive work, or a GitHub permission failure.
Unless the user opts out, push completed work and open a draft PR.
Report repo, branch, PR, checks, and skipped checks.

Do not install or repair the GitHub plugin from this skill.

---name: github-codedescription: Work with GitHub repositories, source code, branches, commits, pull requests, reviews, diffs, CI, and repository credentials. Use for implementation, source investigation, clone/fetch/branch workflows, PR creation or updates, review feedback, GitHub Actions checks, and repository permission failures. Prefer this skill for repository tasks even when they concern a Sentry product.---# GitHub codeUse `git` and `gh` for repository work.| Action | Tool / command || ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ || Create PR | `github_createPullRequest` (not `gh pr create`) || Update PR title/body/base/state | `github_updatePullRequest` || Submit PR review | `github_submitPullRequestReview` || Resolve review thread | `github_resolvePullRequestReviewThread` || Clone missing repo | `github_cloneRepository`; on Workspace match error use `switchWorkspace` |## Open when needed| Need | Read || ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- || Commands and permissions | [references/api-surface.md](references/api-surface.md) || Edit, verify, and open a PR | [references/workflow.md](references/workflow.md) || Command or permission failure | [references/troubleshooting-workarounds.md](references/troubleshooting-workarounds.md) |## Always- Use the requested repo. Otherwise read `github.repo` with standalone `jr-rpc config get github.repo`.- Pass `--repo owner/repo` to `gh`. Use `git -C PATH` for local repos.- Read each applicable `AGENTS.md` before edits.- Keep unrelated work. Never force-push, delete refs, or make destructive merges.- Use repository evidence. Report only checks you ran.- Push before `github_createPullRequest`. Never ask for a token for bot pushes.- When an error names a tool, use it. Change permissions only when GitHub rejected the request.- Stop for an unclear target, missing access, destructive work, or a GitHub permission failure.- Unless the user opts out, push completed work and open a draft PR.- Report repo, branch, PR, checks, and skipped checks.Do not install or repair the GitHub plugin from this skill.

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