Github CLI

When to Use

• GitHub API operations
• Pull request management
• Workflow triggering
• Issue management

Prerequisites

• GitHub CLI installed and authenticated
• Appropriate repository permissions

Commands

Authentication

# Check auth status
gh auth status

# Login
gh auth login

Repository Operations

# Clone repository
gh repo clone <owner/repo>

# View repository
gh repo view

# Create repository
gh repo create <name> --public --description "Description"

Pull Request Operations

# Create PR
gh pr create --title "Title" --body "Description"

# List PRs
gh pr list

# View PR
gh pr view <number>

# Merge PR
gh pr merge <number> --merge

Workflow Operations

# List workflows
gh workflow list

# Run workflow
gh workflow run <workflow-name>

# View workflow run
gh run view <run-id>

# Watch workflow run
gh run watch <run-id>

Issue Operations

# Create issue
gh issue create --title "Title" --body "Description"

# List issues
gh issue list

# Close issue
gh issue close <number>

Best Practices

1. Use gh api for advanced operations
2. Set default repository with gh repo set-default
3. Use --json flag for scripting
4. Authenticate with tokens for CI/CD

Output Format

1. Command executed
2. Operation result
3. URLs for created resources
4. Next steps

Integration with Agents

Used by: @devops, @reviewer