Github

GitHub & Git Operations (Codex)

Token-efficient git and GitHub workflows via tl push, tl commit-prep, and tl gh.

Committing & Pushing

tl push

Stages, commits, and pushes in one call.

Critical: multi-file safety guard. When multiple files are modified and no explicit files are given, tl push refuses to proceed — prints the modified file list and exits 1. You must specify which files to include.

# Single modified file — auto-stages
tl push "feat: add caching"

# Multiple modified files — MUST specify files
tl push "fix: resolve race" src/worker.mjs src/queue.mjs

# Include untracked (new) files
tl push "feat: new tool" bin/tl-new.mjs -A

# Commit without pushing
tl push "wip: checkpoint" src/foo.mjs --no-push

# Preview first
tl push "test" --dry-run

tl commit-prep

Pre-commit context: git status + diff stat + recent log. Use before tl push to decide which files to include.

tl commit-prep
tl push "fix: typo" README.md

GitHub Operations — tl gh

Wraps multi-step GitHub API calls into single commands. Always pass -R owner/repo.

Issue commands

tl gh issue read -R owner/repo 434                 # with sub-issues
tl gh issue read -R owner/repo 434 --no-body        # compact

echo '[{"title":"A"},{"title":"B"}]' | tl gh issue create-batch -R owner/repo
tl gh issue add-sub -R owner/repo --parent 10 42 43
tl gh issue close -R owner/repo 1 2 3 -c "Done"
tl gh issue label-batch -R owner/repo --add "bug" 1 2 3

PR commands

tl gh pr digest -R owner/repo 123                   # full status
tl gh pr comments -R owner/repo 123 --unresolved    # unresolved threads
tl gh pr land -R owner/repo 123                     # CI wait + merge + cleanup

Release commands

tl gh release notes -R owner/repo --tag v1.2.0

When to use which

• Issue read with sub-issues or issue close with comment: tl gh issue read / tl gh issue close
• Bulk operations: tl gh (create-batch, close, label-batch)
• Full PR readiness check: tl gh pr digest
• Merge + cleanup: tl gh pr land

Tips

• Always use tl push instead of raw git sequences
• Run tl commit-prep first when unsure what changed
• Use --dry-run on tl push and tl gh pr land to preview safely

Source: edimuj/tokenlean — distributed by TomeVault.