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Github by tomevault-io — Agent Skill

Name: Github
Author: tomevault-io

Github

Create, review, and merge GitHub pull requests using GitHub CLI and best practices. Use when the user asks to open a PR, review a PR, merge a branch, squash merge, or work with GitHub pull requests and merges. Use when this capability is needed.

tomevault-io Updated Sep 17, 2026

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GitHub Pull Requests and Merges

Prerequisites

GitHub CLI (gh) installed and authenticated: gh auth login

Creating a Pull Request

From current branch (after push)

gh pr create

Interactive prompts for title, body, base branch, and reviewers.

Non-interactive

gh pr create --title "feat: add X" --body "Description of changes" --base main

From a branch without pushing first

gh pr create --fill   # Uses commit messages for title/body; pushes if needed

Draft PR

gh pr create --draft

Reviewing a Pull Request

Check out a PR locally

gh pr checkout <pr-number>
# or
gh pr checkout 42

View PR details

gh pr view <pr-number>
gh pr view --web   # Open in browser

List PRs

gh pr list                    # Open PRs
gh pr list --state merged     # Merged PRs
gh pr list --author @me       # Your PRs

Add a review comment (from CLI)

gh pr review <pr-number> --comment --body "LGTM"
gh pr review <pr-number> --approve --body "Approved"
gh pr review <pr-number> --request-changes --body "Please fix X"

Merging a Pull Request

Merge with default strategy (repo setting)

gh pr merge <pr-number>

Merge strategies

Strategy	Flag	Result
Merge	`--merge`	Creates a merge commit
Squash	`--squash`	Single commit from PR
Rebase	`--rebase`	Rebase PR commits onto base

Examples:

gh pr merge 42 --squash --delete-branch
gh pr merge 42 --merge
gh pr merge 42 --rebase

Common merge options

--delete-branch — Delete the branch after merge (local and remote when using squash/merge).
--auto — Enable auto-merge when checks pass (GitHub will merge automatically).
--admin — Merge even if branch is not up to date (use with care).

Merge without merging (close as not merged)

gh pr close <pr-number>

Workflow checklist

Before creating a PR:

Branch is up to date with base (e.g. git fetch origin && git rebase origin/main)
Commits are logical; consider squash if many small fixes
Title and description explain what and why

Before merging:

CI passes
Review approved (if required)
Choose correct strategy: squash for single-feature PRs, merge when preserving history

Quick reference

Task	Command
Create PR	`gh pr create`
Checkout PR	`gh pr checkout <n>`
View PR	`gh pr view <n>`
Merge (squash)	`gh pr merge <n> --squash --delete-branch`
Merge (merge)	`gh pr merge <n> --merge`
List open PRs	`gh pr list`

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---name: github-52description: Create, review, and merge GitHub pull requests using GitHub CLI and best practices. Use when the user asks to open a PR, review a PR, merge a branch, squash merge, or work with GitHub pull requests and merges. Use when this capability is needed.---# GitHub Pull Requests and Merges## Prerequisites- [GitHub CLI](https://cli.github.com/) (`gh`) installed and authenticated: `gh auth login`## Creating a Pull Request### From current branch (after push)```bashgh pr create```Interactive prompts for title, body, base branch, and reviewers.### Non-interactive```bashgh pr create --title "feat: add X" --body "Description of changes" --base main```### From a branch without pushing first```bashgh pr create --fill # Uses commit messages for title/body; pushes if needed```### Draft PR```bashgh pr create --draft```## Reviewing a Pull Request### Check out a PR locally```bashgh pr checkout <pr-number># orgh pr checkout 42```### View PR details```bashgh pr view <pr-number>gh pr view --web # Open in browser```### List PRs```bashgh pr list # Open PRsgh pr list --state merged # Merged PRsgh pr list --author @me # Your PRs```### Add a review comment (from CLI)```bashgh pr review <pr-number> --comment --body "LGTM"gh pr review <pr-number> --approve --body "Approved"gh pr review <pr-number> --request-changes --body "Please fix X"```## Merging a Pull Request### Merge with default strategy (repo setting)```bashgh pr merge <pr-number>```### Merge strategies| Strategy | Flag | Result ||-----------|-------------------|--------|| Merge | `--merge` | Creates a merge commit || Squash | `--squash` | Single commit from PR || Rebase | `--rebase` | Rebase PR commits onto base |Examples:```bashgh pr merge 42 --squash --delete-branchgh pr merge 42 --mergegh pr merge 42 --rebase```### Common merge options- `--delete-branch` — Delete the branch after merge (local and remote when using squash/merge).- `--auto` — Enable auto-merge when checks pass (GitHub will merge automatically).- `--admin` — Merge even if branch is not up to date (use with care).### Merge without merging (close as not merged)```bashgh pr close <pr-number>```## Workflow checklist**Before creating a PR:**- [ ] Branch is up to date with base (e.g. `git fetch origin && git rebase origin/main`)- [ ] Commits are logical; consider squash if many small fixes- [ ] Title and description explain what and why**Before merging:**- [ ] CI passes- [ ] Review approved (if required)- [ ] Choose correct strategy: squash for single-feature PRs, merge when preserving history## Quick reference| Task | Command ||-------------------|---------|| Create PR | `gh pr create` || Checkout PR | `gh pr checkout <n>` || View PR | `gh pr view <n>` || Merge (squash) | `gh pr merge <n> --squash --delete-branch` || Merge (merge) | `gh pr merge <n> --merge` || List open PRs | `gh pr list` |---> Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/grenovales) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.

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