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Github CLI by van7171 — Agent Skill

Name: Github CLI
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: van7171

Github CLI

GitHub CLI (gh) comprehensive reference for repositories, issues, pull requests, Actions, projects, releases, gists, codespaces, organizations, extensions, and all GitHub operations from the command line. Use for: (1) Repository management and cloning, (2) Issue and pull request workflows, (3) CI/CD pipeline management, (4) GitHub API automation, (5) Authentication and security setup, (6) Bulk operations and scripting. Triggers include requests for 'github', 'gh', 'git', 'repository', 'pull request', 'issue', 'ci/cd', 'workflow', 'release', 'clone', 'fork', 'merge', 'review', 'deploy', or GitHub-related development tasks.

van7171 Updated Sep 22, 2026

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GitHub CLI (gh)

Concise guide to GitHub CLI for development workflows. Use --repo owner/repo when not in a git directory.

Installation & Setup

# Install
brew install gh  # macOS
sudo apt install gh  # Linux

# Authenticate
gh auth login

# Setup git integration
gh auth setup-git

Core Commands

Repository Operations

gh repo clone owner/repo
gh repo create my-repo --public/--private
gh repo view owner/repo
gh repo list --json name,description

Issues & Pull Requests

gh issue list --state open
gh issue create --title "Fix bug"
gh pr create --title "Add feature"
gh pr list --json number,title,author
gh pr checkout 123

CI/CD Workflows

gh run list --limit 5
gh run view <run-id> --log
gh workflow run ci.yml

API Access

gh api /user
gh api repos/owner/repo/issues --jq '.[].title'

Programmatic Usage

For apps/scripts, focus on JSON output and API endpoints:

# Get structured data
gh issue list --json number,title,state,labels --jq '.[] | select(.state == "open")'

# API queries for automation
gh api repos/owner/repo/pulls --jq '.[].head.ref'

# Batch operations
gh pr list --json number --jq '.[].number' | xargs -I {} gh pr edit {} --add-label ready

References

Authentication: See auth.md for enterprise setup and token management
Repository Management: See repo-operations.md for advanced repo workflows
CI/CD Integration: See ci-cd-automation.md for workflow automation
API Patterns: See api-reference.md for programmatic usage examples
Common Scripts: See examples.md for reusable automation patterns

Environment Variables

export GH_TOKEN=your_token          # For automation
export GH_HOST=github.com          # Default host
export GH_REPO=owner/repo          # Default repository
export GH_PROMPT_DISABLED=true     # Disable prompts

Quick Tips

Use --json + --jq for structured data extraction
Use --paginate for large result sets
Use --repo owner/repo to specify repository explicitly
Use gh api for advanced GitHub API access

Version: 2.85.0 (January 2026) Docs: https://cli.github.com/manual/

---name: github-clidescription: GitHub CLI (gh) comprehensive reference for repositories, issues, pull requests, Actions, projects, releases, gists, codespaces, organizations, extensions, and all GitHub operations from the command line. Use for: (1) Repository management and cloning, (2) Issue and pull request workflows, (3) CI/CD pipeline management, (4) GitHub API automation, (5) Authentication and security setup, (6) Bulk operations and scripting. Triggers include requests for 'github', 'gh', 'git', 'repository', 'pull request', 'issue', 'ci/cd', 'workflow', 'release', 'clone', 'fork', 'merge', 'review', 'deploy', or GitHub-related development tasks.---# GitHub CLI (gh)Concise guide to GitHub CLI for development workflows. Use `--repo owner/repo` when not in a git directory.## Installation & Setup```bash# Installbrew install gh # macOSsudo apt install gh # Linux# Authenticategh auth login# Setup git integrationgh auth setup-git```## Core Commands### Repository Operations```bashgh repo clone owner/repogh repo create my-repo --public/--privategh repo view owner/repogh repo list --json name,description```### Issues & Pull Requests```bashgh issue list --state opengh issue create --title "Fix bug"gh pr create --title "Add feature"gh pr list --json number,title,authorgh pr checkout 123```### CI/CD Workflows```bashgh run list --limit 5gh run view <run-id> --loggh workflow run ci.yml```### API Access```bashgh api /usergh api repos/owner/repo/issues --jq '.[].title'```## Programmatic UsageFor apps/scripts, focus on JSON output and API endpoints:```bash# Get structured datagh issue list --json number,title,state,labels --jq '.[] | select(.state == "open")'# API queries for automationgh api repos/owner/repo/pulls --jq '.[].head.ref'# Batch operationsgh pr list --json number --jq '.[].number' | xargs -I {} gh pr edit {} --add-label ready```## References- **Authentication**: See `auth.md` for enterprise setup and token management- **Repository Management**: See `repo-operations.md` for advanced repo workflows- **CI/CD Integration**: See `ci-cd-automation.md` for workflow automation- **API Patterns**: See `api-reference.md` for programmatic usage examples- **Common Scripts**: See `examples.md` for reusable automation patterns## Environment Variables```bashexport GH_TOKEN=your_token # For automationexport GH_HOST=github.com # Default hostexport GH_REPO=owner/repo # Default repositoryexport GH_PROMPT_DISABLED=true # Disable prompts```## Quick Tips- Use `--json` + `--jq` for structured data extraction- Use `--paginate` for large result sets- Use `--repo owner/repo` to specify repository explicitly- Use `gh api` for advanced GitHub API access**Version**: 2.85.0 (January 2026)**Docs**: https://cli.github.com/manual/

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