How do I install the Setup skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add zai-org/setup in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Setup safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Setup?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Setup free to use?

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zai-org (@zai-org) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Setup by zai-org — Agent Skill

Name: Setup
Author: zai-org

Setup

Verify GitHub CLI installation and guide authentication for the intended GitHub host and account. Use when gh is missing, authentication is invalid, the user wants to switch accounts or hosts, or another GitHub skill cannot pass preflight.

zai-org Updated Sep 17, 2026

File contents

Set Up GitHub CLI

Guide the user through verifying the GitHub CLI installation and authenticating the intended GitHub account before using the plugin's GitHub workflows.

Arguments

$ARGUMENTS

Format: [hostname]

hostname - GitHub host to authenticate (optional, defaults to the current repository remote host or github.com)

Examples

/github:setup
/github:setup github.com
/github:setup github.example.com

Instructions

Read and complete ../../references/github-cli-preflight.md in full.
If gh is missing, guide the user through the appropriate installation path, wait for completion, and verify the binary again.
If authentication is missing, guide the user through browser-based gh auth login, wait for completion, and verify authentication again.
On success, report:
- the installed gh version;
- the authenticated hostname;
- the active GitHub login returned by gh api;
- that the GitHub workflow skills are ready.
Do not create, modify, or delete any GitHub resource as part of setup.

Important

Never claim setup succeeded until both authentication and identity checks pass.
Never ask the user to paste a token, password, or device code into chat.
Do not install software or change authentication state without the user's explicit participation.

Frequently asked questions