GitHub CLI (gh) Skill

Interact with GitHub using the gh command line tool.

Prerequisites

The GitHub PAT is available via GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable or gh CLI authentication.

Check authentication:

gh auth status

If not authenticated:

gh auth login

Repository Operations

gh repo create <name> [--public|--private]
gh repo clone <owner/repo>
gh repo fork <owner/repo>
gh repo view [owner/repo]
gh repo list [owner]

Issue Operations

gh issue create --title "Title" --body "Body"
gh issue list [--state open|closed]
gh issue view <number>
gh issue close <number>
gh issue comment <number> --body "Comment"

Pull Request Operations

gh pr create --title "Title" --body "Body"
gh pr list [--state open|closed]
gh pr view <number>
gh pr checkout <number>
gh pr merge <number>
gh pr review <number> --approve

Release Operations

gh release create <tag> --generate-notes
gh release list
gh release download <tag>
gh release upload <tag> <file>

Workflow Operations

gh workflow list
gh workflow run <name>
gh run list
gh run view <run-id>
gh run watch <run-id>

Gist Operations

gh gist create <file>
gh gist list
gh gist view <id>

Tips

• Use --web to open in browser
• Use -R owner/repo to specify repository
• Use --json with --jq for scripting