GitHub CLI (gh) installation and authenticated operations in Claude.ai containers. Use when user needs to create issues, PRs, view repos, or perform GitHub operations beyond raw API calls.
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npx skillscat add oaustegard/claude-skills/githubbing Install via the SkillsCat registry.
SKILL.md
Githubbing
Install and use GitHub CLI (gh) for authenticated GitHub operations.
1. Install
bash /path/to/githubbing/scripts/install-gh.sh2. Configure Authentication
gh reads tokens from GH_TOKEN or GITHUB_TOKEN environment variables.
from configuring import get_env
import os
token = get_env("GH_TOKEN") or get_env("GITHUB_TOKEN")
if token:
os.environ["GH_TOKEN"] = token3. Verify
gh auth status