Agent skill · software engineering · aiskillstore
github
GitHub operations via gh CLI. Use when user mentions: PR, pull request, github issue, workflow, actions, gh, or when git remote shows github.com.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific commands and workflows for GitHub operations that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires gh installed locally. Requires github account access. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
GitHub CLI (gh) When to Use This Skill Use gh for GitHub repositories. To detect GitHub: If the remote contains github.com, use this skill. Before Any Operation Always verify authentication first: If not authenticated, guide the user to run gh auth login. Behavioral Guidelines 1. Creating PRs: Always check for uncommitted changes first with git status 2. Viewing PRs/Issues: Use --comments flag when user wants full context 3. CI Operations: Check gh run list before triggering new workflows 4. Use --web: When the user might benefit from the browser UI 5. PR descriptions: Use HEREDOC for multi-line bodies to preserve formatting Command Reference Pull Requests Action Command -------- --------- Create gh pr create --title "Title" --body "Desc" Create draft gh pr create --draft --title "Title" List gh pr list View gh pr view <id> View with comments gh pr view <id> --comments Checkout gh pr checkout <id> Diff gh pr diff <id> Merge gh pr merge <id> Approve gh pr review <id> --approve Issues Action Command -------- --------- Create gh issue create --title "Title" --body "Desc" List gh issue list List mine gh issue list --assignee=@me View gh issue view <id> Close gh issue close <id> Comment gh issue comment <id> --body "Comment" Workflow Runs (CI/CD) Action Command -------- --------- List runs gh run list View run gh run view <id> View logs gh run view <id> --log Watch live gh run watch <id> Rerun failed gh run rerun <id> --failed Repository Action Command -------- --------- View info gh repo view Clone gh repo clone <owner/repo> Fork gh repo fork Open in browser gh repo view --web Advanced: API Calls For operations not covered by CLI commands:
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aiskillstore/github--99ea24