Agent skill · software engineering · steipete
github
Use gh for GitHub issues, PR status, CI/logs, comments, reviews, releases, and API queries.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific commands for managing GitHub issues and pull requests that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires bash, gh installed locally. About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 385,400 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
When to use Use this skill when the user asks anything about GitHub: issues, pull requests, CI runs, releases, comments, code review, or organizational metadata. Prefer the gh CLI over web URLs — gh handles auth, pagination, and structured output natively. Common commands When NOT to use The user's repo is on a non-GitHub forge (GitLab, Gitea, Bitbucket). Use the appropriate CLI instead. Operations that require admin permissions the agent doesn't have.
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills steipete/real