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Skill netresearch/github-project-skill/skills/github-project

Agent Skill for GitHub repository setup and platform-specific features | Claude Code compatible

Install

npx -y skills add netresearch/github-project-skill --skill github-project

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Use when bootstrapping a repo (apply branch protection before first PR), PRs won't merge or BLOCKED, AI reviewer pushback, auto-merge fails for Dependabot/Renovate, branch protection or rulesets, CI fails, authoring or consuming reusable workflows, editing a repo's own .github/workflows, harden-runner, or CODEOWNERS/PR templates.

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SKILL.md

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GitHub Project Skill

When to Use

Post gh repo create + push, before first PR — REQUIRED: scripts/init-branch-protection.sh OWNER/REPO (references/repo-bootstrap.md)
Adding a job to a repo's workflow — see pitfall #6
PR won't merge / threads
Auto-merge fails (Dependabot/Renovate)
Solo auto-approve
Branch protection, rulesets
GHA failures
Signed-commit merge
CodeQL
Scorecard
CODEOWNERS, templates, labels
Fork PR merge base

Quick Diagnostics

PR Won't Merge

gh pr view PR --repo OWNER/REPO \
  --json mergeStateStatus,reviewDecision,mergeable,reviewThreads

Solo Maintainer: PRs Stuck on REVIEW_REQUIRED

Use assets/pr-quality.yml.template for auto-approve with required_approving_review_count >= 1.

Auto-merge Setup

Requires allow_auto_merge, pull_request_target, bot detection, gh pr merge --auto. See references/auto-merge-guide.md.

Auto-merge Not Working

gh pr view PR --repo OWNER/REPO --json autoMergeRequest --jq .autoMergeRequest
gh api repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/main/protection/required_pull_request_reviews \
  --jq '.bypass_pull_request_allowances.apps[].slug'

GitHub Actions Failing

gh run list --repo OWNER/REPO --limit 5
gh run view RUN_ID --repo OWNER/REPO --log-failed
gh run rerun RUN_ID --repo OWNER/REPO

Security & Compliance Quick Checks

gh api repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/main/protection \
  --jq '{rcr: .required_conversation_resolution.enabled, admins: .enforce_admins.enabled}'
gh api repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/default-setup --jq '.state'
gh pr view PR --repo OWNER/REPO --json reviewThreads --jq '.reviewThreads'

Merge Strategy Issues

See references/auto-merge-guide.md (signed-commit rebase, workflow-file PRs, Copilot race).

Running Scripts

scripts/init-branch-protection.sh OWNER/REPO              # baseline (post gh repo create)
scripts/init-branch-protection.sh OWNER/REPO --from-current-checks   # after first CI
scripts/verify-github-project.sh /path/to/repository      # local-checkout audit

No editorializing

State what a change does, not how good it is. See references/no-editorializing.md.

References

Topic	Reference
Repo bootstrap	`references/repo-bootstrap.md`
Repository file layout	`references/repository-structure.md`
Branch migration	`references/branch-migration.md`
Dependabot/Renovate	`references/dependency-management.md`
Auto-approve + auto-merge	`references/auto-merge-guide.md`
Merge strategy	`references/merge-strategy.md`
Sub-issues	`references/sub-issues.md`
Release labeling	`references/release-labeling.md`
gh CLI commands	`references/gh-cli-reference.md`
Polyglot CI checklists	`references/repo-setup-guide.md`
Scorecard, CodeQL, security	`references/security-config.md`
actionlint	`references/actionlint-guide.md`
Workflow bash pitfalls	`references/workflow-bash-patterns.md`
Runner capacity	`references/ci-runner-capacity.md`
No editorializing	`references/no-editorializing.md`
Fork merge base	`references/pr-commit-cleanup.md`
Multi-repo batch ops	`references/multi-repo-operations.md`
Cross-repo references	`references/cross-repo-references.md`
Reusable workflow security	`references/reusable-workflow-security.md`
Reusable workflow pitfalls	`references/reusable-workflow-pitfalls.md`
Org security settings	`references/org-security-settings.md`
Tag validation	`references/tag-validation.md`
AI reviewer pushback	`references/ai-reviewer-pushback.md`
Agentic workflows	`references/agentic-workflows.md`
Pages + data collectors	`references/pages-and-collector-workflows.md`

Contributing: https://github.com/netresearch/github-project-skill