Gh cli
Always use when the user needs to work with GitHub from the command line — create or merge PRs, manage issues, run Actions workflows, create releases, manage repos, or automate any GitHub operation. Trigger on: 'gh pr', 'create pull request', 'GitHub CLI', 'gh issue', 'run workflow', 'gh release', 'merge PR', 'clone repo with gh', or any GitHub operation via terminal.From its SKILL.md
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GitHub CLI (gh)
Comprehensive reference for GitHub CLI (gh) - work seamlessly with GitHub from the command line.
Quick Start
# Verify installation
gh --version
Authentication
gh auth login
gh auth status
Common Workflows
# Create PR from issue
gh issue develop 123 --branch feature/issue-123
git add . && git commit -m "Fix issue #123" && git push
gh pr create --title "Fix #123" --body "Closes #123"
# Repository setup
gh repo create my-project --public --clone --gitignore python --license mit
# CI/CD run and watch
RUN_ID=$(gh workflow run ci.yml --ref main --jq '.databaseId')
gh run watch "$RUN_ID"
# Fork sync workflow
gh repo fork original/repo --clone
gh repo sync
# Bulk close stale issues
gh issue list --search "label:stale" --json number --jq '.[].number' | \
xargs -I {} gh issue close {} --comment "Closing as stale"
Usage
This skill provides full command references for all gh subcommands. See REFERENCE.md for the complete reference organized by:
- Authentication (
gh auth) - login, status, token, refresh, switch, setup-git - Repositories (
gh repo) - create, clone, list, view, edit, delete, fork, sync - Issues (
gh issue) - create, list, view, edit, close, comment, pin, transfer - Pull Requests (
gh pr) - create, list, view, checkout, merge, review, revert - GitHub Actions (
gh run,gh workflow,gh cache,gh secret,gh variable) - Projects (
gh project) - create, edit, fields, items - Releases (
gh release) - create, upload, download, verify - Gists (
gh gist) - Codespaces (
gh codespace) - Search (
gh search) - code, commits, issues, PRs, repos - Labels, SSH keys, GPG keys
- API (
gh api) - REST and GraphQL - Extensions, Aliases, Configuration
- Global flags and output formatting
- Best practices and environment setup
Environment Variables
export GH_TOKEN=ghp_xxxxxxxxxxxx
export GH_HOST=github.com
export GH_PROMPT_DISABLED=true
export GH_EDITOR=vim
export GH_PAGER=less
export GH_TIMEOUT=30
export GH_REPO=owner/repo
Shell Integration
eval "$(gh completion -s bash)" # or zsh/fish
alias gs='gh status'
alias gpr='gh pr view --web'
alias gir='gh issue view --web'
alias gco='gh pr checkout'
Getting Help
gh --help
gh pr --help
gh help formatting
gh help environment
gh help exit-codes
References
- Official Manual: https://cli.github.com/manual/
- GitHub Docs: https://docs.github.com/en/github-cli
- REST API: https://docs.github.com/en/rest
- GraphQL API: https://docs.github.com/en/graphql
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