GitHub Skill

Use the gh CLI to interact with GitHub. Always specify --repo owner/repo when not in a git directory, or use URLs directly.

Pull Requests

Check CI status on a PR:

gh pr checks 55 --repo owner/repo

List recent workflow runs:

gh run list --repo owner/repo --limit 10

View a run and see which steps failed:

gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo

View logs for failed steps only:

gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo --log-failed

Issues

Create a new issue:

gh issue create --repo owner/repo --title "Bug: ..." --body "Description..."

List open issues:

gh issue list --repo owner/repo --state open

Close an issue:

gh issue close <issue-number> --repo owner/repo

API for Advanced Queries

The gh api command is useful for accessing data not available through other subcommands.

Get PR with specific fields:

gh api repos/owner/repo/pulls/55 --jq '.title, .state, .user.login'

JSON Output

Most commands support --json for structured output. You can use --jq to filter:

gh issue list --repo owner/repo --json number,title --jq '.[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"'

Common Patterns

Review a PR

# View PR details
gh pr view <pr-number> --repo owner/repo

# Check out PR locally
gh pr checkout <pr-number>

# Approve PR
gh pr review <pr-number> --approve --repo owner/repo

# Request changes
gh pr review <pr-number> --request-changes --body "Please fix..." --repo owner/repo

Create a PR

# Create PR from current branch
gh pr create --title "Feature: ..." --body "Description..."

# Create draft PR
gh pr create --draft --title "WIP: ..."