Learn-skills.dev github-cli

Use GitHub CLI, `gh`, for authentication, repository work, issues, pull requests, releases, Actions, projects, and `gh api` calls. Use this skill whenever the user mentions `gh`, `gh pr`, `gh issue`, `gh repo`, `gh run`, `gh workflow`, `gh auth`, wants a GitHub CLI command example, needs to script GitHub operations, or wants to translate GitHub UI steps into terminal commands.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/NeverSight/learn-skills.dev

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/NeverSight/learn-skills.dev "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/data/skills-md/aaronflorey/agent-skills/github-cli" ~/.claude/skills/neversight-learn-skills-dev-github-cli && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: data/skills-md/aaronflorey/agent-skills/github-cli/SKILL.md

source content

GitHub CLI

GitHub CLI is the fastest way to work with GitHub from a terminal.

Start Here

Authenticate first:
```
gh auth login
```
Check active context:
```
gh auth status
```
Target another repo when needed:
```
-R OWNER/REPO
```
Get command help anytime:
```
gh <command> --help
```

Common Workflow

gh auth login
gh repo clone OWNER/REPO
gh issue list
gh pr create --fill
gh run watch

References

Core

```
gh auth
```
:
```
references/auth.md
```
```
gh browse
```
:
```
references/browse.md
```
```
gh codespace
```
:
```
references/codespace.md
```
```
gh gist
```
:
```
references/gist.md
```
```
gh issue
```
:
```
references/issue.md
```
```
gh org
```
:
```
references/org.md
```
```
gh pr
```
:
```
references/pr.md
```
```
gh project
```
:
```
references/project.md
```
```
gh release
```
:
```
references/release.md
```
```
gh repo
```
:
```
references/repo.md
```

Actions

```
gh cache
```
:
```
references/cache.md
```
```
gh run
```
:
```
references/run.md
```
```
gh workflow
```
:
```
references/workflow.md
```

Additional

```
gh agent-task
```
:
```
references/agent-task.md
```
```
gh alias
```
:
```
references/alias.md
```
```
gh api
```
:
```
references/api.md
```
```
gh attestation
```
:
```
references/attestation.md
```
```
gh completion
```
:
```
references/completion.md
```
```
gh config
```
:
```
references/config.md
```
```
gh copilot
```
:
```
references/copilot.md
```
```
gh extension
```
:
```
references/extension.md
```
```
gh gpg-key
```
:
```
references/gpg-key.md
```
```
gh label
```
:
```
references/label.md
```
```
gh licenses
```
:
```
references/licenses.md
```
```
gh preview
```
:
```
references/preview.md
```
```
gh ruleset
```
:
```
references/ruleset.md
```
```
gh search
```
:
```
references/search.md
```
```
gh secret
```
:
```
references/secret.md
```
```
gh ssh-key
```
:
```
references/ssh-key.md
```
```
gh status
```
:
```
references/status.md
```
```
gh variable
```
:
```
references/variable.md
```

Notes

Prefer
```
--json
```
,
```
--jq
```
, or
```
--template
```
for scripts
```
gh api
```
is the fallback for anything not covered by a dedicated command
For GitHub Enterprise, use
```
--hostname
```
or set
```
GH_HOST
```