Agent skill
github
GitHub operations via `gh` CLI: issues, PRs, CI runs, code review, API queries. Use when: (1) checking PR status or CI, (2) creating/commenting on issues, (3) listing/filtering PRs or issues, (4) viewing run logs. NOT for: complex web UI interactions requiring manual browser flows (use browser tooling when available), bulk operations across many repos (script with gh api), or when gh auth is not configured.
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/tree/main/skills/github
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Additional technical details for this skill
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SKILL.md
GitHub Skill
Use the gh CLI to interact with GitHub repositories, issues, PRs, and CI.
When to Use
✅ USE this skill when:
- Checking PR status, reviews, or merge readiness
- Viewing CI/workflow run status and logs
- Creating, closing, or commenting on issues
- Creating or merging pull requests
- Querying GitHub API for repository data
- Listing repos, releases, or collaborators
When NOT to Use
❌ DON'T use this skill when:
- Local git operations (commit, push, pull, branch) → use
gitdirectly - Non-GitHub repos (GitLab, Bitbucket, self-hosted) → different CLIs
- Cloning repositories → use
git clone - Reviewing actual code changes → use
coding-agentskill - Complex multi-file diffs → use
coding-agentor read files directly
Setup
# Authenticate (one-time)
gh auth login
# Verify
gh auth status
Common Commands
Pull Requests
# List PRs
gh pr list --repo owner/repo
# Check CI status
gh pr checks 55 --repo owner/repo
# View PR details
gh pr view 55 --repo owner/repo
# Create PR
gh pr create --title "feat: add feature" --body "Description"
# Merge PR
gh pr merge 55 --squash --repo owner/repo
Issues
# List issues
gh issue list --repo owner/repo --state open
# Create issue
gh issue create --title "Bug: something broken" --body "Details..."
# Close issue
gh issue close 42 --repo owner/repo
CI/Workflow Runs
# List recent runs
gh run list --repo owner/repo --limit 10
# View specific run
gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo
# View failed step logs only
gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo --log-failed
# Re-run failed jobs
gh run rerun <run-id> --failed --repo owner/repo
API Queries
# Get PR with specific fields
gh api repos/owner/repo/pulls/55 --jq '.title, .state, .user.login'
# List all labels
gh api repos/owner/repo/labels --jq '.[].name'
# Get repo stats
gh api repos/owner/repo --jq '{stars: .stargazers_count, forks: .forks_count}'
JSON Output
Most commands support --json for structured output with --jq filtering:
gh issue list --repo owner/repo --json number,title --jq '.[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"'
gh pr list --json number,title,state,mergeable --jq '.[] | select(.mergeable == "MERGEABLE")'
Templates
PR Review Summary
# Get PR overview for review
PR=55 REPO=owner/repo
echo "## PR #$PR Summary"
gh pr view $PR --repo $REPO --json title,body,author,additions,deletions,changedFiles \
--jq '"**\(.title)** by @\(.author.login)\n\n\(.body)\n\n📊 +\(.additions) -\(.deletions) across \(.changedFiles) files"'
gh pr checks $PR --repo $REPO
Issue Triage
# Quick issue triage view
gh issue list --repo owner/repo --state open --json number,title,labels,createdAt \
--jq '.[] | "[\(.number)] \(.title) - \([.labels[].name] | join(", ")) (\(.createdAt[:10]))"'
Notes
- Always specify
--repo owner/repowhen not in a git directory - Use URLs directly:
gh pr view https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/55 - Rate limits apply; use
gh api --cache 1hfor repeated queries
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