# github

A skill that teaches the agent to work with GitHub through the gh CLI: pull requests, CI runs, issues and raw API queries.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 504 installs · ★ 3195
- Author: mitsuhiko
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff/tree/HEAD/skills/github/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-27
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/mitsuhiko-github

## What it does

The skill spells out how the agent should talk to GitHub using `gh`. It ships ready commands for three jobs: checking CI on a pull request (`gh pr checks 55 --repo owner/repo`), listing recent workflow runs (`gh run list --repo owner/repo --limit 10`), and viewing a run to see which steps failed, with logs (`gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo --log-failed`).

When a subcommand does not expose what you need, the skill points at `gh api`. Pulling specific PR fields looks like this: `gh api repos/owner/repo/pulls/55 --jq '.title, .state, .user.login'`. Most commands take `--json` for structured output and `--jq` to filter it, so results land as data instead of text you have to read.

One rule matters in practice: outside a git directory you must pass `--repo owner/repo` or hand over a URL directly. Skip it and `gh` has no idea which repository you mean, so the command fails. The `gh` CLI itself has to be installed and authenticated — the skill only describes how to drive it.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mitsuhiko/agent-stuff --skill github -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/github/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/github/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mitsuhiko/agent-stuff --skill github -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/github/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mitsuhiko/agent-stuff --skill github -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/github/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install mitsuhiko/agent-stuff github
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/github/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mitsuhiko/agent-stuff --skill github -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff --path skills/github
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/github/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mitsuhiko/agent-stuff --skill github -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff/tree/HEAD/skills/github/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check CI status on a specific pull request
- find which workflow steps failed and pull their logs
- list recent CI runs for a repository
- fetch PR fields that plain subcommands do not show, via `gh api`
- filter `gh` output into JSON with `--json` and `--jq`

## Example prompts
- check CI on PR 55 in owner/repo
- list the last 10 workflow runs in owner/repo
- use gh api to get the title, state and author of PR 55

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: github
description: "Interact with GitHub using the `gh` CLI. Use `gh issue`, `gh pr`, `gh run`, and `gh api` for issues, PRs, CI runs, and advanced queries."
---

# 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:
```bash
gh pr checks 55 --repo owner/repo
```

List recent workflow runs:
```bash
gh run list --repo owner/repo --limit 10
```

View a run and see which steps failed:
```bash
gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo
```

View logs for failed steps only:
```bash
gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo --log-failed
```

## API for Advanced Queries

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

Get PR with specific fields:
```bash
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:

```bash
gh issue list --repo owner/repo --json number,title --jq '.[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"'
```
````
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© mitsuhiko · Apache-2.0 · https://github.com/mitsuhiko/agent-stuff/tree/HEAD/skills/github/SKILL.md

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