github | SkillBundle

github | SkillBundle

Install

npx skills add firecrawl/openclaw --skill github

Overview

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.

Documentation

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 git directly
Non-GitHub repos (GitLab, Bitbucket, self-hosted) → different CLIs
Cloning repositories → use git clone
Reviewing actual code changes → use coding-agent skill
Complex multi-file diffs → use coding-agent or 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

Issues

CI/Workflow Runs

API Queries

JSON Output

Most commands support --json for structured output with --jq filtering:

Templates

PR Review Summary

Issue Triage

Notes

Always specify --repo owner/repo when 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 1h for repeated queries

# 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

# 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

# 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}'

gh issue list --repo owner/repo --json number,title --jq '.[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"'
gh pr list --json number,title,state,mergeable --jq '.[] | select(.mergeable == "MERGEABLE")'

# 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

# 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]))"'