skills/sirn/dotfiles/gh-reference

gh-reference

SKILL.md

GitHub CLI Reference (gh)

IMPORTANT: This skill is for READ-ONLY operations only. DO NOT execute any commands that create, modify, or delete resources.

Repository Identification

Always be specific about which repository to use.

Method Command
Use -R flag gh <command> -R owner/repo
List remotes git remote -v

Best Practice: Use -R owner/repo explicitly instead of relying on the default repository to avoid ambiguity.

Issues (Read-Only)

Task Command
List issues gh issue list -R owner/repo
View issue gh issue view <number> -R owner/repo
View issue (web) gh issue view <number> -R owner/repo --web
Issue status gh issue status -R owner/repo

List options: --state open|closed|all, --label bug, --assignee @me, --limit 10

Pull Requests (Read-Only)

Task Command
List PRs gh pr list -R owner/repo
View PR gh pr view <number> -R owner/repo
View PR diff gh pr diff <number> -R owner/repo
View PR checks gh pr checks <number> -R owner/repo
PR status gh pr status -R owner/repo

List options: --state open|closed|merged|all, --label enhancement, --draft, --limit 10

Repository (Read-Only)

Task Command
View repo info gh repo view owner/repo
View repo (web) gh repo view owner/repo --web
List your repos gh repo list
List org repos gh repo list <org>

GitHub Actions - Workflow Runs (Read-Only)

Task Command
List runs gh run list -R owner/repo
View run gh run view <run-id> -R owner/repo
View run log gh run view <run-id> -R owner/repo --log
Watch run gh run watch <run-id> -R owner/repo

List options: --workflow <name>, --branch <branch>, --limit 10, --status completed|failed|in_progress

GitHub Actions - Workflows (Read-Only)

Task Command
List workflows gh workflow list -R owner/repo
View workflow `gh workflow view <name
View workflow YAML `gh workflow view <name

GitHub Actions - Cache (Read-Only)

Task Command
List caches gh cache list -R owner/repo

List options: --limit 10, --sort size|created_at, --order asc|desc

Releases (Read-Only)

Task Command
List releases gh release list -R owner/repo
View release gh release view <tag> -R owner/repo
View latest gh release view --latest -R owner/repo

Search (Read-Only)

Task Command
Search repos gh search repos <query>
Search issues gh search issues <query>
Search PRs gh search prs <query>
Search code gh search code <query>
Search commits gh search commits <query>

Examples:

gh search repos "language:go stars:>1000"
gh search issues "is:open label:bug repo:cli/cli"
gh search code "function main" --language=go

Status (Read-Only)

Task Command
View status gh status
Org status gh status -o <org>
Exclude repos gh status -e owner/repo1 -e owner/repo2

Shows assigned issues, PRs, review requests, mentions across your subscribed repositories.

API (Read-Only GET Requests)

Task Command
GET endpoint gh api <endpoint> -R owner/repo
With jq filter gh api <endpoint> -R owner/repo --jq '.[]'
Paginate gh api <endpoint> -R owner/repo --paginate

Examples:

gh api repos/owner/repo/issues --paginate
gh api repos/owner/repo/pulls -q '.[] | {number, title}'
gh api graphql -f query='query { viewer { login } }'

Common Output Options

Goal Flag Example
JSON output --json gh issue list -R owner/repo --json number,title,state
JSON fields --json <fields> gh pr view 123 -R owner/repo --json headRefName,baseRefName
Quiet (IDs only) `--jq '.[] .number'`
Web browser --web gh issue view 123 -R owner/repo --web

Identifying the Current Repository

Before running commands, determine the repository:

# From git remote
git remote -v

# From jj (if using Jujutsu)
jj git remote list

Always use explicit -R owner/repo to ensure you're querying the correct repository.

Weekly Installs
8
Repository
sirn/dotfiles
GitHub Stars
8
First Seen
11 days ago
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