skills/github/SKILL.md

metadata

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.
metadata:
  openclaw:
    emoji: 🐙
    requires:
      bins:
        - gh
    install:
      - id: brew
        kind: brew
        formula: gh
        bins:
          - gh
        label: Install GitHub CLI (brew)
      - id: apt
        kind: apt
        package: gh
        bins:
          - gh
        label: Install GitHub CLI (apt)

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:

gh pr checks 55 --repo owner/repo

List recent workflow runs:

gh run list --repo owner/repo --limit 10

View a run and see which steps failed:

gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo

View logs for failed steps only:

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:

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:

gh issue list --repo owner/repo --json number,title --jq '.[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"'