GitHub CLI Workflows

Purpose

Enable autonomous creation and execution of GitHub workflows using the official GitHub CLI (gh). This skill provides the knowledge and patterns needed to work with pull requests, issues, GitHub Actions, and the GitHub API through command-line operations.

Core Philosophy

Work autonomously within user-specified boundaries, respecting the current Claude Code mode (accept edits vs plan mode). Design multi-step workflows tailored to specific needs, handle errors intelligently, and always verify context before executing repository operations.

Prerequisites

Required Tools

GitHub CLI must be installed. Check with:

gh --version