GitHub CLI

Use these conventions for GitHub's gh command line tool. Prefer gh when the task touches GitHub state and the user has not explicitly asked for raw git, browser-only work, or direct API calls.

Source Baseline

• Authoritative manual: https://cli.github.com/manual/.
• Verify local capabilities first: gh --version and gh help <command>.
• Use gh help formatting for command output, gh help environment for auth and automation variables, and gh api --help for endpoints not covered by a purpose-built command.
• In scripts and CI, set GH_PROMPT_DISABLED=1 and pass explicit flags so prompts cannot hang the run.

Authentication and Host Selection