GitHub CLI Context Gathering

This skill encourages proactive use of the GitHub CLI (gh) to gather rich context when working with GitHub-related tasks.

Core Philosophy

When the user mentions PRs, issues, branches, code reviews, comments, or anything GitHub-related, proactively use gh commands to gather context rather than relying solely on local git commands.

Local git tells you about commits and branches. GitHub CLI tells you about the conversation around those changes — PR descriptions, review comments, issue discussions, CI status, and more.

When to Use gh Proactively

Use gh commands when the user mentions or asks about: