GitHub Project Skill

When to Use

• Post gh repo create + push, before first PR — REQUIRED: scripts/init-branch-protection.sh OWNER/REPO
• First issue/PR into a foreign repo — references/upstream-contributions.md BEFORE filing
• Adding a workflow job — pitfall #6
• PR won't merge / threads
• Auto-merge fails (Dependabot/Renovate)
• Solo auto-approve
• Branch protection, rulesets
• GHA failures
• Signed-commit merge
• CodeQL
• Scorecard
• CODEOWNERS, templates, labels
• Fork PR merge base

Quick Diagnostics