GitHub CLI - PR and Issues Operations

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name: github-cli description: GitHub CLI (gh) wrapper for PR status, issues, and repository operations allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Glob argument-hint: <action> [args]

GitHub CLI helper skill for common gh operations. Requires gh CLI installed and authenticated.

Note: For creating/updating PR descriptions, use /mr-description-creator instead.

Actions

PR Operations

View PR status:

/github-cli pr status

View PR checks:

/github-cli pr checks

Merge PR:

/github-cli pr merge

View PR in browser:

/github-cli pr view --web

List PRs:

/github-cli pr list

Issue Operations

List issues:

/github-cli issue list

Create issue:

/github-cli issue create

View issue:

/github-cli issue view <number>

Repository Operations

View repo:

/github-cli repo view

Instructions

Step 1: Validate Environment

# Check gh is installed
gh --version

# Check gh is authenticated
gh auth status

If not installed, report: "Install gh CLI: https://cli.github.com" If not authenticated, report: "Run: gh auth login"

Step 2: Parse and Execute

Parse $ARGUMENTS and pass directly to gh:

gh $ARGUMENTS

Step 3: Report Result

Show gh output directly to user.

Examples

# View PR status
/github-cli pr status

# View PR checks (CI status)
/github-cli pr checks

# Merge current PR
/github-cli pr merge

# List open PRs
/github-cli pr list

# View PR in browser
/github-cli pr view --web

# List issues
/github-cli issue list

# Create issue interactively
/github-cli issue create

# View repo info
/github-cli repo view

# API calls
/github-cli api repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls

# Any gh command works
/github-cli release list
/github-cli workflow list

Error Handling

| Scenario | Action | |----------|--------| | gh not installed | "Install gh: https://cli.github.com" | | Not authenticated | "Run: gh auth login" | | gh command fails | Show gh error output |