Agent skill

Gh CLI

by benchflow-ai in benchflow-ai/skillsbench

The gh CLI is GitHub's official command line tool for interacting with GitHub repositories, issues, pull requests, and more.

ProprietaryAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Gh CLI

skills CLI
$ npx skills add benchflow-ai/skillsbench --skill gh-cli -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install benchflow-ai/skillsbench gh-cli --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/benchflow-ai/skillsbench.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/tasks-extra/gh-repo-analytics/environment/skills/gh-cli .claude/skills/gh-cli && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
gh-cli
GitHub stars
1.8k
Token cost
~1.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
233 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
180
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Proprietary

At a glance

The gh CLI is GitHub's official command line tool for interacting with GitHub repositories, issues, pull requests, and more.

  • Tasks that involve Pull requests
  • SKILL.md covers Usage, Core Commands, gh pr and gh issue, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls gh; reaches github.com and cli.github.com

What it does

Gh CLI is an agent skill from benchflow-ai/skillsbench. The gh CLI is GitHub's official command line tool for interacting with GitHub repositories, issues, pull requests, and more. When needs to interact with GitHub repositories, issues, pull requests, and more, use this skill.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Pull requests. It works with GitHub. The repository describes itself as: SkillsBench evaluates how well skills work and how effective agents are at using them.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Pull requests

Example prompts

  • “/gh-cli”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9a1f4dd. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • gh

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • github.com
    • cli.github.com

    Also links to:

    • docs.github.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Gh CLI loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 57 tokens; SKILL.md has 233 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~57
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.6k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Proprietary) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 233 words (~1,608 tokens).

“Work seamlessly with GitHub from the command line.”

— opening of SKILL.md by benchflow-ai, Proprietary
name
gh-cli
license
Proprietary. LICENSE.txt has complete terms

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in tasks-extra/gh-repo-analytics/environment/skills/gh-cli of benchflow-ai/skillsbench.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9a1f4dd

Compare with similar skills

Gh CLI next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Gh CLI this skillbenchflow-ai/skillsbench1.8k—~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassProprietary
PR Babysitteropeninterpreter/openinterpreter69k3 repos~4.2kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Check PRonyx-dot-app/onyx32k2 repos~2.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Contributor-First PR MergeHKUDS/OpenHarness16k1 repos~847Automated safety check: PassMIT
Create Pull Requestcline/cline70k1 repos~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Pull Request Title and Body Writeropeninterpreter/openinterpreter69k2 repos~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Questions about Gh CLI

What does Gh CLI do?

The gh CLI is GitHub's official command line tool for interacting with GitHub repositories, issues, pull requests, and more. Gh CLI is an agent skill from benchflow-ai/skillsbench. The gh CLI is GitHub's official command line tool for interacting with GitHub repositories, issues, pull requests, and more.

When should I use Gh CLI?

Gh CLI fits situations like: tasks that involve Pull requests.

How do I install Gh CLI in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add benchflow-ai/skillsbench --skill gh-cli -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (tasks-extra/gh-repo-analytics/environment/skills/gh-cli in benchflow-ai/skillsbench) into .claude/skills/gh-cli in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Gh CLI in Codex?

Run `npx skills add benchflow-ai/skillsbench --skill gh-cli -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (tasks-extra/gh-repo-analytics/environment/skills/gh-cli in benchflow-ai/skillsbench) into .agents/skills/gh-cli in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Gh CLI in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add benchflow-ai/skillsbench --skill gh-cli -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/gh-cli, .gemini/skills/gh-cli, .github/skills/gh-cli and .opencode/skills/gh-cli in your project.

What does Gh CLI need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Gh CLI needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gh).

Does Gh CLI access the network?

SKILL.md names 3 domains. In commands or code: github.com and cli.github.com; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: docs.github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Gh CLI safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Gh CLI use?

Gh CLI carries a proprietary licence (declared in SKILL.md). It is published on GitHub, but it is not open source: read the licence file before using or sharing it.

How many tokens does Gh CLI use?

About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Gh CLI?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Gh CLI: PR Babysitter (openinterpreter/openinterpreter, 69k stars), Check PR (onyx-dot-app/onyx, 32k stars), Contributor-First PR Merge (HKUDS/OpenHarness, 16k stars) and Create Pull Request (cline/cline, 70k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Gh CLI?

benchflow-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in benchflow-ai/skillsbench, which has 1,832 GitHub stars. The repository holds 180 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 23, 2026.

Source: benchflow-ai/skillsbench on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.