Agent skill

Gh CLI

A skill your agent uses when working with GitHub via the gh CLI - managing PRs, issues, releases, repos, workflows, searching code, or calling the GitHub API.

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Install Gh CLI

skills CLI

$ npx skills add farm-fe/farm --skill gh-cli -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install farm-fe/farm 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/farm-fe/farm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "gh-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/farm-fe/farm/tree/main/.claude/skills/gh-cli into .claude/skills/gh-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gh-cli", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/farm-fe/farm/tree/main/.claude/skills/gh-cli

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add farm-fe/farm --skill gh-cli -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install farm-fe/farm gh-cli --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/farm-fe/farm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/gh-cli .agents/skills/gh-cli && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "gh-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/farm-fe/farm/tree/main/.claude/skills/gh-cli into .agents/skills/gh-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gh-cli", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add farm-fe/farm --skill gh-cli -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install farm-fe/farm gh-cli --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/farm-fe/farm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/gh-cli .cursor/skills/gh-cli && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "gh-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/farm-fe/farm/tree/main/.claude/skills/gh-cli into .cursor/skills/gh-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gh-cli", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/farm-fe/farm.git --path .claude/skills/gh-cli

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add farm-fe/farm --skill gh-cli -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install farm-fe/farm gh-cli --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/farm-fe/farm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/gh-cli .gemini/skills/gh-cli && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "gh-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/farm-fe/farm/tree/main/.claude/skills/gh-cli into .gemini/skills/gh-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gh-cli", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install farm-fe/farm gh-cli

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add farm-fe/farm --skill gh-cli -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/farm-fe/farm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/gh-cli .github/skills/gh-cli && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "gh-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/farm-fe/farm/tree/main/.claude/skills/gh-cli into .github/skills/gh-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gh-cli", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add farm-fe/farm --skill gh-cli -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install farm-fe/farm gh-cli --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/farm-fe/farm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/gh-cli .opencode/skills/gh-cli && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "gh-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/farm-fe/farm/tree/main/.claude/skills/gh-cli into .opencode/skills/gh-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gh-cli", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: gh-cli
GitHub stars: 5.6k
Token cost: ~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length: 575 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 20
Repo updated: Sep 22, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when working with GitHub via the gh CLI - managing PRs, issues, releases, repos, workflows, searching code, or calling the GitHub API.

Working with GitHub via the gh CLI - managing PRs
SKILL.md covers Overview, Prerequisites, Common Operations and Typical Patterns in Farm, plus 2 more sections
Calls gh and git; needs GH_TOKEN
Calling the GitHub API

What it does

Gh CLI is an agent skill from farm-fe/farm. Use when working with GitHub via the gh CLI - managing PRs, issues, releases, repos, workflows, searching code, or calling the GitHub API. Triggers on tasks involving GitHub operations, PR creation/management, issue tracking, release workflows, or any gh command usage.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts. Compatibility notes: Requires gh CLI installed and authenticated (gh auth login).

It sits in Development, covering Task management. It works with GitHub. The repository describes itself as: Extremely fast Vite-compatible web build tool written in Rust. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Working with GitHub via the gh CLI - managing PRs
Calling the GitHub API
Tasks involving GitHub operations
PR creation/management

Example prompts

“/gh-cli”

Requirements

Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires gh CLI installed and authenticated (gh auth login).

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2000ef8. 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
- git
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use gh and git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
- GH_TOKEN
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Compatibility
Requires gh CLI installed and authenticated (gh auth login).
From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Gh CLI loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 69 tokens; SKILL.md has 575 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~69
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.5k

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

The full file from farm-fe/farm at commit 2000ef8, republished under its MIT licence (© farm-fe). 575 words, ~1,478 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/gh-cli/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: gh-cli
description: Use when working with GitHub via the gh CLI - managing PRs, issues, releases, repos, workflows, searching code, or calling the GitHub API. Triggers on tasks involving GitHub operations, PR creation/management, issue tracking, release workflows, or any gh command usage.
compatibility: Requires gh CLI installed and authenticated (gh auth login).
license: MIT
metadata.author: farm
metadata.version: 1.0

GH CLI

Quick reference for the GitHub CLI (gh). Covers the most common operations in the farm repo workflow.

Overview

gh is GitHub's official CLI tool. It wraps the GitHub API and Git operations into composable commands. Most commands accept --json for structured output and --jq for filtering.

Prerequisites

bash

gh auth status                          # verify authenticated
gh auth login                           # authenticate if needed

Common Operations

Pull Requests

Operation	Command
List PRs	`gh pr list --state open`
List PRs for current branch	`gh pr list --head "$(git branch --show-current)" --json number,title,state,url`
Create from current branch	`gh pr create --fill`
Create with explicit title/body	`gh pr create --title "feat: ..." --body "...description..."`
Create with body from file	`gh pr create --title "..." --body-file body.md`
View PR details	`gh pr view [number]`
View PR by branch	`gh pr view --head "$(git branch --show-current)"`
Check PR out locally	`gh pr checkout <number>`
View CI checks	`gh pr checks [number]`
Merge PR	`gh pr merge <number> --squash`
Close PR	`gh pr close <number>`
Comment on PR	`gh pr comment <number> --body "..."`
Request review	`gh pr edit <number> --add-assignee @me --add-reviewer @user`
Draft PR	`gh pr create --draft --title "..." --body "..."`

Issues

Operation	Command
List issues	`gh issue list --state open --limit 20`
Create issue	`gh issue create --title "..." --body "..."`
Create with type	`gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues -X POST -f title=... -f body=... -f type="Bug"`
View issue	`gh issue view <number>`
Close issue	`gh issue close <number>`
Reopen issue	`gh issue reopen <number>`
Comment on issue	`gh issue comment <number> --body "..."`
Edit issue labels	`gh issue edit <number> --add-label "bug" --remove-label "wip"`

Note: gh issue create does not support --type. Use gh api for issue types (see API section below).

Repositories

Operation	Command
Clone a repo	`gh repo clone owner/repo`
Fork a repo	`gh repo fork owner/repo`
View repo info	`gh repo view --json nameWithOwner,description,defaultBranch`
List releases	`gh release list`
View release	`gh release view v1.0.0`
Create release	`gh release create v1.0.0 --title "..." --notes "..."`

Workflows & CI

Operation	Command
List workflows	`gh workflow list`
View workflow runs	`gh run list --workflow "CI" --limit 10`
Watch a run	`gh run watch <run-id>`
View run logs	`gh run view <run-id> --log`
Re-run failed	`gh run rerun <run-id> --failed`
Cancel a run	`gh run cancel <run-id>`
Download artifacts	`gh run download <run-id>`

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Search

Operation	Command
Search issues	`gh search issues "query" --owner org --repo repo`
Search PRs	`gh search prs "query" --owner org --repo repo`
Search code	`gh search code "term" --owner org --repo repo`

API Access

Call arbitrary GitHub REST endpoints:

bash

gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues \
  -X POST \
  -f title="Title" \
  -f body="Body in markdown" \
  -f labels[]="bug" \
  --jq '{number, html_url}'

For GraphQL:

bash

gh api graphql -f query='
  query($owner: String!, $repo: String!) {
    repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
      issues(first: 5, states: OPEN) {
        nodes { number title }
      }
    }
  }
' -f owner=org -f repo=repo

Key flags for gh api:

-X METHOD — HTTP method (GET, POST, PATCH, DELETE)
-f key=value — form field (repeat for multiple values; use -f key[]=val for arrays)
-F key=@file — file upload
--jq '...' — filter JSON output with jq syntax
--paginate — follow pagination automatically
-H "Header: value" — custom headers

Typical Patterns in Farm

Create a PR for the current branch

bash

git push -u origin "$(git branch --show-current)"
gh pr create --fill

If --fill fails, provide explicit title/body:

bash

gh pr create --title "feat: description" --body "Closes #123"

Check if a branch already has a PR

bash

gh pr list --head "$(git branch --show-current)" --json number,title,state,url

Returns empty [] if no PR exists.

View CI status for a PR

bash

gh pr checks
# or for a specific PR
gh pr checks <number>

Merge a PR with squash

bash

gh pr merge --squash --delete-branch

JSON Output and Filtering

Most gh commands support --json and --jq:

bash

# Get PR number and URL
gh pr list --head "my-branch" --json number,url --jq '.[0] | {number, url}'

# Get specific field
gh pr view --json title --jq '.title'

# List PR numbers only
gh pr list --state open --json number --jq '.[].number'

Tips

Use --json + --jq instead of parsing text output
gh pr create --fill uses branch commits for title/body — works best with conventional commits
gh api is the escape hatch when built-in commands lack features (e.g., issue types)
For GitHub Actions secrets: gh secret set NAME --body "value" --repo owner/repo
GH_TOKEN env var or GH_HOST can target different GitHub instances
Run gh <command> --help for full flag documentation on any command

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/gh-cli of farm-fe/farm.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2000ef8

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Git Project Statusespennilsen/pi	122	—	~4.4k	Automated safety check: Notes	MIT	15 days ago
OpenObserve PR Briefopenobserve/openobserve	22k	—	~1.8k	Automated safety check: Pass	AGPL-3.0	today
Spec Driven Developzhu1090093659/spec_driven_develop	983	—	~5.1k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	2 mo ago
Release Kanban Mdantopolskiy/kanban-md	223	—	~1.2k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	yesterday

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Questions about Gh CLI

What does Gh CLI do?

A skill your agent uses when working with GitHub via the gh CLI - managing PRs, issues, releases, repos, workflows, searching code, or calling the GitHub API. Gh CLI is an agent skill from farm-fe/farm. Use when working with GitHub via the gh CLI - managing PRs, issues, releases, repos, workflows, searching code, or calling the GitHub API.

When should I use Gh CLI?

Gh CLI fits situations like: working with GitHub via the gh CLI - managing PRs; calling the GitHub API; tasks involving GitHub operations; PR creation/management.

How do I install Gh CLI in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add farm-fe/farm --skill gh-cli -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/gh-cli in farm-fe/farm) 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 farm-fe/farm --skill gh-cli -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/gh-cli in farm-fe/farm) 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 farm-fe/farm --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 and git) and credentials named GH_TOKEN. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires gh CLI installed and authenticated (gh auth login)..

Does Gh CLI access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use gh and git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. 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 is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Gh CLI use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.9k 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?

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Who maintains Gh CLI?

farm-fe (a GitHub organization) maintains it in farm-fe/farm, which has 5,594 GitHub stars. The repository holds 20 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 22, 2026.

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

Install Gh CLI

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Compatibility

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

GH CLI

Overview

Prerequisites

Common Operations

Pull Requests

Issues

Repositories

Workflows & CI

Search

API Access

Typical Patterns in Farm

Create a PR for the current branch

Check if a branch already has a PR

View CI status for a PR

Merge a PR with squash

JSON Output and Filtering

Tips

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

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