Manage GitHub repositories, issues, and pull requests via the gh CLI.

MITAuto-check: notesDevelopment

Install GitHub

skills CLI
$ npx skills add olasunkanmi-SE/codebuddy --skill github -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install olasunkanmi-SE/codebuddy github --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/olasunkanmi-SE/codebuddy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/github .claude/skills/github && 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
github
GitHub stars
141
Token cost
~611 tokens
SKILL.md length
130 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
11
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Manage GitHub repositories, issues, and pull requests via the gh CLI.

  • Tasks that involve Pull requests
  • SKILL.md covers Setup, Common Commands and Notes
  • Calls gh

What it does

GitHub is an agent skill from olasunkanmi-SE/codebuddy. Manage GitHub repositories, issues, and pull requests via the gh CLI.

Its SKILL.md is about 610 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: An Autonomous AI Software Engineer. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Pull requests

Example prompts

  • “/github”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a9b8cd0. 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

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use gh, 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 no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

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

Context cost

GitHub loads about 611 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 19 tokens; SKILL.md has 130 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~19
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~611

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:16
    load/gh_*_macOS_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz && sudo mv gh_*/bin/gh /usr/local/bin/
  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:17
    load/gh_*_macOS_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz && sudo mv gh_*/bin/gh /usr/local/bin/
  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:22
    type -p curl >/dev/null || sudo apt install curl -y
  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:23
    packages/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg | sudo dd of=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg
  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:24
    //cli.github.com/packages stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/github-cli.list > /dev/null
  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:25
    sudo apt update && sudo apt install gh -y

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 olasunkanmi-SE/codebuddy at commit a9b8cd0, republished under its MIT licence (© olasunkanmi-SE). 130 words, ~611 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/github/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
github
description
Manage GitHub repositories, issues, and pull requests via the gh CLI.
metadata.displayName
GitHub
metadata.icon
github
metadata.category
version-control
metadata.version
1.0.0

gh (GitHub CLI)

Use ./.codebuddy/bin/gh to interact with GitHub. This tool allows you to manage PRs, issues, and repositories directly from the chat.

Setup

Before using, you must authenticate. Run the following command in the terminal: ./.codebuddy/bin/gh auth login

Common Commands

Pull Requests
  • List PRs: ./.codebuddy/bin/gh pr list
  • View PR: ./.codebuddy/bin/gh pr view <PR-NUMBER>
  • Checkout PR: ./.codebuddy/bin/gh pr checkout <PR-NUMBER>
  • Create PR: ./.codebuddy/bin/gh pr create
  • Review PR: ./.codebuddy/bin/gh pr review <PR-NUMBER>
  • Merge PR: ./.codebuddy/bin/gh pr merge <PR-NUMBER>
Issues
  • List issues: ./.codebuddy/bin/gh issue list
  • View issue: ./.codebuddy/bin/gh issue view <ISSUE-NUMBER>
  • Create issue: ./.codebuddy/bin/gh issue create
Repositories
  • View repo info: ./.codebuddy/bin/gh repo view
  • Clone repo: ./.codebuddy/bin/gh repo clone <OWNER>/<REPO>

Notes

  • Ensure you have a GitHub account and permissions for the repositories you want to access.
  • Authentication token is stored securely by gh.

© olasunkanmi-SE, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/github of olasunkanmi-SE/codebuddy.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a9b8cd0

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Questions about GitHub

What does GitHub do?

Manage GitHub repositories, issues, and pull requests via the gh CLI. GitHub is an agent skill from olasunkanmi-SE/codebuddy. Manage GitHub repositories, issues, and pull requests via the gh CLI.

When should I use GitHub?

GitHub fits situations like: tasks that involve Pull requests.

How do I install GitHub in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add olasunkanmi-SE/codebuddy --skill github -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/github in olasunkanmi-SE/codebuddy) into .claude/skills/github in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install GitHub in Codex?

Run `npx skills add olasunkanmi-SE/codebuddy --skill github -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/github in olasunkanmi-SE/codebuddy) into .agents/skills/github in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use GitHub 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 olasunkanmi-SE/codebuddy --skill github -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/github, .gemini/skills/github, .github/skills/github and .opencode/skills/github in your project.

What does GitHub need to run?

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

Does GitHub access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is GitHub safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (runs commands with sudo), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does GitHub use?

GitHub is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does GitHub use?

About 611 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k 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 GitHub?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with GitHub: 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 GitHub?

olasunkanmi-SE (a GitHub user) maintains it in olasunkanmi-SE/codebuddy, which has 141 GitHub stars. The repository holds 11 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 28, 2026.

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