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Agent skill

GitHub Automation

by ruvnet in ruvnet/ruflo

GitHub workflow automation, PR management, issue tracking, and code review coordination.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install GitHub Automation

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill github-automation -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ruvnet/ruflo github-automation --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/ruvnet/ruflo.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/github-automation .claude/skills/github-automation && 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-automation
GitHub stars
74k
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~368 tokens
SKILL.md length
83 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
264
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

GitHub workflow automation, PR management, issue tracking, and code review coordination.

  • Works in 4 steps: Use conventional commits → Require reviews before merge → Run CI on all PRs → …
  • Issue management
  • SKILL.md covers Purpose, When to Trigger, Commands and Agent Types, plus 1 more section
  • Calls npx and gh

What it does

GitHub Automation is an agent skill from ruvnet/ruflo. GitHub workflow automation, PR management, issue tracking, and code review coordination. Integrates with GitHub Actions and repository management. Use when: PR creation, code review, issue management, release automation, workflow setup. Skip when: local-only changes, non-GitHub repositories.

Its SKILL.md is about 370 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 CI/CD, Code review and Workflow automation. It works with GitHub and GitHub Actions. The repository describes itself as: 🌊 The original agent harness. Deploy intelligent multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. Features adaptive memory…. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Issue management
  • Release automation

Example prompts

  • “/github-automation”

Requirements

  • Node.js

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Use conventional commits
  2. Require reviews before merge
  3. Run CI on all PRs
  4. Automate release notes

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit de590e1. 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:

    • npx
    • gh

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx and 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 Automation loads about 368 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 78 tokens; SKILL.md has 83 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~78
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~368

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 ruvnet/ruflo at commit de590e1, republished under its MIT licence (© ruvnet). 83 words, ~368 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/github-automation/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
github-automation
description
GitHub workflow automation, PR management, issue tracking, and code review coordination. Integrates with GitHub Actions and repository management. Use when: PR creation, code review, issue management, release automation, workflow setup. Skip when: local-only changes, non-GitHub repositories.

GitHub Automation Skill

Purpose

GitHub workflow automation, PR management, and repository coordination.

When to Trigger

  • Creating pull requests
  • Managing issues
  • Setting up CI/CD workflows
  • Code review automation
  • Release management

Commands

Create Pull Request
bash
gh pr create --title "feat: description" --body "## Summary\n..."
Review Code
bash
npx claude-flow github review --pr 123
Manage Issues
bash
npx claude-flow github issues list --state open
npx claude-flow github issues create --title "Bug: ..."
Setup Workflow
bash
npx claude-flow workflow create --template ci
Release Management
bash
npx claude-flow deployment release --version 1.0.0

Agent Types

AgentRole
pr-managerPull request lifecycle
code-review-swarmAutomated code review
issue-trackerIssue management
release-managerRelease automation
workflow-automationGitHub Actions

Best Practices

  1. Use conventional commits
  2. Require reviews before merge
  3. Run CI on all PRs
  4. Automate release notes

© ruvnet, 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 .agents/skills/github-automation of ruvnet/ruflo.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit de590e1

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in ruvnet/ruflo, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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GitHub Actions Patbifrost-proxy/bifrost160—~2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about GitHub Automation

What does GitHub Automation do?

GitHub workflow automation, PR management, issue tracking, and code review coordination. GitHub Automation is an agent skill from ruvnet/ruflo. GitHub workflow automation, PR management, issue tracking, and code review coordination.

When should I use GitHub Automation?

GitHub Automation fits situations like: issue management; release automation.

How do I install GitHub Automation in Claude Code?

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

How do I install GitHub Automation in Codex?

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

Can I use GitHub Automation 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 ruvnet/ruflo --skill github-automation -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-automation, .gemini/skills/github-automation, .github/skills/github-automation and .opencode/skills/github-automation in your project.

What does GitHub Automation need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, GitHub Automation needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx and gh). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does GitHub Automation access the network?

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

Is GitHub Automation 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 GitHub Automation use?

GitHub Automation 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 Automation use?

About 368 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.5k 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 Automation?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with GitHub Automation: Renovate Actions PR Review (backnotprop/plannotator, 9.2k stars), Reviewdog (AgentSecOps/SecOpsAgentKit, 219 stars), Posting Review Summary (bitwarden/ai-plugins, 154 stars) and GitHub Copilot PR Finisher (github/gh-aw, 5.3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains GitHub Automation?

ruvnet (a GitHub user) maintains it in ruvnet/ruflo, which has 74,012 GitHub stars. The repository holds 264 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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