Interact with GitHub using the `gh` CLI. Use `gh issue`, `gh pr`, `gh run`, and `gh api` for issues, PRs, CI runs, and advanced queries.
SkillScore82Maintained
Automatic
◆DevOps & SRE pack
Last verified 8/20/2026
What it changes
Passed 14 of 17 test cases with the skill, and 12 of 17 without it.
Without skill68%
With skill82%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Uses the gh issue reopen command for issue 72
Uses the gh run view command with the log flag
Uses the gh run watch command for run ID 555123
and 2 more in the full report
5 fixed13 passed either way2 still failing2 broke
Pass-rate lift
+14 pp
Tokens
-20%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-34%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/20/2026v118 of 22 cases passed with skill · 17 comparable
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 4 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 4
Prompt
Add a note to issue #30 explaining that reproduction steps are missing.
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Uses the gh issue comment command with the message text
Missed
Passed
case-14 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/20/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md33 linessingle file
Github
Purpose
Interact with GitHub using the gh CLI. Use gh issue, gh pr, gh run, and gh api for issues, PRs, CI runs, and advanced queries.
Routing
Use when: Use when the user asks to interact with GitHub using the gh CLI. Use gh issue, gh pr, gh run, and gh api for issues, PRs, CI runs, and advanced queries.
Do not use when: Do not use when the request is asking for planning documents, high-level strategy, or non-executable discussion; use the relevant planning or design workflow instead.
Outputs: Outcome from Github: task-specific result plus concrete action notes.
Success criteria: Returns concrete actions and decisions matching the requested task, with no fabricated tool-side behavior.
Trigger Examples
Positive
Use the github skill for this request.
Help me with github.
Use when the user asks to interact with GitHub using the gh CLI. Use gh issue, gh pr, gh run, and gh api for issues, PRs, CI runs, and advanced queries.
Github: provide an actionable result.
Negative
Do not use when the request is asking for planning documents, high-level strategy, or non-executable discussion; use the relevant planning or design workflow instead.
Do not use github for unrelated requests.
This request is outside github scope.
This is conceptual discussion only; no tool workflow is needed.
Runtime Prompt
Current runtime prompt length: 942 characters.
Runtime prompt is defined directly in ../github.json.
CLI to manage emails via IMAP/SMTP. Use `himalaya` to list, read, write, reply, forward, search, and organize emails from the terminal. Supports multiple accounts and message composition with MML (MIME Meta Language).