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GitHub CLI (gh) — Setup and Usage · gsd-build | DecimalAI

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GitHub CLI (gh) — Setup and Usage

gsd-build/gh

Source gsd-build/gsd-2 ↗License MIT

Install and configure the GitHub CLI (gh) for AI agent environments where gh may not be pre-installed and git remotes use local proxies instead of github.com. Provides auto-install script with SHA256 verification and GITHUB_TOKEN auth with anonymous fallback.

SkillScore95Maintained

Automatic

DevOps & SRE pack

Last verified 9/27/2026

What it changes

Passed 20 of 21 test cases with the skill, and 12 of 21 without it.

Without skill59%

With skill95%

Checks it passed that the model alone missed

The response omits feature from the --label flag.
The response explicitly includes the -X POST flag.
The response includes the -X PATCH option in the API call.

and 9 more in the full report

8 fixed13 passed either way1 still failing0 broke

Pass-rate lift: +36 pp
Tokens: +132%
Agent turns: 0%
Response time: -34%

Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 9/27/2026v121 of 22 cases passed with skill · 21 comparable

Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.

Use this skill

Save it into your project's skills folder. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/gsd-build-gh/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/gsd-build-gh/SKILL.md

Want it pinned and updatable? pip install "decimalai>=0.15", then decimalai skills add gsd-build-gh, and start Claude Code with claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.agents"

1 · One-time — install the CLI (docs ↗)

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"

2 · Get the skill — writes .agents/skills/gsd-build-gh/ and pins it in .decimal/skills.lock

decimalai skills add gsd-build-gh

No CLI? Get the same file — curl · raw file

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/gsd-build-gh/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/gsd-build-gh/SKILL.md

Raw file: /s/gsd-build-gh/SKILL.md ↗ · machine-readable summary at /s/gsd-build-gh.json ↗

Safety checks: 3 of 3 passed

Code scan CleanIntent PassedContent Clean

See it in action

One of 7 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.

1 of 7

Prompt

Can you provide the GitHub CLI command to create a new milestone named 'v2.0' due on March 31, 2026? Please output the single CLI command I should run in my terminal.

What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked	Without skill	With skill
The response uses gh api with the repository milestones REST endpoint.	Passed	Passed
The response explicitly includes the -X POST flag.	Missed	Passed

case-02 · gemini-3.6-flash · 9/27/2026 · answers are capped and redacted

What's inside

The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.

SKILL.md272 lines7 filesincludes scripts

GitHub CLI (gh) — Setup and Usage

Purpose

Ensures the GitHub CLI (gh) is available and provides correct usage patterns for AI agents operating in environments where gh may not be pre-installed and where git remotes point to local proxies instead of github.com.

When to Use

gh command not found or shutil.which("gh") returns None
Need to interact with GitHub API (issues, PRs, releases, workflows)
Repository remote does not point to github.com (proxy environments)
Need authenticated GitHub operations with GITHUB_TOKEN
Managing GitHub Issues, Projects V2, Milestones, or Labels

Installation

gh is assumed to be already installed via the system package manager:

macOS: brew install gh
Windows: winget install GitHub.cli
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu): apt install gh

For CI monitoring operations (watching workflow runs, checking statuses, waiting for jobs), use ci_monitor.cjs:

node src/resources/skills/github-workflows/references/gh/scripts/ci_monitor.cjs

Authentication

GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable provides automatic authentication. No manual gh auth login needed.

# Verify authentication
gh auth status

Track record

Benchmark

20 / 21

test cases passed, vs 12 / 21 without

Adoption

Users: 0
Times used: 0

Safety and source details

SkillSafety

✓ 3 of 3 passed

Code scan15 of 15 checks clean

0 critical · 0 warning · 0 info — scanner v5 — 8/31/2026

View 15 scanner checks

live_secretremote_code_executionreverse_shelldata_exfiltrationssrf_metadataagent_snoopinganti_refusaldestructive_commandsobfuscated_unicodeunicode_homoglyphopaque_blobsuspicious_urltool_overreachtrigger_abuseprompt_injection_phrasing

IntentSafe

LLM judge · does the skill do what it claims

ContentClean

LLM judge · policy & harmful-content review

Source

Imported

gsd-build / gsd-2

src/resources/skills/github-workflows/references/gh/SKILL.md

View on GitHub ↗

License MITImported 8/31/2026Version v1Bundled 6 files · scripts

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GitHub CLI (gh) — Setup and Usage

Purpose

When to Use

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Track record

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