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GitHub auth setup via gh CLI, SSH keys, HTTPS PATs
Passed 20 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 20 of 22 without it.
1 fixed19 passed either way1 still failing1 broke
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I am using git over HTTPS on Windows and want Windows to cache my personal access token so I don't re-enter it every push. Which credential helper setting should I configure globally in git?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
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| Configures git credential.helper to use wincred | Missed | Passed |
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Configure GitHub authentication for git and gh CLI operations using the GitHub CLI (gh), SSH keys, or HTTPS personal access tokens (PATs).
Permission denied (publickey) or Authentication failed errors# Interactive login — opens browser for OAuth
gh auth login
# Choose: GitHub.com → HTTPS → Authenticate with browser
# Or choose SSH if preferred
# Verify authentication
gh auth status
# Generate Ed25519 key (modern, secure)
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "[email protected]" -f "$env:USERPROFILE\.ssh\github_ed25519"
# Start ssh-agent and add key
Start-Service ssh-agent
ssh-add "$env:USERPROFILE\.ssh\github_ed25519"
# Display public key to copy to GitHub
Get-Content "$env:USERPROFILE\.ssh\github_ed25519.pub"
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