Skill

managing-github

Interact with GitHub via the gh CLI: create issues, pull requests, fetch review threads, post comments, and search. Use when the project's source code hosting or issue tracker is GitHub.

npx claudepluginhub forketyfork/agentic-skills --plugin managing-github

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This skill is limited to using the following tools:

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GitHub CLI reference

Repository setup

Repository metadata

Set a description and topics for discoverability:

gh repo edit --description "<description>" \
  --add-topic "<topic1>" --add-topic "<topic2>"

Add a homepage link if applicable:

gh repo edit --homepage "<url>"

Default branch

Rename the default branch to main if it is still named master:

# Rename the branch on GitHub (also updates the default branch)
gh api repos/<org>/<repo>/branches/master/rename \
  --method POST --field new_name=main

# Update your local clone to track the renamed branch
git branch -m master main
git fetch origin
git branch -u origin/main main
git remote set-head origin -a

Secret scanning and push protection

Enable via:

https://github.com/<org>/<repo>/settings/security_analysis

Secret scanning: enabled
Push protection: enabled

Code scanning (CodeQL)

Enable CodeQL with default settings via:

https://github.com/<org>/<repo>/settings/security_analysis

CodeQL analysis: enabled with default setup

CI workflow permissions

In every GitHub Actions workflow file, add a top-level permissions block with minimum required access:

permissions:
  contents: read

Branch rulesets

On https://github.com/<org>/<repo>/settings/rules, create a ruleset named "Protect the main" targeting the default branch with these settings:

Require status checks to pass — add the CI build job as a required check
Require branches to be up to date before merging
Block force pushes
Restrict deletions
Require code scanning results

Dependabot configuration

Create .github/dependabot.yml with ecosystem-appropriate entries. Example for Maven/Gradle:

version: 2
updates:
  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: "daily"
    groups:
      all-dependencies:
        patterns:
          - "*"

  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: "weekly"
    groups:
      all-actions:
        patterns:
          - "*"

Enable Dependabot features via:

https://github.com/<org>/<repo>/settings/security_analysis

Dependency graph: enabled
Dependabot alerts: enabled
Grouped security updates: enabled
Dependabot security updates: enabled

Issues

Create an issue:

gh issue create --title "<title>" --label "<labels>" --body "<body>"

For long bodies, write to a temp file and use --body-file:

gh issue create --title "<title>" --label "<labels>" --body-file .tmp/issue-body-$RANDOM.md

Search issues:

gh issue list --search "<query>"
gh issue list --label "bug"

Pull requests

Create a PR:

gh pr create --title "<title>" --body-file .tmp/pr-body-$RANDOM.md

Create a draft PR:

gh pr create --draft --title "<title>" --body-file .tmp/pr-body-$RANDOM.md

Include Fixes #<number> in PR body to auto-close the linked issue on merge.

View PR details:

gh pr view <number>
gh pr view --json number --jq '.number'
gh pr diff <number>

Fetch PR comments (paginated):

gh api repos/<org>/<repo>/pulls/<pr>/comments --paginate

Get root-level comments only:

gh api repos/<org>/<repo>/pulls/<pr>/comments --paginate \
  --jq '[.[] | select(.in_reply_to_id == null)]'

Review threads and comments

Fetch review threads with resolution state:

gh api graphql -f query='
{
  repository(owner: "<org>", name: "<repo>") {
    pullRequest(number: <pr>) {
      reviewThreads(first: 100) {
        nodes {
          isResolved
          comments(first: 1) {
            nodes {
              databaseId
              body
              author { login }
              path
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'

Reply to a review comment:

gh api repos/<org>/<repo>/pulls/<pr>/comments \
  --method POST \
  --field in_reply_to=<comment_id> \
  --field body="<reply text>"

Post an issue comment:

gh api repos/<org>/<repo>/issues/<number>/comments \
  --method POST \
  --field body="<comment text>"

Avoid shell expansion issues by using a body file:

gh api repos/<org>/<repo>/pulls/<pr>/comments \
  --method POST \
  --field in_reply_to=<comment_id> \
  --field body=@.tmp/reply.txt