github-ops

GitHub Ops

Manage GitHub repositories using the gh CLI. Handles issues, PRs, CI runs, releases, and API queries.

Prerequisites

brew install gh
gh auth login

Choose GitHub.com, HTTPS, and authenticate via browser. Confirm with:

gh auth status

Commands

Issues

Command	Description
gh issue list	List open issues in current repo
gh issue list --repo <owner/repo>	List issues in a specific repo
gh issue view <number>	View issue details
gh issue create --title "..." --body "..."	Create an issue
gh issue close <number>	Close an issue
gh issue comment <number> --body "..."	Comment on an issue
gh issue edit <number> --assignee "@me"	Assign to yourself

Pull Requests

Command	Description
gh pr list	List open PRs
gh pr view <number>	View PR details and diff
gh pr create --title "..." --body "..."	Create a PR
gh pr merge <number> --squash	Merge a PR (squash)
gh pr review <number> --approve	Approve a PR
gh pr review <number> --request-changes --body "..."	Request changes
gh pr comment <number> --body "..."	Comment on a PR
gh pr checks <number>	Show CI check status for a PR

CI / Actions

Command	Description
gh run list	List recent workflow runs
gh run view <run-id>	View run details and logs
gh run rerun <run-id>	Re-trigger a failed run
gh workflow run <workflow.yml>	Manually trigger a workflow

Releases

Command	Description
gh release list	List releases
gh release create v1.0.0 --notes "..."	Create a release
gh release view v1.0.0	View release details

Raw API

gh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/issues      # List issues via API
gh api graphql -f query='...'           # GraphQL queries

Usage Examples

Create a bug report issue:

gh issue create \
  --title "Fix: null pointer in auth flow" \
  --body "Steps to reproduce: ..." \
  --label "bug" \
  --assignee "@me"

Check CI status for latest PR:

gh pr list --limit 1
gh pr checks <number>

Review a PR and request changes:

gh pr view 42
gh pr review 42 --request-changes --body "Please add tests for the edge case on line 87."

Trigger a manual workflow dispatch:

gh workflow run deploy.yml --field environment=staging

Rules

• Always check if CLI is installed and authenticated: gh auth status
• If not installed, show brew install gh && gh auth login and stop
• If not authenticated, show gh auth login and stop
• Default to the current repo (detected from git remote) unless user specifies <owner/repo>
• When listing issues/PRs, show number, title, author, and date — limit to 10 by default
• When viewing PR diffs, truncate at 100 lines and save full diff to workspace/pr-<number>.diff
• NEVER approve or merge a PR without the user explicitly confirming
• For code review, summarize the diff first, then provide specific line-level feedback
• Keep responses concise: action confirmation in 1-2 lines, details in collapsible sections when possible