# Github

> A Claude skill from Orkas-AI/Orkas-Awesome-AgentSkills.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-orkas-ai-orkas-awesome-agentskills-github`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [Orkas-AI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/orkas-ai)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Developer Tools](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/developer-tools)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [Orkas-AI](https://github.com/Orkas-AI)
- **Source:** https://github.com/Orkas-AI/Orkas-Awesome-AgentSkills/tree/main/product/skills/github
- **Website:** https://orkas.ai

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-orkas-ai-orkas-awesome-agentskills-github
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# GitHub

Use `gh` as the primary interface for GitHub data and actions. Keep this skill focused on basic operations and command safety, not maintainer triage strategy.

## Before Running Commands

- Confirm `gh` exists and is authenticated when live GitHub data is required.
- Prefer `--repo owner/repo` unless the current directory is clearly inside the intended GitHub repository.
- Use `--json` and `--jq` when the result will be summarized or filtered.
- Preview write actions before executing them when the user did not explicitly ask for the exact write.
- Do not close issues, merge pull requests, rerun CI, delete branches, publish releases, or edit repository settings without explicit user approval.

## Common Commands

```bash
gh auth status
gh repo view --json nameWithOwner,url,defaultBranchRef
gh issue list --repo owner/repo --state open --limit 50 --json number,title,author,labels,updatedAt,url
gh issue view 123 --repo owner/repo --json number,title,author,body,comments,labels,state,url
gh pr list --repo owner/repo --state open --limit 50 --json number,title,author,isDraft,reviewDecision,mergeStateStatus,url
gh pr view 55 --repo owner/repo --json number,title,state,author,body,comments,files,commits,statusCheckRollup,url
gh pr diff 55 --repo owner/repo --patch
gh pr checks 55 --repo owner/repo
gh run list --repo owner/repo --limit 20
gh run view RUN_ID --repo owner/repo --log-failed
gh release list --repo owner/repo --limit 20
gh api repos/owner/repo/pulls/55 --jq '{title, state, user: .user.login}'
```

For write actions, show the intended command first and wait for approval unless the user explicitly asked for that exact action.

## Default Output

When reporting GitHub data, include:

- Repository or URL inspected
- Commands or data sources used
- Current state and relevant IDs
- Any action taken, or the exact command you would run next
- Permission or authentication blockers, if any

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [Orkas-AI](https://github.com/Orkas-AI)
- **Source:** [Orkas-AI/Orkas-Awesome-AgentSkills](https://github.com/Orkas-AI/Orkas-Awesome-AgentSkills)
- **License:** MIT
- **Homepage:** https://orkas.ai

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-orkas-ai-orkas-awesome-agentskills-github
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/orkas-ai
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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