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GitHub Operations Expert

Guides the agent through PRs, issues, code review, Actions and releases using the gh CLI.

Stars
18,243
Licence
Apache-2.0
Files
1 file

What it does

Once installed, the agent behaves like a GitHub operations specialist. When you ask for help with pull requests, issues, code review, GitHub Actions runs or releases, it follows set practices: using the gh command-line tool, writing concise PR titles with a Summary and Test Plan, checking CI status before merging, and asking before any force-push to main or master. The skill is written guidance only; it does not contain code of its own, so the agent's actions depend on what it is allowed to run in your environment.

Great for

  • Developers who manage repositories through pull requests and want consistent PR and issue hygiene
  • Maintainers handling CI failures who want the agent to read failed-step logs before changing code
  • Teams setting up release notes and issue templates

Skip it if

  • Users who have no GitHub account or do not use gh, since the guidance assumes both (the agent may still give general advice)
  • Situations needing guaranteed safety on live repositories: the rules are instructions to the agent, not enforced controls, so review any merge, release or delete action yourself

Try asking

  • “Create a pull request for my current branch with a clear summary and test plan”
  • “Check why the latest GitHub Actions run failed and show me the failing step's log”
  • “Triage these open issues and suggest labels like bug or good-first-issue”
  • “Draft release notes for v2.3 from the PRs merged since the last tag”
Step-by-step guide: how to use GitHub Operations ExpertInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.

    github.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip github.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip github.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Authenticate gh with a token scoped to only the repositories you need, and never paste tokens into chat
  • Ask the agent to show the commands it will run before merging, releasing or deleting branches

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from RightNow-AI/openfang under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.