6 added, 60 removed. Audit A to A.
---
name: githubbing
description: GitHub CLI (gh) installation and authenticated operations in Claude.ai containers. Use when user needs to create issues, PRs, view repos, or perform GitHub operations beyond raw API calls.
metadata:
- version: 1.0.0
+ version: 1.1.0
requires: configuring
---
# Githubbing
- Install and use GitHub CLI (`gh`) for authenticated GitHub operations in Claude.ai container environments.
-
- ## When to Use
-
- - Creating/managing issues and PRs
- - Repository operations (view, clone via API, releases)
- - GitHub Actions workflow management
- - Any operation where `gh` CLI is more ergonomic than raw REST API
-
- For simple file fetches from public repos, prefer direct `curl` to raw.githubusercontent.com (no auth needed).
-
- ## Setup
+ Install and use GitHub CLI (`gh`) for authenticated GitHub operations.
- ### 1. Install gh CLI
+ ## 1. Install
```bash
- apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq gh
+ bash /path/to/githubbing/scripts/install-gh.sh
```
- ### 2. Configure Authentication
+ ## 2. Configure Authentication
`gh` reads tokens from `GH_TOKEN` or `GITHUB_TOKEN` environment variables.
- **Using configuring skill:**
```python
from configuring import get_env
import os
token = get_env("GH_TOKEN") or get_env("GITHUB_TOKEN")
if token:
os.environ["GH_TOKEN"] = token
```
- **Direct sourcing (if token in project files):**
- ```bash
- set -a; . /mnt/project/GitHub.env 2>/dev/null; set +a
- ```
-
- ### 3. Verify
+ ## 3. Verify
```bash
gh auth status
```
-
- ## Token Scopes
-
- | Scope | Enables |
- |-------|---------|
- | `public_repo` | Public repo operations (issues, PRs, releases) |
- | `repo` | Private repo access |
- | `read:org` | Organization membership visibility |
- | `gist` | Gist operations |
-
- Minimum for most use cases: `public_repo`
-
- ## Common Operations
-
- ```bash
- # View repo info
- gh repo view OWNER/REPO --json name,description
-
- # Create issue
- gh issue create --repo OWNER/REPO --title "Title" --body "Body"
-
- # List issues
- gh issue list --repo OWNER/REPO --state open
-
- # Create PR
- gh pr create --repo OWNER/REPO --title "Title" --body "Body" --base main
-
- # View workflow runs
- gh run list --repo OWNER/REPO
- ```
-
- ## Relationship to accessing-github-repos
-
- - **accessing-github-repos**: REST API + raw URLs (works without gh CLI)
- - **githubbing**: gh CLI wrapper (more ergonomic for complex operations)
-
- Both work through the container's egress proxy. Use whichever fits the task.