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Blakeshannon 9cce40d123 feat(skills): Add 'Use when / Don't use when' routing blocks (#14521)
* feat(skills): add 'Use when / Don't use when' blocks to skill descriptions

Based on OpenAI's Shell + Skills + Compaction best practices article.

Key changes:
- Added clear routing logic to skill descriptions
- Added negative examples to prevent misfires
- Added templates/examples to github skill
- Included Blake's specific setup notes for openhue

Skills updated:
- apple-reminders: Clarify vs Clawdbot cron
- github: Clarify vs local git operations
- imsg: Clarify vs other messaging channels
- openhue: Add device inventory, room layout
- tmux: Clarify vs exec tool
- weather: Add location defaults, format codes

Reference: https://developers.openai.com/blog/skills-shell-tips

* fix(skills): restore metadata and generic CLI examples

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Co-authored-by: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
2026-02-18 01:28:20 +01:00

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---
name: github
description: "Interact with GitHub using the `gh` CLI. Use `gh issue`, `gh pr`, `gh run`, and `gh api` for issues, PRs, CI runs, and advanced queries."
metadata:
{
"openclaw":
{
"emoji": "🐙",
"requires": { "bins": ["gh"] },
"install":
[
{
"id": "brew",
"kind": "brew",
"formula": "gh",
"bins": ["gh"],
"label": "Install GitHub CLI (brew)",
},
{
"id": "apt",
"kind": "apt",
"package": "gh",
"bins": ["gh"],
"label": "Install GitHub CLI (apt)",
},
],
},
}
---
# GitHub Skill
Use the `gh` CLI to interact with GitHub repositories, issues, PRs, and CI.
## When to Use
**USE this skill when:**
- Checking PR status, reviews, or merge readiness
- Viewing CI/workflow run status and logs
- Creating, closing, or commenting on issues
- Creating or merging pull requests
- Querying GitHub API for repository data
- Listing repos, releases, or collaborators
## When NOT to Use
**DON'T use this skill when:**
- Local git operations (commit, push, pull, branch) → use `git` directly
- Non-GitHub repos (GitLab, Bitbucket, self-hosted) → different CLIs
- Cloning repositories → use `git clone`
- Reviewing actual code changes → use `coding-agent` skill
- Complex multi-file diffs → use `coding-agent` or read files directly
## Setup
```bash
# Authenticate (one-time)
gh auth login
# Verify
gh auth status
```
## Common Commands
### Pull Requests
```bash
# List PRs
gh pr list --repo owner/repo
# Check CI status
gh pr checks 55 --repo owner/repo
# View PR details
gh pr view 55 --repo owner/repo
# Create PR
gh pr create --title "feat: add feature" --body "Description"
# Merge PR
gh pr merge 55 --squash --repo owner/repo
```
### Issues
```bash
# List issues
gh issue list --repo owner/repo --state open
# Create issue
gh issue create --title "Bug: something broken" --body "Details..."
# Close issue
gh issue close 42 --repo owner/repo
```
### CI/Workflow Runs
```bash
# List recent runs
gh run list --repo owner/repo --limit 10
# View specific run
gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo
# View failed step logs only
gh run view <run-id> --repo owner/repo --log-failed
# Re-run failed jobs
gh run rerun <run-id> --failed --repo owner/repo
```
### API Queries
```bash
# Get PR with specific fields
gh api repos/owner/repo/pulls/55 --jq '.title, .state, .user.login'
# List all labels
gh api repos/owner/repo/labels --jq '.[].name'
# Get repo stats
gh api repos/owner/repo --jq '{stars: .stargazers_count, forks: .forks_count}'
```
## JSON Output
Most commands support `--json` for structured output with `--jq` filtering:
```bash
gh issue list --repo owner/repo --json number,title --jq '.[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"'
gh pr list --json number,title,state,mergeable --jq '.[] | select(.mergeable == "MERGEABLE")'
```
## Templates
### PR Review Summary
```bash
# Get PR overview for review
PR=55 REPO=owner/repo
echo "## PR #$PR Summary"
gh pr view $PR --repo $REPO --json title,body,author,additions,deletions,changedFiles \
--jq '"**\(.title)** by @\(.author.login)\n\n\(.body)\n\n📊 +\(.additions) -\(.deletions) across \(.changedFiles) files"'
gh pr checks $PR --repo $REPO
```
### Issue Triage
```bash
# Quick issue triage view
gh issue list --repo owner/repo --state open --json number,title,labels,createdAt \
--jq '.[] | "[\(.number)] \(.title) - \([.labels[].name] | join(", ")) (\(.createdAt[:10]))"'
```
## Notes
- Always specify `--repo owner/repo` when not in a git directory
- Use URLs directly: `gh pr view https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/55`
- Rate limits apply; use `gh api --cache 1h` for repeated queries