gh

officialscriptablepopulargitbrew

GitHub · Pull requests, issue triage, and github actions from the terminal.

$ brew install gh

One-liner to try

$ gh auth login

Agent pack

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A markdown-ready setup brief with install, verify, safe starting commands, and guardrails for AI agents.

Open .md

Readiness

Great for agents · 75/100

Verify

gh auth status

Agent URL

/cli/gh/agent.md

Quick reference

Installbrew install gh

Verifygh auth status

First commandgh auth login && gh repo clone vercel/next.js

About

The official CLI from GitHub. Pull requests, issue triage, and github actions from the terminal. Start with `gh auth login` and go from there. Supports structured output — good for scripts and agents.

Example workflow

1. gh auth login

2. gh repo clone vercel/next.js

3. gh pr create --fill

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