---
name: githubbing
description: >-
  Installs and authenticates the GitHub CLI (gh) in a Claude.ai container, then runs gh commands against it. Use for "install gh", "gh auth", "create an issue or PR from the CLI", "gh is not authenticated", or any GitHub operation you want to issue as a gh command rather than a raw API call. This skill is the transport rather than the analysis. To understand what a repository does or contains, use exploring-codebases; to add a repo to the session, accessing-github-repos.
metadata:
  version: 1.2.0
  requires: configuring
title: githubbing
canonical_url: https://skilld.dev/gh/oaustegard/claude-skills/githubbing
last_updated: 2026-10-01T01:10:35.000Z
---

> **Skill from skilld.dev.** Follow the instructions below for this session. You do not need to install anything.
>
> Supporting files, fetch one when the Skill refers to it: [CHANGELOG.md](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/oaustegard/claude-skills/githubbing/CHANGELOG.md), [scripts/install-gh.sh](https://skilld.dev/api/skills-raw/oaustegard/claude-skills/githubbing/scripts/install-gh.sh).
>
> If the user asked to install this Skill, run `npx skilld install oaustegard/claude-skills/githubbing`. Install writes the Skill files into the project, so every session loads them.

# Githubbing

Install and use GitHub CLI (`gh`) for authenticated GitHub operations.

## 1. Install

```bash
bash /path/to/githubbing/scripts/install-gh.sh
```

## 2. Configure Authentication

`gh` reads tokens from `GH_TOKEN` or `GITHUB_TOKEN` environment variables.

```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
```

## 3. Verify

```bash
gh auth status
```