Standardized workflow for managing GitHub issues, pull requests, and releases.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/github-operations && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/10751" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/github-operations && rm skill.zip

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Activation

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Guide GitHub issue, pull request, and release operations for this repository.
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Beginner

Key capabilities

  • Guide issue creation with descriptive titles and labels
  • Provide guidelines for pull request titles using conventional commit format
  • Ensure pull requests link to related issues
  • Manage releases with semantic versioning tags
  • Include changelogs in releases
  • Coordinate facilitator guide updates with releases

How it works

The skill provides a set of guidelines for GitHub operations, including issue labeling, pull request formatting, and release tagging, to maintain repository quality.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
Issue content, pull request changes, release details
You get back
Formatted GitHub issues, pull requests, and releases adhering to guidelines

When to use github-operations

  • Opening pull requests
  • Triage github issues
  • Managing software releases

About this skill

GitHub Operations Skill

Purpose

Guide GitHub issue, pull request, and release operations for this repository.

When to Use

  • Creating or triaging issues
  • Opening or reviewing pull requests
  • Managing releases or milestones

Guidelines

Issues

  • Use descriptive titles: [Challenge X] Description of problem
  • Label with: bug, enhancement, documentation, facilitator
  • Include reproduction steps for bugs
  • Reference related challenge numbers

Pull Requests

  • Use conventional commit format in PR title
  • Link related issues with Closes #N or Fixes #N
  • Request review from repository maintainers
  • Ensure CI passes before merging (Astro build + markdownlint)

Releases

  • Tag releases with semantic versioning: v1.0.0
  • Include changelog summarising content and structural changes
  • Coordinate with facilitator guide updates

Constraints

  • Do not force-push to main
  • Do not merge PRs with failing CI checks
  • Do not include facilitator-only content in public issue descriptions

When not to use it

  • When performing operations outside of GitHub issues, pull requests, or releases
  • When not adhering to conventional commit formats or semantic versioning

Limitations

  • Does not allow force-pushing to `main`
  • Prohibits merging PRs with failing CI checks
  • Excludes facilitator-only content from public issue descriptions

How it compares

This skill enforces standardized GitHub operations, ensuring consistency across issues, PRs, and releases, unlike an unguided approach.

Compared to similar skills

github-operations side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.

SkillInstallsUpdatedSafetyDifficulty
github-operations (this skill)04moNo flagsBeginner
agent-project-board-sync06moReviewIntermediate
release-version06moReviewIntermediate
release04moReviewIntermediate

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