gh-skill(1)

gh-skill1

Install and manage agent skills (preview)

Usage

gh skill <command> [flags]

Overview

Install and manage agent skills from GitHub repositories.

Working with agent skills in the GitHub CLI is in preview and subject to change without notice.

Available commands

gh-skill-install(1)

Install agent skills from a GitHub repository (preview)

gh-skill-list(1)

List installed skills (preview)

gh-skill-preview(1)

Preview a skill from a GitHub repository (preview)

gh-skill-publish(1)

Validate and publish skills to a GitHub repository (preview)

gh-skill-search(1)

Search for skills across GitHub (preview)

gh-skill-update(1)

Update installed skills to their latest versions (preview)

Aliases

gh skills

Exit status

0: Successful execution

1: Error

2: Command canceled

4: Authentication required

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.

Examples

# Search for skills
$ gh skill search terraform
# Install a skill
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot documentation-writer
# List installed skills
$ gh skill list
# Preview a skill before installing
$ gh skill preview github/awesome-copilot documentation-writer
# Update all installed skills
$ gh skill update --all
# Validate skills for publishing
$ gh skill publish --dry-run

From github-cli 2.102.1-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.