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gh-skill - Install and manage agent skills (preview)

GH-SKILL(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-SKILL(1)

gh-skill - Install and manage agent skills (preview)

gh skill <command> [flags]

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.

Install agent skills from a GitHub repository (preview)

List installed skills (preview)

Preview a skill from a GitHub repository (preview)

Validate and publish skills to a GitHub repository (preview)

Search for skills across GitHub (preview)

Update installed skills to their latest versions (preview)

gh skills

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.

# 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

gh(1)

Sep 2026

gh 2.101.0-r1 · os · ingested 2026-09-30