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callstackincubator/agent-skills · updated Apr 8, 2026

$npx skills add https://github.com/callstackincubator/agent-skills --skill github
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summary

GitHub workflow automation via gh CLI for pull requests, stacked PRs, and repository management.

  • ›Provides stacked PR merge workflow: squash-merge the first PR, then rebase and update base branch for each subsequent PR in the chain
  • ›Includes conflict detection and manual resolution prompts to prevent silent failures during multi-PR merges
  • ›Covers core gh CLI operations: PR creation, status checks, squash/rebase merging, and branch management
  • ›Optimized for low context usage by relying
skill.md

GitHub Patterns

Tools

Use gh CLI for all GitHub operations. Prefer CLI over GitHub MCP servers for lower context usage.

Quick Commands

# Create a PR from the current branch
gh pr create --title "feat: add feature" --body "Description"

# Squash-merge a PR
gh pr merge <PR_NUMBER> --squash --title "feat: add feature (#<PR_NUMBER>)"

# View PR status and checks
gh pr status
gh pr checks <PR_NUMBER>

Stacked PR Workflow Summary

When merging a chain of stacked PRs (each targeting the previous branch):

  1. Merge the first PR into main via squash merge
  2. For each subsequent PR: rebase onto main, update base to main, then squash merge
  3. On conflicts: stop and ask the user to resolve manually
# Rebase next PR's branch onto main, excluding already-merged commits
git rebase --onto origin/main <old-base-branch> <next-branch>
git push --force-with-lease origin <next-branch>
gh pr edit <N> --base main
gh pr merge <N> --squash --title "<PR title> (#N)"

See stacked-pr-workflow.md for full step-by-step details.

Quick Reference

File Description
stacked-pr-workflow.md Merge stacked PRs into main as individual squash commits

Problem -> Skill Mapping

Problem Start With
Merge stacked PRs cleanly stacked-pr-workflow.md

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Ratings

4.5★★★★★25 reviews
  • ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Dec 24, 2024

    Useful defaults in github — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.

  • ★★★★★Xiao Ghosh· Dec 24, 2024

    Useful defaults in github — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.

  • ★★★★★Xiao Torres· Dec 16, 2024

    Registry listing for github matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.

  • ★★★★★Sofia Sharma· Dec 8, 2024

    github has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.

  • ★★★★★Neel Robinson· Nov 27, 2024

    github fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.

  • ★★★★★Yash Thakker· Nov 15, 2024

    github is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.

  • ★★★★★Amina Reddy· Nov 11, 2024

    github is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.

  • ★★★★★Ira Thompson· Oct 18, 2024

    We added github from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.

  • ★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Oct 6, 2024

    Keeps context tight: github is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.

  • ★★★★★Kofi Ghosh· Oct 2, 2024

    Keeps context tight: github is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.

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