github-project

GitHub Project Skill

When to Use

• Post gh repo create + push, before first PR — REQUIRED: scripts/init-branch-protection.sh OWNER/REPO
• First issue/PR into a foreign repo — references/upstream-contributions.md BEFORE filing
• Adding a workflow job — pitfall #6
• PR won't merge / threads
• Auto-merge fails (Dependabot/Renovate)
• Solo auto-approve
• Branch protection, rulesets
• GHA failures
• Signed-commit merge
• CodeQL
• Scorecard
• CODEOWNERS, templates, labels
• Fork PR merge base

Quick Diagnostics

PR Won't Merge

gh pr view PR --repo OWNER/REPO \
  --json mergeStateStatus,reviewDecision,mergeable,reviewThreads

Solo Maintainer: Stuck on REVIEW_REQUIRED

Either assets/pr-quality.yml.template (auto-approve, required_approving_review_count >= 1) or scripts/init-branch-protection.sh OWNER/REPO --solo (approvals 0, conversation resolution kept) — references/auto-merge-guide.md compares both.

Auto-merge Setup

Requires allow_auto_merge, pull_request_target, bot detection, gh pr merge --auto (references/auto-merge-guide.md).

Auto-merge Not Working

gh pr view PR --repo OWNER/REPO --json autoMergeRequest --jq .autoMergeRequest

Bypass actors: references/security-config.md.

GitHub Actions Failing

gh run list --repo OWNER/REPO --limit 5
gh run view RUN_ID --repo OWNER/REPO --log-failed
gh run rerun RUN_ID --repo OWNER/REPO

Security Quick Checks

gh api repos/OWNER/REPO/rules/branches/main
gh api repos/OWNER/REPO/branches/main/protection \
  --jq '{rcr: .required_conversation_resolution.enabled, admins: .enforce_admins.enabled}'
gh api repos/OWNER/REPO/code-scanning/default-setup --jq '.state'
gh pr view PR --repo OWNER/REPO --json reviewThreads --jq '.reviewThreads'

Merge Strategy Issues

references/auto-merge-guide.md: signed-commit rebase, workflow-file PRs, Copilot race.

Running Scripts

scripts/init-branch-protection.sh OWNER/REPO              # baseline
scripts/init-branch-protection.sh OWNER/REPO --from-current-checks   # after first CI
scripts/verify-github-project.sh /path/to/repository      # local-checkout audit

No editorializing

State what a change does, not how good it is.

References

Topic	Reference
Repo bootstrap	references/repo-bootstrap.md
Repository file layout	references/repository-structure.md
Branch migration	references/branch-migration.md
Repository retirement, Packagist abandon	references/repo-retirement.md
Dependabot/Renovate	references/dependency-management.md
Auto-approve + auto-merge	references/auto-merge-guide.md
Merge strategy	references/merge-strategy.md
Sub-issues	references/sub-issues.md
Release labeling	references/release-labeling.md
gh CLI commands	references/gh-cli-reference.md
Polyglot CI checklists	references/repo-setup-guide.md
Scorecard, CodeQL, security	references/security-config.md
actionlint	references/actionlint-guide.md
Actions upgrades, Node-runtime wave	references/actions-upgrade-guide.md
Workflow bash pitfalls	references/workflow-bash-patterns.md
Runner capacity	references/ci-runner-capacity.md
No editorializing	references/no-editorializing.md
Fork merge base	references/pr-commit-cleanup.md
Multi-repo batch ops	references/multi-repo-operations.md
Private copy of a public repo (mirror push)	references/multi-repo-operations.md
Cross-repo references, code permalinks	references/cross-repo-references.md
Foreign-repo contributions	references/upstream-contributions.md
Reusable workflow security	references/reusable-workflow-security.md
Reusable workflow pitfalls	references/reusable-workflow-pitfalls.md
Org security settings	references/org-security-settings.md
Tag validation	references/tag-validation.md
AI reviewer pushback	references/ai-reviewer-pushback.md
Agentic workflows	references/agentic-workflows.md
Pages + data collectors	references/pages-and-collector-workflows.md

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Contributing: https://github.com/netresearch/github-project-skill