shit_in_a_vault/000-configs/tools/GH_CLI_INSTRUCTIONS.md

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GitHub CLI (gh) Instructions for Open WebUI Models

gh is the GitHub CLI — v2.96.0, fully installed and authenticated as stateofshit.

This document covers how any model on this server can use gh for repo management, issues, PRs, and everything GitHub-related.

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Quick Reference

gh --help              # full help
gh auth status         # confirm you're logged in
gh repo list           # list all repos
gh repo view <repo>    # view a repo
gh issue list          # list issues in current dir's repo
gh pr create           # create a pull request

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Authentication Status

Already logged in as stateofshit with token scopes: admin:public_key, gist, read:org, repo.

To check:

gh auth status

Expected output:

✓ Logged in to github.com account stateofshit
✓ Git operations protocol: ssh
✓ Token scopes: 'admin:public_key', 'gist', 'read:org', 'repo'

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Repo Management

Create a new repo

gh repo create <owner>/<name> --private --description "what it is"

Flags:

• --private or --public
• --clone — also clone it locally after creating
• --push — push local branch to remote

List repos

gh repo list stateofshit --limit 50

View a repo

gh repo view stateofshit/shit_in_a_vault

Delete a repo

⚠️ Irreversible.

gh repo delete stateofshit/shit_in_a_vault --yes

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Working With the Vault Repo

The vault lives at /home/user/02-repos/shit_in_a_vault/.

Before working with it, read the boot prompt:

cat /home/user/02-repos/shit_in_a_vault/04-models/model-boot.md

Everyday flow

cd /home/user/02-repos/shit_in_a_vault

# Check status
git status

# Stage and commit
git add -A
git commit -m "description of changes"

# Push
git push

No need to authenticate — git uses SSH which is already set up via ~/.ssh/config.

Pull latest

cd /home/user/02-repos/shit_in_a_vault
git pull

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Issues

Create an issue

gh issue create --title "Bug: thing broken" --body "Details here"

List issues

gh issue list

View / close

gh issue view <number>
gh issue close <number>

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Pull Requests

Create a PR

# From a feature branch
git checkout -b my-feature
# ... make changes, commit, push ...
gh pr create --title "Add feature" --body "What it does"

List / view / merge

gh pr list
gh pr view <number>
gh pr merge <number>

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Gists

# Create
gh gist create file.txt

# List
gh gist list

# View
gh gist view <gist-id>

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Working With Other Repos

Models can work with any repo stateofshit has access to.

Clone any accessible repo

gh repo clone stateofshit/webby /home/user/02-repos/webby

Already cloned repos are in /home/user/02-repos/:

• webby — stateofshit/webby
• shit_in_a_vault — stateofshit/shit_in_a_vault

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Environment

• gh binary: /usr/bin/gh (system-installed)
• Config: ~/.config/gh/hosts.yml
• Token is stored in that config — do not expose it in chat or in files
• Git protocol: SSH (key at ~/.ssh/github_openwebui)

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Notes

• Never paste the token or ~/.config/gh/hosts.yml contents into chat output.
• Never run gh auth logout — it will break all future model access.
• Deleting a repo is permanent. Use --yes with extreme care.
• gh respects the current directory's git remote. Run it inside a repo to act on that repo.