GitHub CLI

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{
  "capability": {
    "name": "GitHub CLI",
    "capability_id": "cap_github-cli",
    "version": "2.x",
    "description": "Work with GitHub repositories, issues, pull requests, releases, and workflows from a terminal.",
    "category": "repository operations"
  },
  "provider": {
    "name": "GitHub",
    "attribution": "Claimed; provider identity is not verified by this claim."
  },
  "trust": {
    "status": "UNVERIFIED",
    "label": "Not tested by AuraMatrix",
    "meaning": "Based on the original documentation. AuraMatrix has not independently tested this tool."
  },
  "setup": {
    "method": "Homebrew package",
    "location": "Installs through Homebrew on the computer.",
    "proposal": "brew install gh",
    "note": "Informational proposal; review and explicit approval required."
  },
  "runtime_requirements": [
    {
      "runtime": "Native CLI",
      "compatibility": "SUPPORTED"
    }
  ],
  "credential_requirements": [
    {
      "credential_type": "GitHub authentication token",
      "required": "YES",
      "storage": "METADATA_ONLY_NO_VALUES"
    }
  ],
  "network_requirement": {
    "status": "REQUIRED",
    "destinations": [
      "https://api.github.com"
    ],
    "automatic_calls_during_installation": false
  },
  "authority_requirements": [
    "Repository and account permissions depend on explicit authentication scopes"
  ],
  "external_effects": [
    {
      "effect": "Can modify GitHub repository resources when invoked",
      "status": "PRESENT",
      "automatic": false
    }
  ],
  "source": {
    "type": "OFFICIAL_DOCUMENTATION_OBSERVED",
    "url": "https://cli.github.com/manual/",
    "observed_at": "2026-08-26T00:00:00Z"
  },
  "index_detail_url": "https://auramatrix.ai/work/capabilities/cap_github-cli"
}

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