GitHub CLI

aid: github-cli
name: GitHub CLI
description: GitHub CLI (gh) is GitHub's official, free and open source (MIT) command-line tool that brings pull requests,
  issues, Actions runs and workflows, releases, codespaces, gists, projects, Copilot and raw REST/GraphQL calls (gh api) to
  the terminal. It ships for macOS, Windows and Linux via Homebrew, WinGet, apt, dnf, zypper and release binaries, and is
  extensible with gh extensions.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  license_evidence:
    not_product:
    - cli/cli
  open_source: unknown
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - repository-not-product
  generated: '2026-09-25'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: low
  probe_state: unreadable
  source:
  - plans
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/github-cli.png
tags:
- Command Line Interface
- Platform CLI
- Developer Tools
- Version Control
- Open Source
- GitHub
tags_raw:
- Command Line Interface
- Platform CLI
- Developer Tools
- Git
- Open Source
- GitHub
url: https://cli.github.com
created: '2026-03-25'
modified: '2026-11-04'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
common:
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/github-cli-subscriptions-security.txt
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/github-cli-security.txt
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/github-cli-domain-security.yml
- type: Spectral
  url: rules/github-cli-rules.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/github-cli-cli.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/github-cli-conventions.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/github-cli-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/github-cli-lifecycle.yml
- type: Protobuf
  url: grpc/github-cli-ssh_server_host_service.v1.proto
- type: Protobuf
  url: grpc/github-cli-codespace_host_service.v1.proto
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/github-cli-www-security.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/github-cli-well-known.yml
- type: Hosts
  url: hosts/github-cli-hosts.yml
- type: Vendors
  url: vendors/github-cli-vendors.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/github-cli-packages.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/github-cli-packages.yml
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://subscriptions.statuspage.io/slack_authentication/kickoff?page_code=kctbh9vrtdwd
- type: Roadmap
  url: https://github.com/github/roadmap
- type: Pricing
  url: https://github.com/pricing
- type: Plans
  url: plans/github-cli-plans-pricing.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/github-cli-finops.yml
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/cli/cli/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/cli/cli/releases
- type: SecurityPolicy
  url: https://github.com/cli/cli/blob/trunk/.github/SECURITY.md
- type: CodeOfConduct
  url: https://github.com/cli/cli/blob/trunk/.github/CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/cli/cli/blob/trunk/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: Website
  url: https://www.githubstatus.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://cli.github.com/manual/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/cli/cli
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://github.com/cli/cli/releases
- type: APIReference
  url: https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_api
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://cli.github.com/manual/
- type: Support
  url: https://github.com/cli/cli/issues
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement
- type: Blog
  url: https://github.blog/
apis:
- aid: github-cli:github-cli
  name: GitHub CLI
  description: GitHub CLI (gh) is GitHub's official, free and open source (MIT) command-line tool that brings pull requests,
    issues, Actions runs and workflows, releases, codespaces, gists, projects, Copilot and raw REST/GraphQL calls (gh api)
    to the terminal. It ships for macOS, Windows and Linux via Homebrew, WinGet, apt, dnf, zypper and release binaries, and
    is extensible with gh extensions.
  humanURL: https://cli.github.com
  tags:
  - Command Line Interface
  - Platform CLI
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cli.github.com/manual/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/cli/cli
  - type: Rules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/github-cli/refs/heads/main/rules/github-cli-rules.yml
  - type: Source Code
    url: https://github.com/cli/cli
  - type: License
    url: https://github.com/cli/cli/blob/trunk/LICENSE
  baseURL: https://api.github.com
x-parent: github
x-relationship: product
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-11-04'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 9
  pass: local-v6
x-coverage:
  state: unreadable
  reason: no-machine-readable-spec
  method: derived
  generated: '2026-11-04'
  generator: derive-coverage.py (pre-flight evidence)
  detail: the company publishes developer documentation but serves no machine-readable contract from it
  evidence:
  - url: https://www.githubstatus.com/mcp
    status: 403
  - url: https://www.githubstatus.com/
    status: 200
  - url: https://cli.github.com
    status: 200