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GitHub CLI

GitHub CLI (gh) is the official command-line tool for GitHub, bringing pull requests, issues, actions, and other GitHub features to the terminal.

GitHub CLI publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Command Line Interface and Platform CLI.

The GitHub CLI catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

GitHub CLI’s developer surface includes documentation and 7 more developer resources.

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13.9/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
Command Line InterfacePlatform CLI

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scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
Composite quality — 13.9/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.9 / 20
Access Clarity 3.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 4.1 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

GitHub CLI

GitHub CLI (gh) is the official command-line tool for GitHub, bringing pull requests, issues, actions, and other GitHub features to the terminal.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Github Cli Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Github Cli Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Github Cli Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

GitHub CLI API Rules

0 rules ·

SPECTRAL

Resources

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

ContributionGuide
ContributionGuide
 Documentation
Documentation

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

CodeOfConduct
CodeOfConduct
 GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

SecurityPolicy
SecurityPolicy

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

IssueTracker
IssueTracker
 Releases
Releases

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: github-cli
name: GitHub CLI
description: GitHub CLI (gh) is the official command-line tool for GitHub, bringing pull requests, issues, actions, and other
  GitHub features to the terminal.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/github-cli.png
tags:
- Command Line Interface
- Platform CLI
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/github-cli/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-25'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: github-cli:github-cli
  name: GitHub CLI
  description: GitHub CLI (gh) is the official command-line tool for GitHub, bringing pull requests, issues, actions, and
    other GitHub features to the terminal.
  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: Capabilities
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/github-cli/refs/heads/main/capabilities/github-cli-capabilities.yml
  - 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
common:
- 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://cli.github.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://cli.github.com/manual/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/cli/cli
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com