YAML for GitHub CLI

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Execute GitHub CLI commands with integration-based authentication.

YAML parameters for GitHub CLI

PARAMETERS

integrationrequiredstring

GitHub integration identifier for authentication.

execute_commandsrequiredstring

List of shell commands to execute.

typerequiredstring

Value: GIT_HUB_CLI

actionrequiredstring

Unique identifier for the action within the pipeline.

shellstring enum

Shell to use for executing commands: BASH (default), SH, or ZSH.

Allowed enum:

SH,

BASH,

POWERSHELL

setup_commandsstring

Commands to run before the main commands (e.g., for installing dependencies).

execute_every_commandboolean

When true, execute all commands even if earlier ones fail.

trigger_timestring enum

Specifies when the action should be executed.

Allowed enum:

ON_EVERY_EXECUTION,

ON_SUCCESS,

ON_FAILURE,

ON_BACK_TO_SUCCESS,

ON_WARNING,

ON_WAIT_FOR_APPROVE,

ON_TERMINATE

loopstring[]

The list of variables for dynamic action execution. The action runs once for each value.

run_only_on_first_failureboolean

Defines whether the action should be executed on each failure. Restricted to and required if the trigger_time is ON_FAILURE.

disabledboolean

When set to true the action is disabled. By default it is set to false.

timeoutinteger

The timeout in seconds.

ignore_errorsboolean

If set to true the execution will proceed, mark action as a warning and jump to the next action. Doesn't apply to deployment actions.

retry_intervalinteger

Delay time between auto retries in seconds.

retry_countinteger

Number of retries if the action fails.

run_nextstring enum

Defines whether the action should run in parallel with the next one.

Allowed enum:

WAIT_ON_SUCCESS,

IN_SOFT_PARALLEL,

IN_HARD_PARALLEL

trigger_conditionsTriggerConditionYaml[]

The list of trigger conditions to meet so that the action can be triggered.

variablesVariableYaml[]

The list of variables you can use in the action.

Last modified on May 25, 2026

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YAML examples for GitHub CLI

Run GitHub CLI commands

yaml
  - action: "GitHub CLI"
    type: "GIT_HUB_CLI"
    shell: "SH"
    integration: "my_github_integration"
    execute_commands: |-
      gh repo list
      gh pr list --state open
    setup_commands: gh config set git_protocol https
    execute_every_command: true

Simple GitHub CLI command

yaml
  - action: "List PRs"
    type: "GIT_HUB_CLI"
    integration: "github_integration"
    execute_commands: gh pr list