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Using GitHub CLI in workflows	GitHub CLI in workflows	You can script with {% data variables.product.prodname_cli %} in {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} workflows.	/actions/guides/using-github-cli-in-workflows /actions/advanced-guides/using-github-cli-in-workflows	fpt ghes ghae ghec * * * *	CLI Workflows	how_to

{% data reusables.cli.cli-learn-more %}

{% data variables.product.prodname_cli %} is preinstalled on all {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}-hosted runners. For each step that uses {% data variables.product.prodname_cli %}, you must set an environment variable called GITHUB_TOKEN to a token with the required scopes.

You can execute any {% data variables.product.prodname_cli %} command. For example, this workflow uses the gh issue comment subcommand to add a comment when an issue is opened.

name: Comment when opened
on:
  issues:
    types:
      - opened
jobs:
  comment:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - run: gh issue comment $ISSUE --body "Thank you for opening this issue!"
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: {% raw %}${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}{% endraw %}
          ISSUE: {% raw %}${{ github.event.issue.html_url }}{% endraw %}

You can also execute API calls through {% data variables.product.prodname_cli %}. For example, this workflow first uses the gh api subcommand to query the GraphQL API and parse the result. Then it stores the result in an environment variable that it can access in a later step. In the second step, it uses the gh issue create subcommand to create an issue containing the information from the first step.

name: Report remaining open issues
on: 
  schedule: 
    # Daily at 8:20 UTC
    - cron: '20 8 * * *'
jobs:
  track_pr:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - run: |
          numOpenIssues="$(gh api graphql -F owner=$OWNER -F name=$REPO -f query='
            query($name: String!, $owner: String!) {
              repository(owner: $owner, name: $name) {
                issues(states:OPEN){
                  totalCount
                }
              }
            }
          ' --jq '.data.repository.issues.totalCount')"

          echo 'NUM_OPEN_ISSUES='$numOpenIssues >> $GITHUB_ENV
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: {% raw %}${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}{% endraw %}
          OWNER: {% raw %}${{ github.repository_owner }}{% endraw %}
          REPO: {% raw %}${{ github.event.repository.name }}{% endraw %}
      - run: |
          gh issue create --title "Issue report" --body "$NUM_OPEN_ISSUES issues remaining" --repo $GITHUB_REPOSITORY
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: {% raw %}${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}{% endraw %}