Add gh run watch guidance for GitHub Actions monitoring #3
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Instructs agents to prioritize gh run watch for monitoring GitHub Actions workflow runs, with fallback to basic API calls if needed. Relates to issue #1285 - improving OH capacity at monitoring async actions. Co-authored-by: openhands <[email protected]>
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Summary
This PR updates the GitHub skills documentation to instruct agents to prioritize using
gh run watchfor monitoring GitHub Actions workflow runs.Changes
skills/github.mdto usegh run watch(https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_run_watch) as the primary method for checking GitHub Actions statusgh run watchis not successfulContext
This change relates to issue #1285 which aims to improve OpenHands' capacity at monitoring async actions like GitHub CI runs. The
ghCLI tool is well-known to LLMs and provides a better interface for monitoring workflow runs than polling with basic API calls.Benefits
gh run watchis specifically designed for watching workflow runs until completionCloses #1285 (partial - addresses the GitHub CI monitoring aspect)
Co-authored-by: openhands [email protected]
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