---
id: 7365
title: Document and Configure GitHub CLI Authentication
state: CLOSED
labels:
  - documentation
  - enhancement
  - help wanted
  - good first issue
  - hacktoberfest
  - ai
assignees:
  - Mahita07
createdAt: '2025-10-05T10:32:10Z'
updatedAt: '2025-10-13T21:13:29Z'
githubUrl: 'https://github.com/neomjs/neo/issues/7365'
author: tobiu
commentsCount: 4
parentIssue: 7364
subIssues: []
subIssuesCompleted: 0
subIssuesTotal: 0
blockedBy: []
blocking: []
closedAt: '2025-10-13T21:13:29Z'
---
# Document and Configure GitHub CLI Authentication

To enable the AI agent (and developers) to use the GitHub CLI for repository interactions, a secure and reliable authentication method is required. This ticket covers the process of documenting the recommended authentication method, which will likely involve a GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT) with appropriate permissions, configured as an environment variable (`GH_TOKEN`).

## Acceptance Criteria

1.  Research and determine the minimum required scopes for the GitHub PAT to allow for:
    -   Reading issues and PRs.
    -   Creating and commenting on issues.
    -   Checking out PR branches.
    -   Commenting on PRs.
2.  Create a new guide in `learn/guides/` (e.g., `learn/guides/development/GitHubCliSetup.md`) that explains how to:
    -   Create a suitable GitHub PAT.
    -   Set the `GH_TOKEN` environment variable for the shell where the agent is running.
    -   Verify authentication using a command like `gh auth status`.
3.  Update the main `AGENTS.md` file to reference this new guide as a prerequisite for workflows that require GitHub interaction.

## Timeline

- 2025-10-05T10:32:12Z @tobiu added parent issue #7364
- 2025-10-05T10:32:12Z @tobiu added the `documentation` label
- 2025-10-05T10:32:12Z @tobiu added the `enhancement` label
- 2025-10-05T10:32:12Z @tobiu added the `help wanted` label
- 2025-10-05T10:32:12Z @tobiu added the `good first issue` label
- 2025-10-05T10:32:13Z @tobiu added the `hacktoberfest` label
- 2025-10-05T10:32:13Z @tobiu added the `ai` label
### @Mahita07 - 2025-10-05T10:38:15Z

Hey @tobiu could you please assign this issue to me ? I would love to contribute by working on it.

### @tobiu - 2025-10-05T10:47:30Z

Hi, and thanks for your interest.

These tickets require the "ai native" workflows, so you need to read these 2 first:
https://github.com/neomjs/neo/blob/dev/.github/WORKING_WITH_AGENTS.md
https://github.com/neomjs/neo/blob/dev/.github/AI_QUICK_START.md

Since the epic subs strongly build on and relate to each other, I also strongly recommend to join the Slack and / or Discord Channels, so that you guys can sync. Like a real project :)

https://join.slack.com/t/neomjs/shared_invite/zt-6c50ueeu-3E1~M4T9xkNnb~M_prEEOA
https://discord.gg/6p8paPq

- 2025-10-05T10:47:36Z @tobiu assigned to @Mahita07
### @Mahita07 - 2025-10-05T11:14:00Z

Sure, thank you !

- 2025-10-05T18:30:59Z @Mahita07 cross-referenced by PR #7384
### @tobiu - 2025-10-13T21:13:29Z

closing the ticket as resolved.

- 2025-10-13T21:13:29Z @tobiu closed this issue

