cli-exercise-explore
An internal step of the cli-exercise skill in the GitHub CLI repository, not called by users directly, that explores a command-line tool towards a stated goal within boundaries already approved.
What the skill teaches
An internal step of the cli-exercise skill in the GitHub CLI repository, not called by users directly, that explores a command-line tool towards a stated goal within boundaries already approved. The agent turns the goal into a few observable checks, marking any it added as inferred, and plans short cases that each test one behaviour with one invocation. It picks commands from the approved executable, reading help where allowed, and runs each case's preparation, exercise and validation in order, using live observation for unfamiliar behaviour and fixed controllers for predictable parts. New accounts, other repositories, credential changes or extra writes need fresh approval. Findings separate what was observed, checked, inferred or unreachable before handing over to the evidence step.
Capabilities
- Turn a goal into observable checks
- Run one-behaviour test cases in order
- Revise the plan when observations change
- Report observed, inferred and unreachable results
About
- Publisher
- GitHub CLI
- Tool
- Testing
Install
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Details
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Skill | |
| Tool | Testing | |
| Publisher | GitHub CLI | source |
| Official status | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Needs an API key or sign-in | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Includes scripts | Yes | source |
| Platforms | Not stated in its documentation | |
| AI clients | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Licence | MIT | source |
| Pricing | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Activity | Last commit Nov 10, 202646,962 GitHub starsDownload data not available (not on npm or PyPI) | source |
| Links | Repository Website |
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Also listed under: Testing
Sources
- Skill file (SKILL.md)github.com/cli/cli · Backs: LicenceNov 10, 2026
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/cli/cli · Backs: Publisher, Activity, LicenceNov 11, 2026
- Folder in the repository (cli-exercise-explore)github.com/cli/cli · Backs: Includes scriptsNov 10, 2026