Claude Code GitHub PRs

claude code how to interact with github pull request? is there a skill or something doing this?

Yes — you can interact with GitHub pull requests using Claude Code, and there are tools/skills to help automate or manage those interactions. Here’s how it works and what’s available:

🚀 1. Claude Code GitHub Integration

Claude Code offers an official GitHub integration that lets you automate development workflows — including pull requests (PRs) — directly from your repo.

📌 What You Can Do

Mention @claude in GitHub PR comments or issues and Claude can:
- Review the code changes
- Suggest fixes or improvements
- Create new PRs based on instructions
- Implement features or bug fixes according to your guidelines
  This automation works via GitHub Actions.

🛠️ How It Works

Install the Claude Code GitHub Action (anthropics/claude-code-action) in your repo.
Add a .github/workflows/claude.yml workflow file that listens for:
- PR review comments
- Issue comments
- New PR events
  Then trigger Claude Code when you use a specific phrase like @claude.
Configure your repo secrets with your Anthropic API key so Claude Code can run authenticated actions.

📍 Example Use Case

A workflow can be set to trigger whenever you comment:

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1	Code@claude please review this PR and suggest improvements

Claude will analyze the code diffs and comment back on issues or even automatically push a new commit with changes.

🧠 2. Claude Code “Skills” for GitHub

In addition to the default GitHub Actions integration, there are community and third-party Claude Code skills that specialize in GitHub workflows. Skills are modular task templates that teach Claude how to do specific jobs.

GitHub CLI skill – Uses GitHub CLI to manage PRs, issues, repos, workflows, etc. (found on GitHub)
Skills marketplace packages – Some skill bundles include GitHub operations utilities that can help automate PR creation, labeling, review assignment, and more.
Community skill collections – Repositories like awesome-claude-skills list useful task patterns, including merge, review, and commit helpers.

These skills extend Claude’s ability beyond just text analysis — allowing it to programmatically manage GitHub workflows within your project.

⚙️ 3. Direct GitHub Access via Claude Code

If you connect your GitHub repositories directly to Claude Code (e.g., via the official GitHub integration), Claude can:

Clone your repository
Analyze code context
Push commits
Create and manage pull requests

Through this setup, you don’t have to manually write git commands — Claude handles them based on your natural language instructions.

Example instruction:

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1	CodeCreate a pull request that adds a unit test for the new billing function and update the README accordingly.

Claude can interpret that and execute the sequence of git operations needed.

📌 Key Requirements

To interact with GitHub PRs using Claude Code:

✅ You need a Claude Code subscription / API access
✅ Your GitHub repository must be connected and authorized
✅ GitHub Actions must be configured with proper permissions (e.g., pull-requests: write)
✅ A clear trigger phrase (like @claude) in PR comments is usually required for actions automation

📊 In Summary

Method	What It Does	How It Works
Claude Code GitHub Action	Automates code reviews and PR actions	GitHub workflow + comments
Claude Code Skills (community)	Adds GitHub CLI and PR management tasks	Extend Claude with custom commands
Direct GitHub integration	Full repo access and automated PR creation	Auth and repository context

🧠 Tip

For most workflows, using the GitHub Action + clear prompts is the easiest way to interact with PRs. Custom skills are great when you need repeatable, advanced automation beyond what the default integration offers.

If you want, I can also give you a step-by-step example of a GitHub Action YAML that triggers Claude Code on PR events — just let me know!

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