gh-attach
Upload and download GitHub user-attachments (screenshots, PDFs, zips, videos) from the terminal; use when asked to attach or embed a file in a PR, issue, or comment, or download an attachment URL.
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Upload and download GitHub user-attachments (gh-attach)
GitHub has no public API for user-attachments. The web UI uses an internal endpoint that mints github.com/user-attachments URLs whose visibility follows the repository they belong to. gh-attach (MIT, sudosubin) replicates that drag-and-drop flow as a gh CLI extension, so an agent can upload a local file from the terminal, get a URL back, and later download an attachment URL to a file.
Overview
This skill drives gh-attach to turn a local file (screenshot, image, PDF, zip, log, or video) into a hosted GitHub user-attachments URL, then embeds that URL into a pull request, issue, or comment. It also downloads an existing attachment URL back to a local file. GitHub auto-renders the URL as an image, video, or file wherever it is pasted, and the URL inherits the repository's visibility, so a private-repo upload stays private. It works against GitHub Cloud and GitHub Enterprise Server.
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when asked to:
- "Attach a screenshot to the PR" or "add an image to the PR description"
- "Attach this file (PDF, zip, log, video) to the issue or comment"
- "Embed before/after screenshots" in a PR, issue, or README
- "Download this GitHub attachment" from a
user-attachmentsURL
How It Works
Step 1: Verify prerequisites
Subscribers only
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Details
| Source | sudosubin/gh-attach |
|---|---|
| License | MIT |
| Risk label | critical ("critical" means the skill may run commands or touch files — read before use) |
| Files | SKILL.md |
| Added | 2026-08-01 |
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